airBaltic expands network with 16 new routes, increases frequencies on eight routes from Riga
RIGA – With the commitment to provide the best connectivity from the Baltic States, the Latvian airline airBaltic continues its network expansion by launching 16 new routes – four from Riga, five from Tallinn, and seven from Vilnius. The new destinations offer customers a wide range of travel options for leisure, business, and onward connectivity needs.
Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic: “airBaltic is the connectivity backbone for the entire Baltic region. With the introduction of 16 new routes, we continue to strengthen our position as the leading and most favored airline in the Baltic States. Furthermore, to serve the growing demand on our existing routes, we have increased flight frequencies on 17 direct routes from the Baltic States, offering our customers even broader range of travel options.”
“We are thankful to our local and international partners for their continued support of airBaltic’s growth over the years and look forward to our successful collaboration in the future as well,” Gauss added.
The tickets are already available for purchase in both service classes – Economy and Business Class.
| Destination served | Starting date | Flight frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Riga – Rzeszow (Poland) | October 28, 2024 | Two weekly flights |
| Riga – Cluj-Napoca (Romania) | May 2, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Riga – Stavanger (Norway) | June 3, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Riga–Mykonos (Greece) | June 5, 2025 | One weekly flight |
| Tallinn – Barcelona (Spain) | February 19, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Tallinn – Palma De Mallorca (Spain) | April 13, 2025 | Up to two weekly flights |
| Tallinn – Hamburg (Germany) | May 2, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Tallinn – Reykjavik (Iceland) | May 14, 2025 | One weekly flight |
| Tallinn – Tirana (Albania) | June 2, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Vilnius – Tel Aviv (Israel) | March 30, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Vilnius – Prague (Czech Republic) | March 30, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Vilnius – Chisinau (Moldova) | April 2, 2025 | One weekly flight |
| Vilnius – Rhodes (Greece) | April 2, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Vilnius – Valencia (Spain) | April, 16, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Vilnius – Tirana (Albania) | June 3, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
| Vilnius – Ibiza (Spain) | June 5, 2025 | Two weekly flights |
To even better meet passenger demand, airBaltic plans to increase flight frequencies on nine routes from Riga, four from Tallinn, and four from Vilnius.
The flight schedule for the new routes from Riga have been adjusted to align with transit flights to and from Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, and Scandinavia, ensuring seamless connections through the airline’s home base.
Increased frequencies on eight routes from Riga
Also, the airline has announced that, in response to growing passenger demand, it will increase the frequency of flights on eight existing routes from Riga for the upcoming summer season – Billund, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Larnaca, Oslo, Porto, Stockholm and Tampere. The enhanced schedule will provide greater flexibility and convenience for passengers traveling to and from Riga, offering more options and better connectivity to various destinations.
Thomas Ramdahl, Senior Vice President Network Management at airBaltic: “In addition to recent announcement of 16 new routes for the summer season 2025, we are also increasing the frequency of flights on eight existing routes from Riga. Our commitment is to provide our customers with more travel options for leisure, business, and onward connectivity needs. Additional flights on these routes are in direct response to the rising demand we’ve observed, and we’re excited to offer even more convenient ways for our passengers to reach their chosen destinations.”
“Furthermore, our growth continues in Estonia and Lithuania as well, as we continue to launch new destinations and increase flight frequencies on various existing routes from Tallinn and Vilnius. With that we show our position as the leading and most favored airline in the Baltic States,” Ramdahl added.
airBaltic operates more than 130 routes from Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, Tampere, and, seasonally, Gran Canaria, offering connections to a wide range of destinations in the airline’s route network in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caucasus region.
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