Last week Air Baltic launched its schedule for weekly flights from Riga starting as from 6 April, during a presentation given in collaboration with FATTA – the Federated Association of Travel & Tourism Agents and Westin Dragonara Resort.
Local travel and tourism operators were invited to a presentation and opportunity for a quick one-to-one meeting with Julija Sovane, Air Baltic’s sales area manager.
Air Baltic was founded in 1995 and since then it has become one of Europe’s fastest-growing airlines.
Its flights to Malta began last year. This year it has added flights to Aberdeen, Gothenburg, Bucharest,Varna, Burgan, and Palma de Mallorca.
Air Baltic will initially have one flight on a Sunday between 6 April and 3 June, leaving Malta at 12.40pm, and will add another flight on Tuesdays as from 3 June until 19 October. With its convenient hub in Riga, the service will provide excellent connections from Malta to the Baltic States, Scandinavia, Finland, Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Europe.
In 2012, Air Baltic carried three million passengers, with approximately half of the passengers travelling on transit via Riga. Its fleet consists of 25 aircraft, including brand new Bombardier Q400 NextGen planes.
Interestingly, the airline has three levels of Economy Class (Basic, Economy Smart and Economy Elite) and two levels of Business Class (Business Smart and Business Elite).
Among the extra services:
Save the flight price you have found on the website for 48 hours at a fee of €14.99
Purchase the option of changing your flight once, free of charge (if tickets within the same price level available) for €34.99 per one-way travel
Buy On-time arrival guarantee for €23.99 one way and receive compensation if your flight arrives at the destination one hour later than promised
Order your meal before the flight from an extensive pre-order menu including special dietary dishes. This way, you’ll save money and be served first on board
Reserve your preferred seat in the aircraft from €2.99 per flight segment
Book an extra seat next to you for more comfort from €50 per flight segment
Upgrade to Business Class and save up to 75% from the regular Business price.
Apply for the international Visa prepayment card and save €5.90 every time you book a flight on airBaltic.com as well as earn BalticMiles with every purchase. No bank account and credit check needed: you only spend the money you load onto the card.
There is a special luggage offer for sports or music items
After the presentation, the agents could savour some light traditional Latvian finger food, dips and sweets which Ms Sovane brought over from Riga for this occasion.
Agents were also given information on the capital Riga, which is not only the airline’s main hub, but also this year’s EU chosen Capital City of Culture.
Air Baltic prides itself with its on-board service which also includes a choice of three course meals at very competitive fares and its modern fleet of aircraft and high safety standards.
More information can be obtained online or at any local travel agent.