Air Baltic to open seven new routes for Finland and two new routes for Estonia / Reiseinfos für Geschäftsreisende

Riga - Bertolt Flick, President and CEO of airBaltic: “Finland and Estonia are important markets for airBaltic. With Riga airport having exceeded its designed capacity limits, we are expanding in airBaltic’s key markets. We clearly see that Finland and Estonia are underserved. Offering more direct flights from Tallinn, Estonia, is a strategic step for airBaltic.”

New routes (for Finland)	Days of operation	Starting date	Price (including taxes, fees and service charges)*
Rovaniemi – Riga (Latvia)	2,3,5,7 (from Rovaniemi) 1,2,4,6 (from Riga)	May 4 (Rovaniemi) May 3 (Riga)	EUR 49
Rovaniemi - Tampere	2,3,5,7 (from Rovaniemi) 1,2,4,6 (from Tampere)	May 4 (Rovaniemi) May 3 (Tampere)	EUR 29
Kuusamo – Riga (Latvia)	1,4,6 (from Kuusamo) 3,5,7 (from Riga)	Apr 1 (Kuusamo) Mar 31 (Riga)	EUR 49
Kuusamo - Lappeenranta	1,4,6 (from Kuusamo) 3,5,7 (from Lappeenranta)	Apr 1 (Kuusamo) Mar 31 (Lappenranta)	EUR 29
Kuopio – Lappeenranta	2,3,5,7 (from Kuopio) 1,2,4,6 (from Lappenranta)	May 4 (Kuopio) May 3 (Lappeenranta)	EUR 39
Tampere – Talinn (Estonia)	3,6,7	March 31	EUR 19
Oulu- Tallinn (Estonia)	2,4,5	May 11	EUR 39

New routes (for Estonia)	Days of operation	Starting date	Price (including taxes, fees and service charges)*
Talinn – Tampere (Finland)	3,6,7	March 31	EUR 19
Tallinn - Oulu (Finland)	2,45	May 11	EUR 39

* The lowest available fare at www.airbaltic.com.

In addition to the new routes, airBaltic will improve its offer for the Finnish customers by increasing to daily flights on the Lappeenranta-Riga route, and securing seven times daily service on the Helsinki-Riga route during the summer season. A full schedule of airBaltic flights can be found on the company’s homepage.

The new routes in Finland are launched at the same time with opening a Finnish-language website that offers affordable and convenient flights, travel packages (flights +hotels), and a wide range of other products and services.

For 2009 airBaltic has announced 20 million EUR preliminary profit, and achieved 6% passenger growth to 2.75 million passengers. In 2010, airBaltic will open at least nine new direct routes from Riga, and has so far announced new destinations including Madrid, Belgrade, Vaasa, Umea, Beirut, Amman, Manchester, Rovaniemi, Kuusamo. The number of direct routes from Vilnius, announced by airBaltic over the past month, already total 10 – London, Paris, Munich, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, Hamburg, Manchester, Dublin, and Oslo.

Regardless of the point of departure, airBaltic offers convenient connections over its North Hub Riga to the airline’s network in Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.

Picture: Carstino Delmonte/ Touristikpresse.net

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airbaltic | Bertolt Flick | Estonia | Finland | Riga

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For further information, please contact:
Janis Vanags, Vice President Corporate Communications
A/S Air Baltic Corporation
Riga International Airport
LV-1053 Riga, Latvia
Tel. (+371) 6720 7726

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