airBaltic Brings 4,000,000th Passenger to Riga Airport
– Latvia – 2009 year 21 December (12:33) (12.21.2009 12:33) Download PDF
Riga. Today, December 21, 2009, he four millionth passenger to arrive at the Riga International Airport this year arrived on an airBaltic flight from Brussels today. Her name is Linda Kimeisa.
airBaltic president and CEO Bertolt Flick:
“The airline has increased the passenger numbers at its home airport of Riga by one-third, which offers proof of airBaltic success in developing the chosen transit strategy. The achieved results of airBaltic have allowed the company to not only become the Airline of the Year, but also one of biggest exporters in the country. We’re delighted that the image of the Latvian capital city of Riga has attracted increasing number of tourists from Scandinavia, Germany and Russia.”
During the first 11 months of 2009, airBaltic carried 2 397 023 passengers from the Riga airport – 32% more than during the same period in 2008. All told, Latvia’s national airline has carried 2,541,353 passengers during the first eleven months of the year. That number includes passengers boarding in Vilnius and Tallinn, as well.
AIR BALTIC CORPORATION (airBaltic) is a joint stock company that was established in 1995. The primary shareholder is the Latvian state with 99.8% of stock. The airBaltic fleet consists of 34 aircraft – six Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 757-200, ten Fokker 50 airplanes and eight Bombardier Q400Next Gen. airBaltic offers nonstop flights from three Baltic capital cities – Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn. airBaltic received the title of Airline of the Year 2009/2010 (Gold Award) from the European Regions Airline Association. airBaltic is the winner of Air Transport World Phoenix Award 2010 – a global recognition of excellence in restructuring business. In summer 2010, airBaltic was chosen for anna.aero ANNIES Award as Europe's largest flag carrier by new routes. airBaltic won a special Pacesetter Award 2010 from the Jury of the Budgies World Low Cost Airline Awards, recognising achievements of airBaltic as a hybrid airline.
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