airBaltic Launches Vilnius-London Route
– Latvia – 2010 year 3 March (16:43) (03.03.2010 16:43) Download PDF
On March 4, the Latvian national airline airBaltic is launching flights between Vilnius and Gatwick Airport in London.
airBaltic Chief Commercial Officer Tero Taskila:
“We see that Vilnius airport is the first in the Baltics to demonstrante recovery of local passenger traffic after 18 months of crisis. airBaltic is delighted to offer the new Vilnius-London service and will evaluate opening more directs routes from Vilnius in the future.”
airBaltic currently offers nonstop flights from Vilnius to Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Munich, Paris, Riga and Rome. This summer, there will also be nonstop flights from Vilnius to Dublin, Hamburg and Oslo.
Passengers on the Vilnius-London flight will board Boeing 737 aircraft for a flight that will last for two hours and 55 minutes. One-way ticket prices will begin at LVL 18 (EUR 25), including airport and transaction fees. A full schedule of flights can be found on the company’s homepage – www.airbaltic.com.
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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