Riga. Latvian airline airBaltic announces its first destination for the summer season of 2019, which will begin in late March. airBaltic continues to expand its offer to Germany, by adding scheduled flights to Stuttgart starting March 31.
Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “Stuttgart is already our sixth destination in Germany, and we are confident the direct connection will be appreciated among business and leisure travellers alike. As one of the centres of the German car industry and natural landscapes, Stuttgart offers a lot to its visitors.”
"We are delighted to have gained airBaltic as a new carrier for Stuttgart," so Dr. Arina Freitag, Managing Director of Stuttgart Airport. "Riga is a great addition to our route network, and airBaltic offers highly comfortable connecting flights e.g. into the entire Baltic States, to which the current demand has increased by an incredible 60%."
Mr. Schoefer, Managing Director and Spokesman of Stuttgart Airport adds: "airBaltic creates mutual access for two economically very dynamic regions. In terms of digitization and eGovernment, Latvia is a pioneer in Europe and thus an attractive partner for our economy, so we very much welcome this new connection."A complete schedule of airBaltic flights and tickets for the new destination are already available on the company’s homepage at www.airbaltic.com.
During the first six months of 2018, airBaltic has transported 1 876 839 passengers or 20% more than in the same period last year to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East. In June 2018, a record high 424 822 passengers travelled with airBaltic.
airBaltic serves over 70 destinations from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius, offering the largest variety of destinations and convenient connections via Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, the CIS and the Middle East. For summer 2018, airBaltic has introduced eight new destinations from Riga to Malaga, Lisbon, Split, Bordeaux, Gdansk, Almaty as well as Sochi and Kaliningrad. In addition, airBaltic launched a new direct route connecting Tallinn and London.