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airBaltic
IATA ICAO Call sign
BT BTI AIR BALTIC
Founded28 August 1995; 29 years ago (1995-08-28)
Commenced operations1 October 1995; 29 years ago (1995-10-01)
HubsRiga International Airport
Secondary hubs
Frequent-flyer programairBaltic Club
Fleet size49
Destinations87[1]
Parent companyGovernment of Latvia
HeadquartersMārupe municipality, Latvia
Key peopleMartin Gauss (CEO)
RevenueIncrease €668 million (2023)
Operating incomeIncrease €80 million (2023)
Net incomeIncrease €33.65 million (2023)
Total assetsIncrease €1,325 million (2023)
Total equityIncrease €-48.3 million (2023)
EmployeesIncrease 2,531 (2023)
Websiteairbaltic.com

Air Baltic, legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga.[2] Its main hub is Riga, and it operates bases in Tallinn, Vilnius, Tampere and a seasonal base in Las Palmas launched in 2023. It is 80% owned by the government of Latvia. It operates flights only on Airbus Models. It operates a frequent-flyer program and a free meal menu offering food and drinks for purchase.

History

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Early history

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A former airBaltic Avro RJ70 in historic livery, which was retired in 2005
An airBaltic Boeing 757-200WL taking off from Riga International Airport, the airline's base, with other aircraft in the fleet in the background (May 2010)
The airline's hub, Riga International Airport, also houses the corporate head offices.
airBaltic check-in area at Riga International Airport
The cabin of an airBaltic Airbus A220

Baltic International Airlines (BIA) was a Latvian and US joint venture company owned by SIA Baltic International Airlines whose main airport was Riga International Airport. It was founded in June 1992, after the US-based private company Baltic International USA (BIUSA) failed to buy a part of the state-owned Latvian national airline Latavio. In the joint venture, the Latvian government owned 60%, while BIUSA owned 40%. After unsuccessful privatization attempts, Latavio was declared insolvent in October 1995. It was liquidated and the Government of Latvia together with Baltic International Airlines created AirBaltic.

The airline was established as Air Baltic on 28 August 1995 with the signing of a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and the Government of Latvia. Operations started on 1 October 1995 with the first AirBaltic aircraft, a Saab 340, in Riga, and that afternoon, the plane made the first passenger flight for AirBaltic.[3]

In 1996, the airline's first Avro RJ70 was delivered; and Air Baltic joined the SAS frequent flier club as a partner. In 1997, a cargo department was established and, in 1998, the airline's first Fokker 50 plane was delivered. The adopted livery was mainly white, with the name of the airline written in blue on the forward fuselage, the 'B' logo being heavily stylized in blue checks. The checker blue pattern was repeated on the aircraft tailfin.[citation needed]

In 1999, airBaltic became a joint stock company; it was previously a limited liability company. All of the Saab 340s were replaced by Fokker 50s. In September, the airline began operating under the European Aviation Operating Standards, or JAR ops. Air Baltic welcomed the new millennium by introducing new uniforms [4] and opening a cargo centre at Riga's airport.[citation needed]

The first Boeing 737-500 joined the fleet in 2003, and on 1 June 2004, Air Baltic launched services from the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, initially to five destinations. In October 2004, Air Baltic was rebranded as AirBaltic. Its present livery consists of an all-white fuselage and lime tailfin. AirBaltic.com is displayed on the forward upper fuselage, and the word "Baltic" is repeated in blue on the lower part of the tailfin. In December 2006, the first Boeing 737-300 joined the fleet and was configured with winglets. In July 2007, AirBaltic introduced an online check-in system, the first online check-in system in the Baltic states.[5] In the spring of 2008, two long-haul Boeing 757s were added to the fleet. In 2010, the airline began leasing De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 aircraft, it retired these aircraft in 2023.[6]

AirBaltic had strong links with SAS, which owned 47.2% of the airline, and operated frequent flights to SAS hubs in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm. Some of AirBaltic's products and services are still shared with SAS, including co-ordinated timetabling and shared airport lounges. AirBaltic is not a member of any airline alliance but does have codeshare agreements in place with several Star Alliance member airlines and others.

AirBaltic had secondary hubs at Vilnius Airport and Tallinn Airport.[7] The majority of the routes commenced from Tallinn were cancelled shortly after opening, leading to complaints from the Estonian Consumer Protection Department.[8]

In January 2009, SAS sold its entire stake in the company (47.2% of the airline) to Baltijas aviācijas sistēmas Ltd (BAS) for 14 million lats. BAS was wholly owned by Bertolt Flick (President and CEO) until December 2010, when 50% of BAS shares were transferred to Taurus Asset Management Fund Limited, registered in the Bahamas.[9]

Development since 2010

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In August 2011, AirBaltic requested more than 60 million lats in capital as its losses continued to mount,[10] and suffered speculation about its financial position[11][12][13][14] and political scandals throughout 2011.[15][16] In mid-September 2011, the company announced plans to lay off around half its employees and cancel around 700 flights a month to avoid possible grounding.[17][18] The company also announced that a mystery investor was willing to pay 9.6 million euros for an additional 59,110 shares.[19] On 4 October 2011, the plans were annulled in order to make the necessary investments in the airline's capital. The government of Latvia and BAS agreed to invest around 100 million lats in the airline's share capital in proportion to their stakes in AirBaltic.[20][21] As part of the agreement its longtime president and CEO stepped down and Martin Gauss, former CEO of Hungarian airline Malév Hungarian Airlines, became the new CEO.[22]

AirBaltic had made an announcement on 23 September 2010 that it would establish a new secondary hub at Oulu Airport.[23][24]

In early 2012, it was confirmed that Oulu hub plans were cancelled due to financial issues.[25] The cost-cutting program, initiated by AirBaltic which aimed to return to profitability in 2014, scored better than planned results in 2012, by narrowing its losses to €27.2 million, from €121.5 in 2011.[26][27]

The state's shareholding had been 99.8% since 30 November 2011, following the collapse of a bank linked with a finance package negotiated for the airline,[28][29] but on 6 November 2015 it was reported that the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers had approved plans to sell 20% of airBaltic to German investor Ralf Dieter Montag-Girmes for €52 million and agreed to invest a further €80 million in the airline. The total of €132 million of fresh capital for the carrier is intended to spur its Horizon 2021 business plan and fleet modernisation.[30][31] Following the closure of Air Lituanica and Estonian Air respectively in June and November 2015, it is alongside Nordica, one of two flag carriers in the Baltic countries.

The Bombardier CS300 delivery was much anticipated by airBaltic since this new aircraft type was originally planned to replace most of the airline's Boeing 737-300s and Boeing 737-500s and would replace all by 2020. The delivery of the CS300 happened on 29 November 2016, at 2 am ET. On 28 November, Bombardier and airBaltic held a ceremony in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada for the first delivery of the CS300. At 1:30 am, shortly before the scheduled departure, an oil leak from an engine was spotted. It delayed the departure, but at 2:23 am ET, the aircraft was now airBaltic's property. On board the inaugural flight, there were 18 people, including 6 pilots: 3 from Bombardier, and 3 from airBaltic. At 4:13 am ET, after a delay of over 2 hours, flight BT9801 took off en route to Stockholm. The airline received two CS300 in 2016 and expects to receive six in 2017, eight in 2018 and four more in 2020.[32]

AirBaltic was looking for opportunities to replace its Q400 turboprop fleet, and Bombardier and Embraer were viewed as potential future aircraft suppliers, with possible deliveries of 14 new aircraft beginning in 2020.[33] On 26 September 2017, AirBaltic announced it would buy at least 14 additional CSeries aircraft from Bombardier before the end of 2018; it planned to switch to an all-CSeries fleet by the early 2020s.[34] Additional orders by AirBaltic were announced by Bombardier on 28 May 2018 and included 30 CS300 with options and purchase rights for a further 30 CS300.[35][36] Airbus purchased a 50.01% majority stake in the CSeries program in October 2017, with the deal closing in July 2018; the aircraft family was subsequently renamed the Airbus A220.

AirBaltic temporarily suspended operations on 17 March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic,[37] and flights only restarted on a limited basis from 18 May 2020.[38]

On 14 December 2021, AirBaltic announced that its first secondary hub outside of the Baltic countries will be founded in Tampere–Pirkkala Airport in May 2022.[39] In June 2023, AirBaltic announced that it would establish a new seasonal base at Gran Canaria Airport, with two aircraft to be stationed there for the forthcoming winter season.[40]

AirBaltic began wet leasing its aircraft to other carriers in 2022, predominantly to Swiss.[citation needed] In 2023, it was approved for "long-term and unlimited wet leasing within the Lufthansa Group."[41] As of December 2023, AirBaltic currently operates certain flights for Swiss.[42]

After the pandemic, AirBaltic unveiled a range of upgrades focused on enhancing the experience for its clients. In 2022, AirBaltic debuted the Planies NFT collection, offering perks towards the airBaltic Club loyalty program.[43][44] Then, in 2023, AirBaltic forged a partnership with Starlink to offer unrestricted complimentary in-flight Wi-Fi in their routes, marking a pioneering move in Europe's aviation industry.[45][46] Installation of the service commenced in 2023 and will be finalised by 2025.[41]

In November 2023, AirBaltic announced that Delta Air Lines would begin codesharing 20 routes to their bases.[47]

Corporate affairs

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The current head office at Riga Airport opened in 2016.[48]

Ownership

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airBaltic is a joint-stock company, with current shareholders (as of December 2023):[49][50]

Shareholders Interest
State of the Republic of Latvia (represented by the Ministry of Transport) 097.97%
Aircraft Leasing 1 SIA (wholly owned by private investor Lars Thuesen) 02.03%
Other 00.000084%
Total 100%

Financials

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The airline's full accounts have not always been published regularly; figures disclosed by AirBaltic via various publications are shown below (for years ending 31 December):

YearTooltip Fiscal year Turnover
(€m) 		Net profit
(€m) 		Number of
employees[a] 		Number of
passengers (m) 		Passenger
load factor (%) 		Number of
aircraft[a] 		References
2008 2.6 62 28 [51][52]
2009 261 20 2.8 68 31 [52][53][54]
2010 292 −52 1,443 3.2 69 35 [53][54][55][56][57]
2011 327 −121 3.3 75 34 [55][57]
2012 325 −27 1,100 3.1 72 28 [55][58][59]
2013 325 1 2.9 25 [59]
2014 300 9 2.6 70 24 [60][61]
2015 285 19.5 1,171 2.6 71 24 [62][63]
2016 286 1.2 1,266 2.9 74 25 [64]
2017 348 4.6 1,415 3.5 76 30 [64]
2018 409 5.4 1,585 4.1 75 34 [65][66]
2019 503 −7.7 1,716 5.0 76 39 [67][68]
2020 140[α] −278[α] 1,195 1.3 52 37 [68][69]
2021 202 −134 1,559 1.6 54 44 [69]
2022 500 −54.2 2,143 3.3 71 39 [70]
2023 668 33.7 2,531 4.5 77 46 [41]
  1. ^ a b Reclassified

Destinations

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Air Baltic operates direct year-round and seasonal short-haul flights from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius, mostly to metropolitan and leisure destinations within Europe and Middle East. Air Baltic does not operate long-haul flights, but has code shares with partners with two airlines Finnair & Lufthansa to allow through-ticketed long-haul flights.[71]

Here is the full list of destinations to which AirBaltic flies (as of 12 December, 2024):

Country/region City Airport Status Ref.
Albania Tirana Tirana International Airport Seasonal [72]
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport Seasonal
Austria Innsbruck Innsbruck Airport Seasonal [73]
Salzburg Salzburg Airport Seasonal
Vienna Vienna International Airport Year-round
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport Seasonal
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport Year-round
Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Airport Seasonal
Croatia Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Airport Seasonal
Split Split Airport Seasonal
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Year-round
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Year-round
Denmark Billund Billund Airport Year-round
Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport Year-round
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada Internatioanl Airport Seasonal
Sharm el-Sheikh Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport Seasonal
Estonia Tallinn Tallinn Airport Year-round, base
Finland Helsinki Helsinki Airport Year-round
Kittilä Kittilä Airport Seasonal
Tampere Tampere-Pirkkala Airport Year-round, base
Turku Turku Airport Year-round
France Nice Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Seasonal
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Year-round
Georgia Batumi Batumi International Airport Seasonal
Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport Year-round
Germany Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Airport Year-round
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport Year-round
Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt Airport Year-round
Hamburg Hamburg Airport Year-round
Munich Munich Airport Year-round
Greece Athens Athens International Airport Year-round
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Airport Year-round
Hungary Budapest Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Seasonal
Iceland Keflavík Keflavík International Airport Year-round
Ireland Dublin Dublin Airport Year-round
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Seasonal
Italy Catania Catania-Fontanarossa Airport Seasonal
Milan Milan Malpensa Airport Year-round
Naples Naples International Airport Seasonal
Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport Seasonal
Pisa Pisa International Airport Seasonal
Rome Rome Fiumicino Airport Year-round
Venice Venice Marco Polo Airport Seasonal
Verona Verona Villafranca Airport Seasonal
Kosovo Pristina Pristina International Airport Seasonal
Latvia Riga Riga International Airport MAIN HUB
Lithuania Palanga Palanga International Airport Year-round
Vilnius Vilnius Airport Year-round, base
Malta Malta Malta International Airport Seasonal
Moldova Chisinau Chisinau International Airport Seasonal
Montenegro Tivat Tivat Airport Seasonal
Morocco Agadir Agadir-Al Massira Airport Seasonal
Marrakesh Marrakesh Menara Airport Seasonal
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Year-round
North Macedonia Skopje Skopje International Airport Seasonal
Norway Bergen Bergen Airport, Flesland Seasonal
Oslo Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Year-round
Stavanger Stavanger Airport Seasonal
Poland Kraków Kraków John Paul II International Airport Seasonal
Rzeszów Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport Seasonal
Portugal Funchal Madeira Airport Seasonal
Lisbon Lisbon Airport Year-round
Porto Porto Airport Year-round
Romania Bucharest Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport Year-round
Cluj-Napoca Cluj International Airport Seasonal
Serbia Belgrade Belgrade Nicola Tesla Airport Seasonal
Slovenia Ljubljana Ljubljana Airport Seasonal
Spain Alicante Alicante Elche Airport Year-round
Barcelona Barcelona El Prat Airport Year-round
Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Airport Seasonal, base
Madrid Madrid-Barajas Airport Year-round
Málaga Málaga Airport Year-round
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Seasonal
Tenerife Tenerife South Airport Seasonal
Valencia Valencia Airport Seasonal
Sweden Gothenburg Gothenburg Landvetter Airport Seasonal
Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport Year-round
Switzerland Geneva Geneva Airport Seasonal
Zurich Zurich Airport Year-round
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport Year-round
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport Year-round
United Kingdom Aberdeen Aberdeen Airport Seasonal
London Gatwick Airport Year-round

Code share agreements

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Air Baltic has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[74]

Fleet

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Current fleet

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An Air Baltic Airbus A220-300

As of July 2024, the Air Baltic fleet consists of an all Airbus fleet.[86][87]

Air Baltic fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A220-300 49 41[88] 145 Worldwide launch customer.[89][90]
Order with 30 options and 20 purchase rights, firmed options in November 2023.[91][92]
Four painted in Baltic states liveries.[93]
Fourteen aircraft wet leased, of which eight operated for SWISS.[94][95]
148/149[96][97]
Total 49 41
Air Baltic's latest A320-200 (Livery not displayed) landing at Riga International Airport on 2010.

Fleet development

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Air Baltic has announced plans to increase their fleet to 100 by 2030. In November 2023, they have announced an order of 30 new A220-300s. In August 2024, AirBaltic placed an order of 10 more new A220-300s, bringing the expected fleet size to 90.[98] The airline is currently the largest A220-300 operator in the world.[99] The airline expects to receive its 50th aircraft in late 2024, announcing a contest allowing its frequent flyers to vote on a special livery to mark the occasion.[100][101]

Historical fleet

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A former airBaltic Fokker 50 in 2012.
A former airBaltic Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 in 2017.
Air Baltic A320 Neo Interior_ Captured.

Air Baltic formerly also operated the following types of aircraft:[102][103]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes
Airbus A319-100 1 2013 2014 None Leased from Czech Airlines
Airbus A320-200 4 2023 2023 None Leased from Avion Express
Avro RJ70 3 1996 2005 None
Boeing 737-300 9 2007 2020 Airbus A220-300 [104]
Boeing 737-500 11 2003 2019
Boeing 757-200 2 2008 2014 None
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 12 2010 2023 None [104][105]
British Aerospace 146-200 1 1995 1996 Avro RJ70 Leased from Manx Airlines
Fokker 50 10 1998 2013 Bombardier Q400
Saab 340 3 1995 1999 Fokker 50

Livery

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The original livery was painted on Avro RJ70s and had a white fuselage. The original Air Baltic colour scheme, blue and white, was painted on the engines and the vertical stabiliser. The second-generation livery also had a lime green wingtip and vertical stabiliser; however the logo was changed to AirBaltic.com and the word Air Baltic was painted on the engines, which were in their original metallic colour.

Until December 2019, the livery consisted of a white fuselage and lime green vertical stabiliser, wingtips and engines. In December 2019, the rear fuselage below the vertical stabiliser was also painted in lime green, with the tail cone remained white.[106] The logo, stylised 'Air Baltic', is painted in dark blue on the fuselage across the windows and on the underside of the aircraft. This livery is mainly used on A319,A320, A320neo & A220.

Special liveries

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In order to represent the three Baltic states, four of the A220s have been painted in a series of national flag liveries - one each for Estonia and Lithuania, two for Latvia.[93] In the beginning of 2024 AirBaltic held a public competition where people could submit their own design for the 50th Airbus A220-300 aircraft received by AirBaltic. This design will be unveiled alongside the delivery of the 50th aircraft.

Estonian flag livery
Latvian flag livery
Lithuanian flag livery

Award and recognition

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On 24 June 2024,Air Baltic was voted 2024 Best Airline in Eastern Europe by Skytrax.[107]

Accidents

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  • A drunk airBaltic crew including a co-pilot at seven times legal alcohol limit stopped by the police in Oslo before a flight in 2015. The second officer was sentenced to six months' jail while the captain and flight attendants also faced proceedings after a tip-off stopped them from taking charge of flight from Norway.[108]
  • On 17 September 2016, an airBaltic de Havilland Dash 8-400, registered YL-BAI, performing flight BT-641, landed at Riga without its nose gear due to problems with the nose gear.[109]
  • On 6 December 2017, due to heavy winds and a slippery surface, an airBaltic Boeing 737-500 slid off a taxiway after landing in Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport.[110]
  • On 3 December 2021, due to heavy snowfall, an airBaltic Airbus A220-300 (YL-CSE) slid off the runway after the landing at Riga Airport from Stockholm (flight BT102).[111]
  • On 9 March 2023, due to heavy snowfall, an airBaltic Airbus A220-300 (YL-AAP) slid off the runway after the landing at Riga Airport from Paris (flight BT694).[112]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b at year end

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