Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “As an innovative airline we always strive to revise our products to meet the changing needs of our customers. The newly introduced ticket type provides the passenger with all of the services traditionally associated with business class and will increase our competitiveness in the European aviation market. We expect that it will be popular also among leisure travellers.”

On board, our cabin crew offer Business Light passengers a dedicated, personal service and serves a seasonal three-course meal as well as offers a wide selection of beverages. Business Light passengers can check in for the flight at a separate registration counter, use fast track airport security line and spend time in the business lounge.

airBaltic allows Business Light passengers to carry extra baggage – both in the cabin as well as checked-in bags. In contrast to Business class tickets, if a Business Light passenger has a change of plans, these options are available under different terms.

airBaltic continues to offer the best connectivity to and from Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius as well as Tampere, connecting them with leading European business centres and transit hubs. A complete schedule of airBaltic flights and tickets are available on the company’s homepage at www.airbaltic.com.

airBaltic in brief:

airBaltic (Air Baltic Corporation AS) connects the Baltic region with over 70 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, and the CIS. Over the last 25 years, airBaltic has developed as a strong, profitable and internationally respected airline. airBaltic is by far the best-known international brand in Latvia and is responsible for more than 2.5% of the Latvian GDP. airBaltic operates 36 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. airBaltic has received numerous international awards for excellence and innovative services. Skytrax has awarded Latvian airline airBaltic a five–star COVID-19 safety rating. In addition, airBaltic is one of the Top twenty airlines for COVID-19 compliance by the safety, product, and COVID-19 rating agency Airlineratings.com. In 2018 and 2019 airBaltic received the ATW Airline Industry Achievement Award as the Market Leader of the Year. In addition, in 2019 airBaltic received Sector Leadership Award by Airline Business. airBaltic is a joint stock company that was established in 1995. Its primary shareholder is the Latvian state, which holds 97.03% of the stock, while the rest of the shareholders hold 2.97%.

The aviation industry indirectly provides close to 30 000 jobs in Latvia, while millions of people transfer through Riga, yet many more arrive in Latvia. Each year foreign tourists spend more than EUR 750 million in Latvia.