AIR BALTIC plans new European routes and extends its partnership with APG to Romania, Moldova and Turkey
airBaltic, the flag carrier of Latvia, with its Head Office based at Riga International Airport, has appointed APG as its online GSA in Romania, Moldova and Turkey. Under the agreement APG will be providing the airline with wide ranging sales activities, marketing support, reservation and ticketing services to support the launch of airBaltic’s new routes to Bucharest and Istanbul.
airBaltic will operate 4 weekly flights from Riga to Istanbul starting April 1, 2023. While Riga to Bucharest, Otopeni is planned from May 1, 2023 with 3 weekly frequencies. All flights will be operated by the most modern and environmentally friendly Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
airBaltic, currently serves over 70 routes with direct flights out of capitals of the Baltic States – Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and Tallinn (Estonia) to multiple destinations spanning Europe, Scandinavia, CIS and the Middle East.
Martin Gauss, airBaltic President and CEO said: “This upcoming summer season, airBaltic will launch its highest-ever number of new routes – a total of 20 new routes from all of its bases in the Baltics and Finland. That being said, we are glad to extend our partnership with APG Network for further support in our new markets. We are looking forward to this collaboration being extended even further ahead of airBaltic’s ongoing network growth.”
“I am delighted to see that, following years of successful partnership in several markets, airBaltic continues to have confidence in APG and its services. I am confident that APG will deliver high quality service in Turkey, Moldova and Romania and give airBaltic full support for the successful launch of the new routes to Istanbul and Bucharest” added Sandrine de Saint Sauveur, APG CEO.
ABOUT AIRBALTIC:
www.airBaltic.com
airBaltic (Air Baltic Corporation AS) connects the Baltic region with over 70 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, and the CIS. Over the last 27 years, airBaltic has developed as a strong, profitable, and internationally respected airline, which employs more than 2200 employees. airBaltic is by far the best-known international brand in Latvia and responsible for more than 2.5% of the Latvian GDP. airBaltic operates 39 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 and the Best Airline in Eastern Europe in 2022. 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 97.96% of the stock, while the rest of the shareholders hold 2.04%.
About APG:
With over 100 offices covering over 170 countries, APG offers a comprehensive and innovative approach to airline distribution for over 200 airline clients worldwide. APG offers not only global online and offline representation but also interline e-ticketing solutions, BSP, ARC and TCH support services as well as state-of-the-art NDC distribution solutions, all aimed at reducing costs and maximising an airline’s yield and revenue potential.
