airBaltic is Latvia’s state-owned budget airline. It is based in Latvia’s capital, Riga, with the main base of operations at the Riga International Airport. airBaltic was formed as a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines and the government of Latvia. Flights were launched on the first of October 1995. Operations has since expanded to other major cities in Europe, with airBaltic having offices in Vilnius, Minsk, Moscow, Kiev, Berlin, London, Odessa, Daugavpils and St. Petersburg. Since 2007, airBaltic has accepted bookings through the internet.
Being a joint venture with Scandinavian airlines, it shares hubs with SAS in the Swedish and Danish cities of Stockholm and Copenhagen.
Current airBaltic destinations include:
Austria
Vienna International Airport (VIE) – Vienna, Austria
Belarus
Minsk International Airport (MSQ) – Minsk, Belarus
Gomel Airport (GME) – Gomel, Belarus
Belgium
Brussels Airport – Brussels, Belgium
Denmark
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) – Copenhagen, Denmark
Estonia
Kuressaare Kuressaare Airport (URE) – Kuressaare, Estonia
Tallinn Airport (TLL) – Tallinn, Airport
Finland
Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) – Helsinki, Finland
Oulu Airport (OUL) – Oulu, Finland
France
Cote d’Azur International Airport (NCE) – Nice, France
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) – Paris, France
Germany
Berlin Tegel International Airport (TXL) – Berlin, Germany
Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) – Dusseldorf, Germany
Hamburg Airport (HAM) – Hamburg, Germany
Munich International Airport (MUC) – Munich, Germany
Greece
Athens International Airport (ATH) – Athens, Greece
Heraklion International Airport (HER) – Heraklion, Greece
Ireland
Dublin Airport (DUB) – Dublin, Ireland
Italy
Milano (MXP) Malpensa International Airport (MXP) – Milan, Italy
Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport (FCO) – Rome, Italy
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) – Venice, Italy
Latvia
Riga International Airport (RIX) – Riga, Latvia
Liepaja International Airport (LPX) – Liepaja, Latvia
Lithuania
Vilnius International Airport (VNO) – Vilnius, Lithuania
Moldova
Chisinau International Airport (KIV) – Chisinau, Moldova
Norway
Alesund Airport (AES) – Alesund, Norway
Bergen Airport (BGO) – Bergen, Norway
Oslo Airport (OSL) – Oslo, Norway
Stavanger Airport (SVG) – Stavanger, Norway
Russia
Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) – Kaliningrad, Russia
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) – Moscow, Russia
Sochi International Airport (AER) – Sochi, Moscow
Pulkovo Airport (LED) – St. Petersberg, Russia
Spain
Barcelona International Airport (BCN) – Barcelona, Spain
Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD) – Madrid, Spain
Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) – Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Sweden
Gothenburg Landvetter Airport (GOT) – Gothenburg, Sweden
Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) – Stockholm, Sweden
Switzerland
Zurich Airport (ZRH) – Zurich, Switzerland
Turkey
Dalaman Airport (DLM) – Dalaman, Turkey
Ataturk International Airport (IST) – Istanbul, Turkey
Ukraine
Boryspil International Airport (KBP) – Kiev, Ukraine
Odessa Airport (ODS) – Odessa, Ukraine
Simferopol Airport (SIP) – Simferopol, Ukraine
United Kingdom
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) – London, UK
Egypt
Hurghada International Airport (HRG) – Hurghada, Egypt
Armenia
Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) – Yerevan, Armenia
Azerbaijan
Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) – Baku, Azerbaijan
Georgia
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) – Tbilisi, Georgia
Israel
Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) – Tel Aviv, Israel
Kazakhstan
Almaty International Airport (ALA) – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Yuzhny Airport (TAS) – Tashkent, Uzbekistan