airBaltic (BT, Riga) has announced it will commence non-stop intercontinental flights during the 2017/18 winter season using its growing fleet of A220-300s.
The Latvian carrier said in a statement this week that 4x weekly Riga-Abu Dhabi International, United Arab Emirates (UAE), direct flights would begin on October 29, 2017. Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International) will be its codeshare partner on the route.
airBaltic previously operated the route using an A319-100 leased from CSA Czech Airlines (OK, Prague Václav Havel). The Airbus twinjet was used given airBaltic's own B737-300s' need for a refueling stop on the return sector.
“We are delighted to link Latvia and the UAE with our brand-new Bombardier CS300 that fly longer distances and reach airports that we were not able to serve with our fleet before," Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic, said.
