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. [72]
Here is the full list of destinations to which AirBaltic flies (as of 12 December, 2024):
AirBaltic maintains codeshare agreements with the following airlines: [75]
As of December 2024 [update] , Air Baltic operates an all-Airbus A220 fleet. [87] [88]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A220-300 | 49 | 41 [89] | 145 | Worldwide launch customer. [90] [91] Order with 30 options and 20 purchase rights, firmed options in November 2023. [92] [93] Four painted in Baltic states liveries. [94] Fourteen aircraft wet leased, of which eight operated for SWISS. [95] [96] |
148/149 [97] [98] | ||||
Total | 49 | 41 |
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. [99] The airline is currently the largest A220-300 operator in the world. [100] 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. [101] [102]
Air Baltic formerly also operated the following types of aircraft: [103] [104]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Replacement | Notes |
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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 | [105] |
Boeing 737-500 | 11 | 2003 | 2019 | ||
Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 2008 | 2014 | None | |
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | 12 | 2010 | 2023 | None | [105] [106] |
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 |
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. [107] 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.
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. [94] 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.
On 24 June 2024,Air Baltic was voted 2024Best Airline in Eastern Europe by Skytrax. [108]
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