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On March 29 of this year, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights from Riga to Umeå in Sweden. The next new route to be offered will be between Vilnius and London, and airBaltic will offer more detailed information about that route in a week’s time.
The Latvian national airline airBaltic is reorganising its corporate structure – in the future, the Board Members will only have executive functions. The aim of the reorganisation is to ensure a more efficient management.
Latvia’s national airline, Air Baltic, will start operations on the first of five direct routes from Vilnius.
Latvia’s national airline airBaltic is launching an Internet shop in December of this year – airBalticOutlet.com. Customers can purchase leading branded goods for lower prices, with delivery on board an airplane. The products include perfumery, cosmetics, accessories, sweets, and airBaltic and Latvian souvenirs.
Today, December 21, 2009, he four millionth passenger to arrive at the Riga International Airport this year arrived on an airBaltic flight from Brussels today. Her name is Linda Kimeisa.
The Latvian airline airBaltic has called on the Latvian government to reduce the VAT rate on overnight accommodations from 21% to 5%, and to do so immediately. This, the airline believes, will help to attract additional foreign tourists, ensure jobs in the sector, and increase national revenue by exporting tourism services.