«airBaltic» Begins Summer Season 2026 with Five New Routes from Riga

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The Latvian airline airBaltic announces the start of the summer season 2026, running until late October, by introducing five new routes from Riga and a total of 9 new routes across its network in the Baltic States and Finland. In addition, the airline will relaunch several previously operated services and increase frequencies on nearly 30 existing routes, further enhancing regional connectivity. These schedule additions reflect growing demand and airBaltic’s continued commitment to offering reliable and convenient travel options for passengers in Latvia.

On 29 and 30 March, airBaltic launched new connections between Riga (Latvia) and Kaunas (Lithuania), Oulu (Finland), and Warsaw (Poland), as well as relaunched services between Riga and Belgrade (Serbia). Furthermore, in April and May, airBaltic will introduce services from Riga to Antalya (Turkey), previously served only as a charter destination, and Gothenburg (Sweden).

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Mantas Vrubliauskas, Vice President Network Management of airBaltic: “The Summer 2026 schedule reflects our continued focus on strengthening connectivity from our home base Riga, while responding to clear and growing demand for both business and leisure travel and ensuring stable and forward-looking connectivity for Latvia. By including more than 430,000 additional seats from Riga, we are further enhancing access to key destinations across Europe and beyond, while supporting Latvia’s international connectivity and competitiveness. At the same time, the expanded network supports inbound tourism, facilitates international business travel, and contributes to the long-term economic growth and global accessibility of Latvia and the wider Baltic region.”

Laila Odiņa, CEO of RIX Riga Airport: “The launch of several new routes this summer is a welcome and highly anticipated milestone in our ongoing collaboration with the national carrier, airBaltic. We greatly value airBaltic’s commitment to further expanding its route network from its home base, enhancing passenger mobility and supporting business and tourism growth across the Baltics, while providing broader connectivity to attractive and sought-after travel destinations.”

During the summer season 2026, airBaltic will also relaunch services from Riga to  Belgrade, Yerevan (Armenia), and Aberdeen (United Kingdom), and from Tallinn to Oslo.

This summer, airBaltic is increasing frequencies on a number of strategically important routes, particularly from Riga. Among the strongest performers are Zurich, growing from 7 to 9 weekly flights; Munich (Germany), increasing from 10 to 12; Hamburg, from 6 to 7; and Berlin (Germany), from 9 to 10 weekly services. These increases will offer more flexibility for business travelers, better connectivity across Europe, and improved transfer opportunities via Riga.

In addition, airBaltic will increase frequencies on several established routes, including Copenhagen (Denmark, 13 to 16 weekly flights), Prague (Czech Republic, 5 to 7), Milan (Italy, 3 to 5), Sofia (Bulgaria, 2 to 3), and Tbilisi (Georgia, 2 to 4). The Riga–Oslo route will increase from 14 to 15 weekly flights. Overall, these enhancements will improve schedule stability and strengthen onward connectivity across the network.

airBaltic operates more than 130 routes from Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, Tampere and, seasonally, Gran Canaria, offering connections to a wide range of destinations in the airline's route network in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caucasus region. A complete schedule of airBaltic flights and tickets are available on the company's homepage at www.airbaltic.com.