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Friday, 29.03.2024, 11:23
Air China conducts market research for future cooperation with Latvian air carriers
A delegation from Air China's
European office today met with the state secretary of the Latvian Transport
Ministry, Kaspars Ozolins, and
representatives of the Latvian aviation industry to discuss possibilities of
cooperation.
This visit was organized following the meeting between Latvian Transport
Minister Uldis Augulis
(Greens/Farmers) and the president of Air
China in Beijing in May this year when they agreed on the need to
strengthen bilateral cooperation in aviation.
The Air China delegation said the
airline was now conducting a market research and making the calculations to
come up with the most effective models for cooperation with the Latvian
aviation sector.
According to the Latvian Transport Ministry, the representatives of Air China's European office said the
airline was interested in the Baltic region and Scandinavia because Air China, the biggest provider of air
transportation services between China and Europe, which operates 27 routes out
of China to 14 European countries, currently had only one connection to
Scandinavia and the Baltics, namely, Stockholm. In view of the growing interest
of Chinese tourists in travel to Europe, the company is considering creating
additional destinations in Europe.
Ozolins said the Latvian authorities were now working on a special offer
for potential tourists from China to make them interested in visiting Latvia.
The Air China delegation also
visited the Riga International Airport and the Latvian national airline airBaltic for a more detailed discussion
of potential cooperation.