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In the summer season, airBaltic will operate four flights from Riga to Liepaja a week, using Airbus220-300 aircraft.

airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss indicated that the flights to Liepaja have a strategic importance for the airline's route network. Operating the only domestic route in Latvia, airBaltic will continue to strengthen the position of Liepaja city and the region in the long term, Gauss said.

Liepaja vice mayor Uldis Sesks said that due to the Covid-19 restrictions on travel this is an extremely tough year for the whole tourism industry and that the decision to restart the flights to Liepaja is a very welcome news to the industry.

As reported, airBaltic restarted regular passenger service on May 18.

The Latvian state currently owns 80% in airBaltic, and a 20% stake in the airline belongs to Aircraft Leasing 1, a company owned by Danish businessman Lars Thuesen.