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Friday, 29.03.2024, 16:10
Prime Minister Kucinskis chooses Ryanair over airBaltic
Such a decision was made as
airBaltic's ticket fare was too expensive.
The prime minister's press secretary Andrejs Vaivars confirmed the information, and said that there is a
simple explanation. ''Every year we organize a tender for tourism operators
which organize such trips for the State Chancellery. We hand them over the
information regarding destinations, times and dates, and they find the most
suitable flights. This time the most suitable flight was with Ryanair,'' he
said.
However, it is likely airBaltic was not chosen because it was too
expensive.
Meanwhile, airBaltic spokesman Janis Vanags emphasized that the company's prices are ''competitive
enough'', but admitted that the price of tickets are more expensive when
purchasing last minute.
The Latvian side only received an invitation to visit Berlin just
several days before the scheduled meeting.