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The share of Latvian national carrier airBaltic at Riga airport was 58.5% in 2019.

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair was the second largest carrier at Riga airport with a 13.4 % market share, followed by Hungarian low-cost airline WizzAir with 7.7%, Norwegian low-cost airline Norwegian with 3.9%, and Russian carrier Aeroflot with 2.8%.

According to the airport's data, 30.4% of travelers were transit and transfer passengers - the number of these passengers increased by 19.4 % to 2.4 mln last year.

The airport's board chairwoman Ilona Lice said that the 2019 results confirm Riga airport's leading position in the Baltic states and prove that the Baltic market is becoming too narrow. The airport's future development plans to compete on a broader international area.

Lice said that the Riga airport currently ranks among Europe's growth leaders. According to Airport Council International data, in the third quarter of 2019, Riga airport was the fifth steepest growing airport in the group of 7-15 mln passengers.

Also, the Riga airport has been recognized as the world's fourth most punctual airport in the medium airport group, according to Cirius air travel analytical company data. The airport's punctuality rate is 88.71%.

In 2019 the airport served more than 87,000 flights, up 4.2% from 2018.

In 2018 the airport served 7.056 mln passengers.

International airport Riga is the largest air traffic hub in the Baltic states.