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airBaltic to conduct repatriation flight from UK on December 28
23.12.2020Latvian national airline airBaltic will organize a repatriation flight from the United Kingdom on December 28, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said after a video conference with his Baltic counterparts today, informs LETA.
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Baltics ban passenger traffic with UK over new Covid-19 variant
21.12.2020Taking into consideration reports of a new Covid-19 variant circulating in the United Kingdom, the Latvian government tonight banned passenger traffic with the UK from Monday, December 21, till January 1, State Chancellery spokeswoman Ilze Pavlova informed LETA.
Riga Airport is certified with the 4-Star COVID-19 Airport Safety Rating
18.12.2020Riga Airport has been Certified as a COVID-19 4-Star Airport, by international air transport rating agency Skytrax.
In November, the volume of freight arrivals at Riga airport increases, passenger turnover decreases
18.12.2020Passenger turnover at Riga Airport in November this year decreased by 90.9 % compared to November 2019. The total number of flights was 1 903, that is 70.1 % less. Data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that total volume of arrivals and departures of freight and mail decreased by 4.5 % (1).
airBaltic sells its last Boeing 737 aircraft
17.12.2020Latvian airline airBaltic on December 17 made a delivery flight of its last remaining Boeing 737 aircraft to its new owners Estonia's Magnetic MRO, BC learned from the company.
Number of flights handled by Latvian air traffic controller LGS down 55.3% in 11 months
Latvian air traffic controller Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme (LGS), which is responsible for managing air traffic in Latvia, handled 125,472 flights in the first 11 months of 2020, down 55.3% from the same period a year ago, the company said LETA.
Restrictions on entry into Finland extended until January 12
Finland will continue to control the internal border and extend the entry restrictions until January 12, the government decided on Thursday, writes LETA/BNS- STT.