airBaltic to Launch Nonstop Flights to Frankfurt

The Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch nonstop flights from Riga to Frankfurt, Germany, on September 17 of this year. This is the sixth nonstop destination for airBaltic in Germany.

Tero Taskila, the Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic: "We're delighted to expand the airBaltic network of routes with Europe's financial capital, Frankfurt. This new route will ensure convenient connections to final destinations in Scandinavia, the CIS, the Caucasus, and the Middle East."

airBaltic will offer nonstop flights from Riga to Frankfurt on a daily basis – seven flights per week in total. Passengers will fly on a Boeing 737 airplane for a flight that will last for 2 hours and 15 minutes. One-way ticket prices will start at LVL 27 (EUR 38), including airport and transaction fees. The flight schedule is available on the company’s homepage at airbaltic.com.

Other destinations which airBaltic has started offering from Riga this year include Turku (Finland), Tromsø (Norway), Palanga and Kaunas (Lithuania), Tartu (Estonia), Pskov (Russia), Warsaw (Poland), Geneva (Switzerland), and Dushanbe (Tajikistan).

Frankfurt is Germany's fifth largest city, and for centuries it has been the country's political, trade and financial center. The European Central Bank is headquartered in Frankfurt, as are German's largest commercial banks. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is Germany's largest exchange, and one of the largest exchanges in the world. Frankfurt hosts many global exhibitions and trade fairs each year, including the world's largest auto show, book fair and music fair. Frankfurt is also the birthplace of Johann von Goethe and the Rothschild dynasty.

Also airBaltic will launch nonstop flights from Riga to Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2009. Flights from Riga to Warsaw will be offered every day. Passengers will fly on a Fokker 50 aircraft, and the flight will last for one hour and 40 minutes. One-way ticket prices will start at LVL 27 (EUR 38), including airport and transaction fees. The flight schedule is available on the company’s homepage.

Tero Taskila comments: "We"re delighted that by opening the route Warsaw-Riga, airBaltic will began operations in one of the largest markets in the Baltic Sea region, allowing an increasing number of people to enjoy the airline’s vast network of routes and the low prices which apply to the purchase of a flight plus hotel accommodations."

Warsaw is the capital city of Poland and the country's economic, scientific and cultural centre. It is sited on the two banks of the Vistula River. Warsaw is known as a city, which rose from the ashes after complete destruction during the World War II. The Warsaw old town is listed on the UNESCO list of global cultural heritage, and it contains the royal castle and several cathedrals. Tourists can also visit the beautiful Lazienki park, where the last king of Poland had his summer residence.