OREANDA-NEWS. July 19, 2012. Latvian national airline airBaltic today brought the 7 millionth transit passenger to the airport Riga since the Latvian independence. The 7 millionth transit passenger - Hari Adhikari, flew on the route from Munich to Riga, for a subsequent trip to Helsinki.

During the first half of 2012, airBaltic transported a total of 1,410,490 passengers, while in the previous year the airline has carried 3,351,294 passengers.

In summer season airBaltic has increased flight frequencies to Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Zurich (Switzerland), providing excellent convenient travel via North Hub Riga to/from destinations in Scandinavia, the Baltics, Russia/CIS.

airBaltic has increased its Riga – Munich service to 12 weekly flights, up from 7 last summer.

airBaltic will also offer 12 weekly flights on the Riga – Vienna route, up from 7 last summer; the flight will be operated in cooperation with Austrian Airlines. Riga – Zurich flights will be operated daily, as a result of improving frequency from 6 to 7 weekly.

airBaltic serves over 60 destinations from its home base in Riga, Latvia. From every one of these, airBaltic offers convenient connections via North Hub Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.