April 29, 2024News

airBaltic Connects Tampere With Palma de Mallorca

Earlier this month, airBaltic announced more pop-up flights for the summer of 2024 and launched direct flights between Riga and Ljubljana. The Latvian airline has now announced a direct service between Tampere, Finland, and Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It will operate twice weekly, Mondays and Fridays, until October 2024.

One-way Economy ticket prices start at EUR 129. Those who like to be pampered more can opt for a Business Class seat, fares for which start at EUR 359. For the record, airBaltic offers a full-service fare package for Business Class passengers. They benefit from priority check-in and boarding, an extra seat for extra privacy, a three-course gourmet meal, unlimited beverages and priority disembarking at arrival.

Presently, airBaltic operates eight direct flights from Tampere to European destinations. However, the airline plans to add 17 new routes from all its bases this year. Before 2024 comes to a close, the carrier will connect Finland with direct services to ten destinations and offer one-stop connections to over 70 locations in its network.

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May 16, 2024

easyJet Announces Its New UK Base

British low-cost carrier easyJet is set to expand its UK operations further with the launch of its tenth base. Come March next year, a three-aircraft (186-seat Airbus A320neo) base will be operational at London Southend. The airline says the new base will create approximately 130 direct jobs for pilots and crew in the country and bolster several more indirect employment.

The UK is easyJet’s largest market, with over 56 per cent of its passengers flying in or out from UK airports. Once the new base at London Southend goes live, the airline will boost its annual seating capacity to 57 million, amounting to a 10 per cent increase over last year. The airline has launched 70 new routes from its home country, with many being served from its base at Birmingham International Airport. That base was launched in March this year.

From the London Southend, easyJet already flies to many international destinations, such as Amsterdam, Geneva, Faro, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, and Paris CDG. Adding extra aircraft will enable the carrier to launch six new routes to Pisa, Gran Canaria, Dalaman, Antalya, Marrakech and Enfidha. Flights will go on sale later this year. However, the easyJet holiday packages go on sale tomorrow with departures from May 1, 2025.

May 15, 2024

airBaltic And Bulgaria Air Activate Codeshare Agreement

Latvia’s and Bulgaria’s flag carriers—airBaltic and Bulgaria Air—have announced the start of their codeshare partnership. As part of the agreement, airBaltic will add its code (BT) on the Sofia-Varna route. Bulgaria Air will add its code (FB) on the Sofia-Riga route and onward the flights operated by airBaltic from its base in Riga to Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. The first codeshare flight was operated yesterday, May 14, 2024.

The codeshare agreement between airBaltic and Bulgaria Air stands to benefit passengers of both airlines. Where Bulgaria Air travellers can find connections to Scandinavian destinations on a single ticket, passengers of airBaltic can use the same flexibility and travel to destinations served by Bulgaria Air.

Also Read: airBaltic Launches Three New Flights From Riga