September 4, 2024News

airBaltic Announces 16 New Routes From Three Bases

Tickets are already available with one-way, all-inclusive fares starting at EUR 59.

Latvia’s flag carrier, airBaltic, has announced 16 new routes to bolster connectivity from its three hubs. The list includes four new routes from Riga, five from Tallinn, and seven from Vilnius.

Starting with Latvia’s capital, the airline has confirmed direct connections to Rzeszow in Poland (beginning October 28, 2024), Cluj-Napoca in Romania (from May 2, 2025), Stavanger in Norway (from June 3, 2025), and Mykonos in Greece (starting June 5, 2025). Barring Mykonos, where the carrier will operate one weekly service, airBaltic will fly two weekly flights to the other three new destinations.

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From Tallinn, the airline will operate two weekly flights to Barcelona (Spain) from February 19, 2025. The next new route will go live on April 13, 2025, when up to two weekly services will fly to Palma De Mallorca (Spain). Following that, two weekly flights to Hamburg (Germany), one weekly service to Reykjavik (Iceland) and two weekly flights to Tirana (Albania) will begin on May 2, May 14 and June 2, 2025, respectively.

Lastly, there are seven new routes from Vilnius. Two go live on March 30, 2025, with two weekly flights to Tel Aviv (Israel) and Prague (Czech Republic). Similarly, two more will go operational on April 2, 2025, with one weekly service to Chisinau (Moldova) and two weekly flights to Rhodes (Greece). airBaltic will operate two weekly flights to the last three new routes – Valencia in Spain (from April 16), Tirana in Albania (starting June 3) and Ibiza in Spain (beginning June 5, 2025).

Also Read: airBaltic Orders More Airbus A220s; Adds New Destination From Vilnius

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Tickets to all the above-mentioned new routes are already available. One-way fares, including all taxes, start as low as EUR 59 for Economy and EUR 219 for Business Class.

airBaltic wants to meet the increased passenger demand. To that end, it plans to add more flights on nine routes from Riga, four from Tallinn, and four from Vilnius.

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September 16, 2024

Air India Is Now Flying To Kuala Lumpur From Delhi

Further strengthening its network in Southeast Asia, Air India has begun direct services to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Delhi. The first outbound flight took off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport on September 15, 2024, and the return leg completed its journey earlier today.

Air India’s service between Delhi and Kuala Lumpur is a daily affair. Flight AI384 will depart from Delhi and arrive in Malaysia’s capital at 13:00 and 21:00, respectively. Those travelling the other way will board flight AI385, which will take off from Kuala Lumpur at 08:30 and land in Delhi at 11:25. An Airbus A320neo will ferry passengers on both sectors.

Kuala Lumpur is Air India’s sixth destination in Southeast Asia. The airline already has active services from India to Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh City and Yangon.

Also Read: Air India Confirms More Flights To Kolkata From Four Cities

September 16, 2024

Brussels Airlines Plans To Focus More On Traffic From Africa

The Belgian national airline, Brussels Airlines, has announced its plans to expand its long-haul fleet, invest in cabin refurbishment, and utilise the services of another carrier based on the recently extended wet lease agreement with Lufthansa Group.

Brussels Airlines claims to be the “Africa expert” within the Lufthansa Group. To further strengthen that position, the carrier will induct three Airbus A330 aircraft, bringing its widebody fleet to 13. This move will help the airline focus primarily on the increasing traffic from the sub-Saharan Africa network. The idea is to make Brussels a European hub for flights to and from Africa.

Of course, with the new aeroplanes coming in, more manpower will be required. Hence, Brussels Airlines will hire over 250 new employees, including pilots, cabin crew, maintenance & engineering experts, and airport and office personnel. This also paves the way for present airline staff to move to a different or higher role.

In addition to inducting new aircraft, the Belgian carrier plans to gradually introduce all-new cabin interiors. While specific details are still under wraps, a complete overhaul of all three classes – Business, Premium Economy and Economy – is part of the plan. The airline says this project will attract an investment of more than 100 million euros.

Lastly, Brussels Airlines will operate four Airbus A220-300 aircraft with Latvian carrier airBaltic between March and October 2025. Each aircraft has 148 seats, and they will be deployed on routes with lower demand.