Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest carrier and a Star Alliance member, has announced a new route from Riga to Athens for summer 2016.
Operating on Sundays between June 26th and September 25th 2016, the Riga-Athens service provides passengers with a direct link to the Greek capital but also onward connectivity throughout the Greek islands and mainland Greece. Over and above the domestic connections, Riga-Athens service offers a high number of connecting opportunities to cities in the neighboring countries such as the Balkans and Turkey as well as cities in the Middle East.
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Riga – Athens A3 895 |
Athens – Riga A3 894 |
Days of Operation |
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Departure |
03:35 |
23:40 |
Sundays |
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Arrival |
06:45 |
02:50 |
Full schedule and network information can be found in the reservation systems and through www.aegeanair.com.
The flights will operate using 174-seat Airbus A320 aircraft, offering a dual class configuration and full onboard service, which includes complimentary food and drink.
Business class passengers and Star Alliance Gold card members have business lounge access at Riga Airport. Star Alliance Gold card members are also eligible for one extra piece of luggage as per booking class booked.
Athens is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum; it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. Today, a cosmopolitan metropolis, modern Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece.
Notes to Editors:
About Riga Airport:
RIGA International Airport is the largest international aviation company in the Baltic’s and the main air traffic centre in this region. Overall, 79 destinations can be reached from Riga Airport in the summer season.
About Aegean Airlines
Aegean Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, is Greece’s largest airline providing ever since its inception in 1999 until today, full service, premium quality short and medium haul services.
In 2013 AEGEAN acquired Olympic Air; as a result passengers now have increased flight frequencies and connections as well as improved accessibility to Greece’s islands, including some of the most remote ones. Through the Athens hub, there are numerous connecting opportunities to cities in the neighboring countries such as the Balkans and Turkey as well as cities in the Middle East. AEGEAN has carried 11.6 million passengers in 2015.
The company´s summer 2016 timetable includes a network of 145 destinations, 111 international in 45 countries and 34 domestic, with 16,200,000 available seats, 1.1 million more seats than during 2015. The flights will be performed with one of the youngest fleets in Europe, comprising of 61 aircraft, after AEGEAN´s recent investment in 7 new additional Airbus A320ceos.
AEGEAN has been honored with the Skytrax World Airline award, as the best European regional airline for 2015. It is the sixth time that the company has received this distinction, the previous being in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and in 2014.