Latvian airline airBaltic announces that starting on May 15, 2021, it plans to launch new scheduled flights between Riga and Heraklion in Greece. airBaltic has planned to connect both cities with two weekly flights.
Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We are optimistic about the upcoming summer season. If travel in general will be possible and the epidemiological situation will improve as the vaccination levels increase, demand for air travel will return. We will be prepared for that, thus during the upcoming days we will be revealing several new destinations, in addition to Heraklion in Greece. This summer season airBaltic aims to offer a wide range of safe connections from Riga.”
Destination served |
Flight frequency |
Start date |
Price *, GREEN |
Price *, GREEN Classic |
Price*, Business |
Riga–Heraklion |
2 flights weekly |
May 15, 2021 |
179 EUR |
269 EUR |
669 EUR |
*Lowest fare (round trip), including taxes, fees and service charges, on www.airBaltic.com, subject to availability
Flights between Riga and Heraklion will be operated by the Airbus A220-300 aircraft. A complete schedule of airBaltic flights and tickets for the new destinations are already available on the company's homepage at www.airbaltic.com.
The safety and health of our passengers is airBaltic’s top priority. airBaltic has introduced strong health measures and the flight operations follow the recommendations issued by authorities. To read more about the airBaltic health measures, please visit airBaltic website: https://www.airbaltic.com/en/health-measures.
For further information, please contact:
Alise Briede
SVP Corporate Communications
A/S Air Baltic Corporation
Email: [email protected]