On
March 31, Latvian airline airBaltic will start flights from Riga to
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.
The
improved service will offer convenient travel between the two
airports, and beyond to destinations in the Baltics, Scandinavia,
Russia, and the CIS.
Michael
Grimme, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic: “By moving to
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen airport we can improve our schedule and
connections via Riga for travellers from/to the Baltics, Scandinavia,
Russia, and the CIS. Furthermore, the move also helps to reduce
travel time for our customers between the central Istanbul and the
airport.”
airBaltic
will fly from Riga to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen daily. Passengers will
board a Boeing 737-300 aircraft for a flight that will last for 2
hours and 55 minutes. One-way ticket prices will start at LVL 39 (EUR
55), including airport fees and transaction costs.
To
welcome airBaltic’s flight to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen, the airport
management company ISG will offer complimentary shuttle bus services
between the airport and Taksim Square for the customers of airBaltic
for one month.
For
summer 2013, airBaltic has introduced six new destinations - Prague
(Czech Republic), Heviz-Balaton (Hungary), Olbia (Sardinia, Italy),
Rijeka (Croatia), Larnaca (Cyprus), and Malta.
airBaltic
serves 60 destinations from its home base in Riga, Latvia. airBaltic
offers convenient connections via North Hub Riga to its network
spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.
