In March 2021, the Latvian airline airBaltic carried 29,200 passengers or 79% less than in the corresponding period last year. In March of this year, airBaltic operated 660 flights, the airline informed.
Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic, said: “2020. In March, we were already forced to suspend all our scheduled flights to help limit the spread of Covid-19. We are currently gradually resuming flights to an increasing number of destinations, providing important connections for those passengers who have to travel. We expect responsible and safe leisure travel to be available again during the summer months. ”
In March, airBaltic’s 15-minute punctuality rate reached 96%. This indicates that more than 96 out of 100 airBaltic flights departed on time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes.
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Latvian airline airBaltic Transported in 2020 1.34 million passengers or 73% less than a year ago. In 2020, the airline operated 22,300 flights from all three Baltic countries.
Last spring, the Covid-19 pandemic paralyzed air traffic, and international flights resumed only on 18 May. During the crisis, airBaltic announced the collective redundancies of 700 employees, promising to reinstate them within a year. Therefore, the government on July 14 after authorization from the EC supported a € 250 million investment in airBaltic ‘s share capital, increasing its stake to 91%.
Despite the pandemic, which costs the national airline airBaltic an average of 3.5 million euros a week, the company did not ask for another state financial support at least in December. But if the incidence of Covid-19 does not decrease, then airBaltic the money could end in 2021. in September.
Gauss in advance expressed that it will ask for government support if the situation does not improve in the spring. Transport Minister Tālis Linkaits (New Conservative Party) said that airBaltic also at the current minimum number of passengers will be able to ‘hibernate’ 2021 without additional public support, bet, me the situation in the aviation sector will not improve due to Covid-19, by the end of 2021 the government may have to return to the issue of support “airBaltic”.
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