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airBaltic launches seasonal Riga?Visby and Riga?Lulea flights
For the summer season, airBaltic is to begin serving the Swedish cities of Visby and Lulea, to offer convenient connections from its Riga hub.
“After a profitable 2009, we continue to strengthen airBaltic’s main hub in Riga by opening two new destinations in Sweden. This is the first time in history that Visby and Lulea will be connected to Riga,” remarked Tero Taskila, chief commercial officer of airBaltic.
The Visby–Riga route will operate on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays from 4 June. The Lulea to Riga service will fly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, beginning on 3 June. The Riga to Lulea flights will begin on 2 June and will operate on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays, and Sundays.
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