airBaltic NS23 Network Adjustment – 28SEP22

Published at 0300GMT 29SEP22

airBaltic yesterday (28SEP22) announced the highlights of its planned Northern summer 2023 season, from 26MAR23. The airline plans to introduce 18 routes, while 9 routes will not be returning.

Latest adjustment to its Northern summer 2023 schedule as follows.

New/Resumed Routes:
Riga – Baku eff 17MAY23 2 weekly (Last served until October 2019. This route was scheduled in NS22 but removed)
Riga – Belgrade eff 16MAY23 2 weekly (Last served until October 2011)
Riga – Bilbao eff 04MAY23 2 weekly
Riga – Bucharest eff 01MAY23 3 weekly (Last served until September 2015)
Riga – Burgas eff 02MAY23 2 weekly (Last served until September 2016)
Riga – Hannover eff 15APR23 2 weekly (Last served until April 2011)
Riga – Istanbul eff 02APR23 4 weekly (Last served until March 2013)
Riga – Porto eff 01MAY23 2 weekly
Riga – Tivat eff 04MAY23 2 weekly
Riga – Yerevan eff 16MAY23 2 weekly (Last served until September 2011. This route was scheduled in NS22 but removed)
Tallinn – Dubrovnik eff 02MAY23 2 weekly
Tallinn – Irakleion eff 03MAY23 2 weekly
Tallinn – Rhodes eff 01MAY23 2 weekly
Tallinn – Split eff 01MAY23 2 weekly
Vilnius – Irakleion eff 04MAY23 2 weekly
Vilnius – Malaga eff 02MAY23 2 weekly
Vilnius – Nice eff 03MAY23 2 weekly
Vilnius – Palma de Mallorca eff 02MAY23 2 weekly

Following routes remain cancelled on/after 26MAR22:
Riga – Edinburgh
Riga – Manchester
Riga – Stavanger (Previously cancelled until 30APR23)
Tallinn – Stockholm Arlanda
Tampere – Frankfurt
Tampere – Oslo
Vilnius – Dublin
Vilnius – London Gatwick
Vilnius – Oslo

Following routes will be resumed in Northern summer 2023, after shortened operation in 2022:
Riga – Bergen (eff 28MAR23)
Vilnius – Hamburg (eff 01MAY23)

Other service adjustments (including delayed seasonal operation. Frequency comparison primarily based on listing 25SEP22 vs 28SEP22):
Riga – Aberdeen 03JUN23 – 26SEP23 2 weekly (Previous: 02MAY23 – 26SEP23)
Riga – Athens eff 04MAY23 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Riga – Barcelona eff 26MAR23 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Riga – Berlin eff 26MAR23 Reduce from 12 to 9 weekly (10 from 02JUN23)
Riga – Catania eff 03MAY23 Increase from 1 to 2 weekly (Seasonal service from 03MAY23 instead of 26MAR23)
Riga – Corfu 13MAY23 – 29AUG23 Seasonal service increases from 1 to 2 weekly (1 weekly from 30AUG23)
Riga – Dubai Service operates year-round with 3 weekly flights also scheduled 02JUN23 – 30AUG23
Riga – Dublin 3rd weekly service scheduled from 06JUL23 to 31AUG23 only, instead of entire season
Riga – Dubrovnik eff 16MAY23 2 weekly (Previous: eff 03JUN23)
Riga – Hamburg eff 26MAR23 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly
Riga – Lisbon eff 26MAR23 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Riga – Madrid eff 07MAY23 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Riga – Milan Malpensa eff 04MAY23 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Riga – Munich eff 26MAR23 Reduce from 12 to 11 weekly
Riga – Naples eff 16MAY23 2 weekly (Previous: eff 26MAR23)
Riga – Nice eff 02JUN23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Riga – Palma de Mallorca 05JUL23 – 30AUG23 Increase from 1 to 2 weekly
Riga – Pisa eff 02JUN23 2 weekly (Previous: eff 27MAR23)
Riga – Reykjavik Keflavik 01JUL23 – 26AUG23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Riga – Rome eff 04MAY23 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Riga – Split eff 15MAY23 2 weekly (Previous: eff 01MAY23)
Riga – Tallinn eff 01APR23 Increase from 28 to 30 weekly
Riga – Thira Seasonal 1 weekly service from 13MAY23 cancelled
Riga – Valencia eff 02MAY23 Increase from 1 to 2 weekly
Riga – Zurich 02MAY23 – 29AUG23 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly
Tallinn – Berlin eff 01MAY23 4 weekly (Previous: 2 from 26MAR23)
Tallinn – Brussels eff 01MAY23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly (Previous: 4 from 26MAR23)
Tallinn – Copenhagen 26MAR23 – 30APR23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Tallinn – London Gatwick eff 26MAR23 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Tallinn – Malaga Revised from 2 weekly to following
26MAR23 – 28APR23 1 weekly
eff 29APR23 3 weekly

Tallinn – Nice Revised from 2 weekly to following
26MAR23 – 29APR23 1 weekly
eff 30APR23 3 weekly

Tallinn – Oslo eff 02MAY23 2 weekly (Previous: eff 26MAR23)
Vilnius – Berlin eff 01MAY23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly (Previous: 4 from 26MAR23)
Vilnius – Munich eff 26MAR23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Vilnius – Paris CDG 26MAR23 – 03MAY23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly