Riga. The Latvian airline airBaltic yesterday, on June 3, 2018, launched a new route from Riga International Airport to Bordeaux Airport in France. The new route offers convenient travel options from the Baltics to the sunny Bordeaux, as well as new connections for travellers from Southwestern France to Riga and beyond to destinations in Scandinavia, the Baltics, and the CIS.

Wolfgang Reuss, SVP of Network Management of airBaltic: “We are delighted to add the third French destination to our summer route map. Bordeaux is the eighth new summer destination for airBaltic from Riga this year. With its UNESCO World Heritage protected city centre, a vibrant cultural life, world famous vineyards and, of course, a wide array of culinary delights, Bordeaux is the perfect getaway for holidaymakers.”

airBaltic flies from Riga to Bordeaux two times a week on a Boeing 737 aircraft, and the flight is scheduled to last 3 hours and 30 minutes. One-way ticket price to Bordeaux starts at 79 EUR, including airport fees and transaction costs.
airBaltic serves over 70 destinations from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius, offering the largest variety of destinations and convenient connections via Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, the CIS and the Middle East. For summer 2018, airBaltic has introduced eight new destinations from Riga to Malaga, Lisbon, Split, Bordeaux, Gdansk, Almaty as well as Sochi and Kaliningrad. In addition, airBaltic launched a new direct route connecting Tallinn and London.