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| The 26th Airbus A220-300 for airBaltic in Riga Photo airBaltic |
The Latvian government-funded airline airBaltic has welcomed its 26th Airbus A220-300 aircraft, registered as YL-AAZ earlier this month.
The new jet is the first of seven planned Airbus A220-300 aircraft deliveries for the airline expects to receive this year airBaltic in 2021. This aircraft is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300 which airBaltic has ordered. In addition, airBaltic holds 30 options for the same aircraft type.
Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “This year airBaltic offers 96 routes from the Baltics thus strengthening our positions as the leading airline in the region. We see that with the increasing vaccination levels in Europe the demand for leisure travel is recovering. Thus, to support our future return to profit and growth, by the end of 2021 we are planning to have 32 Airbus A220-300 aircraft on our fleet.”
The carrier dropped all operations of Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft in May 2020 when the global pandemic and resulting closure of borders caused the airline to ground its entire fleet. The airline is now operating a single fleet of A220 aircraft, which will offer mass savings year on year minimizing the complexity of operations, maintenance and staffing.
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| The 26th Airbus A220-300 for airBaltic in Riga Photo airBaltic |
The Airbus A220-300 has performed beyond the company’s expectations, delivering better overall performance, fuel efficiency and convenience for both passengers and the staff. This aircraft offers an excellent flying experience with such benefits for passengers as wider seats, larger windows, more hand luggage space in the cabin, improved lavatories and much more.
The Airbus A220-300 has a high-quality air filtering system equipped with a High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) type filter that provides the best level of filtration currently available for recirculated cabin air from the very beginning of boarding, during entire flight and until all passengers have left the aircraft. The quality of cabin air is carefully controlled and is recirculated with ventilation rates that provide a total change of air 20-30 times per hour.
The new A220 aircraft is also considerably quieter – with a four times smaller noise footprint. Moreover, at the moment it is the greenest commercial aircraft in the world, as it is the first aircraft to have a transparent declaration of the life-cycle environmental impact, helping to reduce CO2 and NOX emissions by 20% and 50% respectively.
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| The 26th Airbus A220-300 for airBaltic in Riga Photo airBaltic |
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| The 26th Airbus A220-300 for airBaltic in Riga Photo airBaltic |
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