10 November, 2021

airBaltic to showcase Airbus A220 at Dubai Airshow

The Latvian Government-funded airline airBaltic has confirmed it will be taking part in the Dubai Airshow between 14th and 18th November this year. Together with aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the airline will show off its delightful and popular  Airbus A220-300 jet.

Dubai Airshow is one of the largest and most successful air shows in the world, connecting aerospace professionals across all areas of the industry to facilitate successful global trade. It will be the first global airshow since 2019 and the largest aerospace event to take place in 2021.

airBaltic introduced the Airbus A220-300 aircraft into its fleet almost five years ago, back then it was known as the Bombardier CS300 and since then the jets have carried over 6,500,000 passengers. Thus far, most passengers have been carried to such destinations as Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Moscow with the Airbus A220-300’s completing more than 78,246 flights and flown over 175 312 block hours.

According to the airline, 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 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. 

In addition, the new 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.


airBaltic is one of the most punctual airlines in the world connecting the Baltic region with over 70 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, and the CIS. The carrier operates an all-Airbus A220 fleet with over thirty of the type performing scheduled and charter flights. Skytrax has awarded the Latvian airline a five–star COVID-19 safety rating and is one of the Top twenty airlines for COVID-19 compliance by the safety, product, and COVID-19 rating agency Airlineratings.com. 

In 2017, the airline received the CAPA Regional Airline of the Year award, while in 2018 and 2019 it received the ATW Airline Industry Achievement Award as the Market Leader of the Year. In addition, in 2019 airBaltic received Sector Leadership Award by Airline Business.

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