Aviation Week Network’s Air Transport World (ATW), the leading media brand serving the information needs of the global airline and commercial air transport communities,has announced that the Latvian airline airBalticwill receive the ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awardas the Market Leaderin theATW’s45thAnnual Airline Industry Achievement Awardsceremony on March 26th, 2019 in New York.
airBalticwill be the first airline in the history to receive this award for two years running. ATW45thannual Airline Industry Achievement Awardsare the most coveted honour globally an airline or individual can receive to recognize excellence in the air transport industry.
Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “It is a remarkable achievement for us to be the first airline recognized as the ATW Airline Market Leaderfor the second consecutive year. We continue to build on our success, and, by providing additional capacity and increased efficiency, have further increased our market share in the Baltics. I am proud of our highly motivated airBaltic team that does the amazing job on daily basis and helps to deliver great and punctual service to our customers.”
airBalticwas recognized for the building on its 2017 success and continuing its fast growth, offering more than 70 connections from all three Baltic capitals. In Riga, airBaltic commands a 56% market share. airBalticreached record passenger numbers and revenue in 2018.
ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awardswere established in 1974. They are bestowed upon individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves through outstanding performance, innovation, and superior service.The Market Leader of the Year award goes to an airline that has set itself apart from its peers, either in a geographic region or a market sector, or that has created or stimulated a market.
airBalticserves 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 2019, airBalticwill launch new direct routes from Riga to Dublin, Stuttgart and Lviv. In addition, next summerairBaltichas introduced three new destinations from Tallinn to Malaga, Brussels and Copenhagen.
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