Riga – The Latvian airline airBaltic has announced that it will operate flights from Riga to Ostrava, Czech Republic during the period of the Latvian men’s national hockey team's games in the IIHF 2024 Ice Hockey World Championship.
Flights are scheduled for May 11, 13, 17, 20, and 22. One-way ticket prices for Green, Green Classic and Business Class have been set at 89 EUR, 135 EUR and 199 EUR, respectively. There will be only one upsell level, applicable for last-minute bookings or fully booked flights. Tickets are already available at www.airbaltic.com.
Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic: “Following the historic success of the Latvian men's national ice hockey team at last year's Ice Hockey Championship, and in response to fan demand, airBaltic is pleased to introduce a new concept – pop-up flights. These five flights to and from Ostrava will enable Latvian fans to travel seamlessly to the championship and support the hockey team. We are looking forward to announcing more pop-up flights with fixed prices throughout the year, whether it's for major events or new exciting destinations.”
| Destination served | Date | Local time |
| Riga–Ostrava | Saturday, May 11 | 8:00 |
| Ostrava–Riga | Saturday, May 11 | 9:30 |
| Riga–Ostrava | Monday, May 13 | 10:00 |
| Ostrava–Riga | Monday, May 13 | 11:30 |
| Riga–Ostrava | Friday, May 17 | 10:00 |
| Ostrava–Riga | Friday, May 17 | 11:30 |
| Riga–Ostrava | Monday, May 20 | 10:00 |
| Ostrava–Riga | Monday, May 20 | 11:30 |
| Riga–Ostrava | Wednesday, May 22 | 14:10 |
| Ostrava–Riga | Wednesday, May 22 | 15:40 |
Flights between Riga and Ostrava are scheduled to take 1 hour and 45 minutes.
The flights will be operated by Airbus A220-300 aircraft – one of the most efficient commercial aircraft in the skies. The A220-300 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 delivering better overall performance, fuel efficiency, and convenience for both passengers and the staff.
airBaltic operates more than 100 routes from Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius and Tampere, offering connections to a wide range of destinations in the airline's route network in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Caucasus region. A complete schedule of airBaltic flights and tickets are available on the company's homepage at www.airbaltic.com
