Tag: Aviation

Transport & Infrastructure

Baltic Airports in H1 2026: Is the Baltic Region Attracting More Passengers?

Riga remains the largest individual airport in the Baltic states, serving 3.28 million passengers in the first half of 2026, yet its traffic declined by 1%.

In Focus

airBaltic’s August Test: Can Latvia Demand Commercial Responsibility While Ignoring Its Own Role as Controlling Shareholder?

Asked about airBaltic’s future in a 16 June interview on Latvian Television, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said that the state had to “stop acting as an ATM”. The demand is understandable.

Transport & Infrastructure

Baltic Aviation Has a New Passenger Leader: What April Airport Data Revealed

Lithuania moved ahead in passenger traffic, Riga retained its cargo advantage, and Tallinn continued reshaping its route map through low-cost expansion.

In Focus

AirBaltic case shows where state-backed comfort meets balance-sheet pressure

A Bloomberg report that a group of airBaltic bondholders has hired legal advisers adds a creditor-risk layer to Latvia’s aviation debate. The issue is not only fuel prices.

Latvia

6) Post-Exit Operational Continuity

6) Post-Exit Operational Continuity

Transport & Infrastructure

SmartLynx Airlines — sequence of events (Oct–Nov)Signal: n

🇱🇻 SmartLynx Airlines — sequence of events (Oct–Nov)

Lithuania

Kaunas Airport doubles capacity with new terminal

Kaunas Airport doubles capacity with new terminal

Data & Signals

✈️ Data Watch | SmartLynx Latvia bought out by management amid restructuringBaltic Focus, Nov 2025

✈️ Data Watch | SmartLynx Latvia bought out by management amid restructuring

Transport & Infrastructure

Estonia|Tallinn Airport Records Second-Busiest Month in History

🇪🇪 Estonia|Tallinn Airport Records Second-Busiest Month in History

Transport & Infrastructure

🇱🇻 Latvia | airBaltic turns 9-month profit and grows traffic

🇱🇻 Latvia | airBaltic turns 9-month profit and grows traffic