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Dec 03, 2014 (newstodate): The Latvian carrier airBaltic is keeping a vigilant eye on changes in the aviation environments of the Baltic region.
In Estonia, talks over a sale of Estonian Air to the Estonian transport group Tallink were announced by the end of October 2014, and the Estonian Air Supervisory Council has approved of a revised restructuring plan on the basis of the potential agreement, after which the plan was forwarded to the EU Commission on October 31, 2014.
Expectations are that eventual sales procedures will move fast and be finalized even before the end of this year.
In Lithuania, Air Lituanica is gaining momentum since its launch of services in June 2013 and signed its first interline agreement with KLM/Air France in October 2014.
-We are open to cooperate with other carriers, and one good example is the recent decision to coordinate flights on the route between Vilnius and Amsterdam with Air Lituanica, says Martin Gauss, airBaltic President and CEO.
-We have a code-share agreement with KLM, Air Lituanica does not, and both airlines will continue to compete while coordinating flight schedules to avoid the risk of a meaningless price war.
-In the case of Estonian Air we are watching closely to see what will happen in this market. On October 28, 2014, we launched flights on the route from Tallinn to Paris. We are keen to serve the Baltic region, but again, price wars are certainly not part of our strategy, says Mr Gauss.
In Estonia, talks over a sale of Estonian Air to the Estonian transport group Tallink were announced by the end of October 2014, and the Estonian Air Supervisory Council has approved of a revised restructuring plan on the basis of the potential agreement, after which the plan was forwarded to the EU Commission on October 31, 2014.
Expectations are that eventual sales procedures will move fast and be finalized even before the end of this year.
In Lithuania, Air Lituanica is gaining momentum since its launch of services in June 2013 and signed its first interline agreement with KLM/Air France in October 2014.
-We are open to cooperate with other carriers, and one good example is the recent decision to coordinate flights on the route between Vilnius and Amsterdam with Air Lituanica, says Martin Gauss, airBaltic President and CEO.
-We have a code-share agreement with KLM, Air Lituanica does not, and both airlines will continue to compete while coordinating flight schedules to avoid the risk of a meaningless price war.
-In the case of Estonian Air we are watching closely to see what will happen in this market. On October 28, 2014, we launched flights on the route from Tallinn to Paris. We are keen to serve the Baltic region, but again, price wars are certainly not part of our strategy, says Mr Gauss.