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Nov 21, 2016 (newstodate): Latvia's airBaltic is considering a return of services to the country's Liepaja Airport.
Following on the completion of the long process of airport reconstruction works and certification Liepaja Airport, 210 km west of Riga, was reopened for non-commercial aviation services from May 26, 2016, and fully open for regular commercial traffic from September 19.
According to Baltic media, airBaltic is to perform a test flight from Riga to Liepaja on December 5, 2016, and is considering the resumption of services on the route.
No airline has yet announced firm plans for opening flights to Liepaja Airport, but in 2007, airBaltic launched services from Liepaja Airport to Hamburg and Copenhagen, and the now-defunct Russian carrier Atlant-Soyuz operated flights from 2008 between Liepaja and Moscow.
Following on the completion of the long process of airport reconstruction works and certification Liepaja Airport, 210 km west of Riga, was reopened for non-commercial aviation services from May 26, 2016, and fully open for regular commercial traffic from September 19.
According to Baltic media, airBaltic is to perform a test flight from Riga to Liepaja on December 5, 2016, and is considering the resumption of services on the route.
No airline has yet announced firm plans for opening flights to Liepaja Airport, but in 2007, airBaltic launched services from Liepaja Airport to Hamburg and Copenhagen, and the now-defunct Russian carrier Atlant-Soyuz operated flights from 2008 between Liepaja and Moscow.