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Jan 07, 2019 (newstodate): 2018 was worth celebrating at Latvia's Riga Airport.
Riga Airport wound up the year 2018 with a significant increase in all its key performance indicators: in 2018, the Airport served 7.06 million passengers - almost 16 percent more than in 2017.
The volume of cargo increased by 10.4 percent, exceeding 27 thousand tons, while the volume of flights increased by 11.5 percent with Riga Airport handling 83.5 thousand aircraft in 2018.
-In order for Riga Airport to achieve its goal of becoming a modern and convenient North European air traffic hub and serving at least ten million passengers a year by 2023, the company's main task for the next five years is to implement the planned passenger and cargo infrastructure projects, says Ilona Līce, Chairperson of the Board of Riga Airport.
In 2019, the Airport will begin the implementation of terminal expansion stage 6, including a new public terminal to be connected to the Rail Baltica railway.
Connection to the Rail Baltica will create a unified passenger service complex providing fast connectivity to the capital of Latvia as well as to the entire Rail Baltica railway network covering the Baltic States, Poland and Finland.
Riga Airport is also planning an extensive development of its cargo-handling infrastructure.
Already in 2019, the construction of a new cargo platform with an underground refueling system will start, allowing more wide-body aircraft to be served at the airport while relieving the pressure on the current apron aircraft stands.
In cooperation with investors, plans are to develop a modern cargo logistics center with an area of over 10,000 sq.m.
-Even though Riga Airport is already serving half of all Baltic aircraft, the cargo sector has great potential for development. The Airport's experience of handling Chinese e-commerce cargo last year demonstrates our ability to compete in this area, says Ms Lice.
Riga Airport wound up the year 2018 with a significant increase in all its key performance indicators: in 2018, the Airport served 7.06 million passengers - almost 16 percent more than in 2017.
The volume of cargo increased by 10.4 percent, exceeding 27 thousand tons, while the volume of flights increased by 11.5 percent with Riga Airport handling 83.5 thousand aircraft in 2018.
-In order for Riga Airport to achieve its goal of becoming a modern and convenient North European air traffic hub and serving at least ten million passengers a year by 2023, the company's main task for the next five years is to implement the planned passenger and cargo infrastructure projects, says Ilona Līce, Chairperson of the Board of Riga Airport.
In 2019, the Airport will begin the implementation of terminal expansion stage 6, including a new public terminal to be connected to the Rail Baltica railway.
Connection to the Rail Baltica will create a unified passenger service complex providing fast connectivity to the capital of Latvia as well as to the entire Rail Baltica railway network covering the Baltic States, Poland and Finland.
Riga Airport is also planning an extensive development of its cargo-handling infrastructure.
Already in 2019, the construction of a new cargo platform with an underground refueling system will start, allowing more wide-body aircraft to be served at the airport while relieving the pressure on the current apron aircraft stands.
In cooperation with investors, plans are to develop a modern cargo logistics center with an area of over 10,000 sq.m.
-Even though Riga Airport is already serving half of all Baltic aircraft, the cargo sector has great potential for development. The Airport's experience of handling Chinese e-commerce cargo last year demonstrates our ability to compete in this area, says Ms Lice.