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May 09, 2022 (newstodate): With the first operations starting from May 12, 2022, the Latvian carrier airBaltic has managed to reignite its cargo operations from Kiev, Ukraine.
The carrier is cooperating with the Ukrainian partner UkrPoshta in carrying postal shipments from Ukraine by a regular truck line Kyiv-Riga for uplift at Riga Airport on airBaltic's route network.
According to airBaltic, a total of more than 7,000 mail bags were transported on the new line since the start, totaling some 50 tonnes.
airBaltic has been online with flights between Riga and Kiev since February 15, 1996, launched with Fokker 50 and later going up to Avro RJ70 aircraft.