On April 24, the Latvian airline airBaltic welcomed its millionth passenger traveling on the brand new Bombardier CS300 aircraft since the launch of commercial operations of the aircraft on December 14, 2016. The lucky millionth passenger was Santa Klegere, who arrived at Riga International Airport on board an airBaltic flight from Paris.
Since the launch of commercial operations with the CS300, the airline has completed more than 9,069 flights and flown over 23 603 block hours. Today, every fourth airBaltic passenger flies the CS300 aircraft. By the end of 2019, airBaltic is planning to have 20 Bombardier CS300 aircraft in its fleet. With an average jet fleet age of only two years, airBaltic, as an all-Bombardier operator, will have one of the youngest jet fleets in Europe.