RIX Riga Airport skilled an 8% enhance in passenger site visitors in August, dealing with 740 thousand passengers, and launched the primary capsule lodge within the Baltic airport area.
Based on preliminary knowledge on the Airport’s efficiency, RIX Riga Airport dealt with 740 thousand passengers in August, which is 8 % greater than in August final yr. For the reason that starting of the yr, 4.6 million passengers and 41.5 thousand flights have been served. Nearly 569 thousand passengers used direct flights in August, or 8 % greater than a yr earlier. Within the annual breakdown, the variety of direct passengers additionally exceeds the pre-pandemic interval – the indicator of August 2019 – by 2 %. In comparison with final yr, the variety of travellers who use Riga Airport as a switch level has elevated by 7 proportion factors. The variety of transit and switch passengers additionally reveals a rise from a yearly perspective.
Manchester, Budapest, and Malaga have been the most well-liked routes from Riga in August; the typical flight occupancy elevated to 87 p.c.
On the finish of August, the primary “Kepler Membership” capsule lodge was formally opened within the Riga Airport terminal, which is the primary lodge of this sort within the airports of the Baltic nations; a number of new ingesting water fountains have been additionally put in.
Greater than 6,000 flights have been served on the Airport in August; of them, 5 451 have been passenger plane, and the remainder have been air cargo, enterprise, army, and different flights.
Riga Airport is a fast-growing Northern European air site visitors hub, connecting the Baltic nations with European enterprise centres and fashionable vacation locations. Being conscious of its position and duty within the nationwide financial system of Latvia, the Airport develops sustainable providers and infrastructure, taking good care of its workers and the atmosphere, and preserving tempo with society and the local people. By becoming a member of the Web Zero 2050 initiative, Riga Airport has dedicated to reaching local weather neutrality by 2035.
The airport is positioned within the Mārupe Municipality west of Riga, roughly 10 km from its metropolis centre.
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