23 December 2020: Chorus Aviation recently delivered two new Airbus A220-300 aircraft to airBaltic of Latvia. These two aircraft are the last two of the long-term lease order of five aircraft announced on 20th November 2019.
Vitolds Jakovļevs, Chief Financial Officer, airBaltic said, “airBaltic continues to safely expand its services following the pandemic crisis and is offering flights to more than 65 destinations from all three Baltic countries. The aircraft has performed beyond the airline’s expectations, delivering better overall performance and fuel efficiency while offering an excellent flying experience.”
Joe Randell, President and Chief Executive Officer at Chorus said, “We applaud airBaltic’s successful resumption and expansion of services across Europe. The state-of-the-art, Canadian-built A220 aircraft is leading the charge in helping airlines around the world resume operations as travel demand increases with the implementation of rapid testing and distribution of vaccines to limit the spread of COVID-19.”
In December 2013, airBaltic became the first operator of the A220-300 aircraft and in May2020, they re-launched as an all Airbus A220 airline.
