On September 2, 2023, the Latvian national airline airBaltic welcomed its 43rd Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABR, in Riga. This is the fourth Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic in 2023. It is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300 order placed by airBaltic, which includes 30 options and purchase rights for the same aircraft type.
Thus far, airBaltic has carried close to 13 million passengers on the Airbus A220-300 aircraft. Airbus A220-300s of the airline have completed nearly 143, 000 flights and flown over 311, 000 block hours.
Since May 2020, airBaltic operates all its flights with a single aircraft type – Airbus A220-300.
The airline states that the Airbus A220-300 has performed “beyond the company’s expectations, delivering better overall performance, fuel efficiency and convenience for both passengers and the staff”.