As a result of the reorganisation, five unprofitable routes will be suspended from the end of October until an improvement in the competitive situation is seen, the airline said.
Rearrangement will have the highest impact on passengers who travel from Tallinn to Trondheim, as no other airline will be able to serve this direct connection as of the 26th October. Other Nordica destinations will be served by LOT, SAS, Wizz Air, Norwegian and AirBaltic after this date, a statement read.
Flights will continue from Tallinn to Stockholm, Brussels and Warsaw, which will be serviced by LOT from the 1st July.
Kristi Ojakäär, a member of Nordica's management board, said: “Nordica has a duty to ensure the airline's profitability and sustainability – this is what the ownership expects of us. Strong competition and oversupply of seats on Tallinn routes do not allow us to operate profitably, today. In order to maintain readiness and our ability to provide the necessary regional air connections to Estonia in the future, Nordica will continue to provide air services and LOT will deal with routes and ticket sales and will carry the commercial risk.
“Until today, Nordica had been carrying the commercial risk on all Tallinn routes and had simultaneously provided the air services. In foreign markets, however, we have been performing the role of a direct air service provider for several years, leaving the commercial risk to the vendor. We will now implement this model in all markets."
The total volume of Nordica's flights and the number of crew working for the airline will not decrease, the airline said.