New Route of the Day (6 September 2025): airBaltic between Riga and Faro

airBaltic inaugurated flights between Riga and Faro on Saturday 6 September. The 3,235-kilometre route will be maintained with the A220-300 aircraft and run weekly. The carrier is the sole operator between the two cities.

Flight BT673 departs Riga at 11:40 local time, touching down in Faro at 14:35 local time. The return service, operating as flight BT674, takes off at 15:35 local time, landing in the Latvian capital at 22:10 local time.

What they said

Mantas Vrubliauskas, VP Network Management at airBaltic, said: “We are delighted to add Faro to our network, marking the fourth destination we serve in Portugal alongside Lisbon, Porto, and very soon, Madeira. This new route opens a direct gateway for Latvian travellers to the Algarve – one of Europe’s most attractive leisure regions – while also offering passengers from Portugal convenient access to Riga and beyond. With Faro and our expanded winter schedule, we continue to broaden the variety of leisure options available during the colder months and to strengthen airBaltic’s role as the leading carrier in the Baltics.”

airBaltic grows winter network

The addition of Faro is part of airBaltic’s expanded winter schedule, which will also include flights from Gran Canaria to Ljubljana, starting 25 October, and from Tallinn to Madeira beginning the following day.

For the upcoming winter season, airBaltic will increase flight frequencies from all three Baltic capitals to Amsterdam, offering 19-weekly flights from Riga and 14-weekly flights each from Tallinn and Vilnius. The airline will significantly expand its presence in Dubai by launching daily flights from its home base in Riga and doubling service from Vilnius with 4-weekly rotations between the two cities.

Furthermore, airBaltic will extend some of its summer seasonal routes into the winter, with flights from Riga to Pisa and Porto operating through November. Meanwhile, services from Riga to Catania will begin earlier than usual, in March 2026. The airline will also increase its frequencies from Riga to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada, offering three flights per week to each destination. During the upcoming winter season, airBaltic also plans to resume flights between Riga and Dublin, operating 2-weekly rotations between the two capitals.