The investment has been made in line with the shareholders agreement signed between the Latvian government and the investor.
Thus, the state and the German investor together will invest about EUR 132 million in airBaltic for upgrade of the fleet and implementation of Horizon 2021 business plan.
airBaltic shareholders will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday to decide in increase of the share capital in the company.
National airline airBaltic shareholder agreement was signed between the Latvian government and German businessman Ralf-Dieter Montag-Girmes in February. Under the deal, a total of EUR 132 million of fresh capital will be invested in the Latvian carrier for fleet modernization and its new Horizon 2021 business plan.
In November 2015, the government approved the plan to sell 20 percent of airBaltic to Montag-Girmes for EUR 52 million and agreed to invest a further EUR 80 million in the airline. Under the deal, the German investor will hold 20 percent of shares in the carrier, while the remaining stake will be held by the Latvian government.
airBaltic, founded in 1995, so far is 99.8 percent owned by the Latvian state and serves direct flights to about 60 destinations from its home base in Riga.
