The route will offer various new travel options for passengers from the Baltics and Kazakhstan via airBaltic's network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and the Middle East.
Flights will depart three times per week with a flight time of 5 hours and 15 minutes using a Bombardier CS300 airliner. Quoted prices range from 159 to 759 euros.
Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic said: “We are now the first Northern European airline to launch direct
flights to Almaty, which is a vibrant city in the heart of Kazakhstan. Riga – Almaty will be the
second longest flight on our network.”