CEO and Chairman Martin Gauss said:
We at @airBaltic made a decision to leave the Russian market. Following the suspension of flights earlier, we have now cancelled all future flights to and from Russian destinations. #StandWithUkraine️
— Martin Gauss (@Gaussm) March 4, 2022
The company has already suspended all flights to and from Russian destinations until the end of May in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the closing of a large proportion of international airspace to Russian carriers.
Now that decision has been extended, if not permanently, then indefinitely. A similarly worded company press release said the move would be "until further notice".
It marks a notable turnaround in strategy for the company which, when under previous management more than a decade ago, treating Russian destinations as its most important routes and the key to growth. Under Gauss however, the destination list and business model have become much more diverse.
