According to Erikas Zubrus, the director of Air Lituanica, the market responded extremely well to the launch of a new company – 'We are very happy about the fact that more tickets are sold not from Lithuania but from abroad to Vilnius. This certainly will have a positive impact on Lithuanian inbound tourism'.
Léon Verhallen, the marketing director of Brussels airport, emphasized that six evening flights per week from Brussels to Vilnius will guarantee a comfortable travelling experience for business and public sector travelers as well as a fast and frequent connection for leisure tourists.
The return flight from Brussels to Vilnius was sent off with traditional water cannons that are used to congratulate new airlines.
The Air Lituanica flights to Brussels will operate on the 76-seat aircraft Embraer 170 throughout the week except Saturdays. Starting on 8th of July, Air Lituanica will also operate daily flights to Amsterdam. Also, from 5th of August, Air Lituanica will add four flights per week to Berlin. In this fall, the airlines will also operate flights to Moscow, Munich, and Prague.
Until 2015, Air Lituanica aims to expand its flight map up to 13-16 itineraries and carry around 500-600 thousand passengers. It is projected that the company will create around 1500 new jobs in Lithuania. Air Lituanica operates in partnership with Estonian Air. The two shareholders of the company are – Start Vilnius, which belongs to Vilnius city municipality (83% of shares), and Air Lituanica Club (17%).
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