 Tashkent, capital city of Uzbekistan, is a rapidly developing city, with close economical and cultural ties to both East and West. Close by lie ancient and wonderfully exotic cities such as Samarkand and Bukhara, with their mosques, minarets, spice bazaars, and Uzbek carpet shops. What Tashkent holds for the businessmen the cities along the former silk route hold for tourists. You have to go there and see for yourself – you will be surprised by the unbroken splendour of old civilization, and taken aghast by the harshness of the surrounding countryside. Uzbek hospitality, food, and drink, is an experience all by its own: and it is inexpensive!
Chisinau in Moldavia is different. However, also here the dynamic of ongoing development cannot pass unnoticed. Street live is vibrant, shops are full with goods from all parts of the world, construction sites abound. Moldova, one of the poorest countries of Europe, is fervently trying to catch up with the rest of Europe, and it is well on its way. And just to mention, both Tashkent and Chisinau have modern airport facilities. Businessmen, tourists, and others travellers visiting relatives and friends, from the Baltic countries or from anywhere in Scandinavia or Western Europe, will find airBaltic’s two new routes convenient and competitively priced, to quickly reach Uzbekistan and Moldova. During the Soviet period, both Tashkent and Chisinau were served from Riga. What airBaltic’s latest additions to its network show is a reestablishment, step by step, of old routes to Eastern destinations that were discontinued at the beginning of the 1990s. In this respect, Riga has been different from what so far has been going on in Vilnius and in Tallinn, both when it comes to number of destinations served and frequencies flown. We in airBaltic feel that we have the necessary competence to push this exiting development forward. Our success so far strongly encourages us to continue along this path. During the first weeks of November, airBaltic will launch a new product – the E-voucher. It can be purchased at selected locations in all three Baltic States, and used directly by you for making reservations and purchasing flight tickets on airBaltic’s Internet site. To make you familiar with this new form of connecting to airBaltic, we will sell 80,000 E-vouchers at rockbutton prices both at Rimi and Maxima stores in the Baltic States. This is the first launch of its kind in our part of the world. For example, you can go to a Rimi store in Tallinn, buy two E-vouchers, and fly from Tallinn to Riga, and from there onwards to Hurghada in Egypt. E-vouchers made available during this campaign will be valid for most part of airBaltic’s network. I highly recommend you – do not miss this fantastic opportunity. I wish you a good flight! Bertolt Flick
President and CEO |
