Latvia’s national airline, airBaltic, carried around 4.5mn passengers in 2023, which was 36% more than in 2022, according to preliminary data, LETA reports. The carrier operated over 44,000 flights, which was 18% more than a year earlier. The company offered direct flights on over 100 routes from bases in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Tampere, and Gran Canaria.