Latvia’s Riga International Airport (RIX) served a total of 5.32 million passengers in the first nine months of 2026, which was as many as in the same period of 2025, LETA reported. Transit passengers accounted for 22% of the total, which was up from 20% a year earlier. Latvia’s national airline, airBaltic, accounted for 59% and Ireland’s Ryanair for 19% of the total number of passengers, RIX reported. Compared to the first nine months of 2025, airBaltic’s passenger volume rose by 4%, while Ryanair’s passenger volume fell by 17%. The airport handled altogether 48,600 flights in the first nine months of 2026, which was 2% more than a year earlier. The airport’s cargo turnover increased by 46% to 20,700 tonnes.
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