Estonia: National airline Nordica to stop operations, to be sold off

Estonia’s state-owned national airline, Nordica, will cease operations, ERR reports. Climate Minister Kristen Michal said that the government would allocate EUR 14.5mn to Tallinn Airport to ensure competitive fees and secure important routes. Another option is for the government to begin procuring direct flights to key destinations. The Ministry of Climate has contacted seven potential…

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Latvia: Tallinn Airport CEO suggests Estonia buy airBaltic stake

The Estonian state should consider buying a stake in Latvia’s national air carrier, airBaltic, Riivo Tuvike, CEO of Tallinn Airport, suggested, ERR reports. He argued that this would push airBaltic towards expanding operations at Tallinn Airport, where it is the market leader. Tuvike pointed out that Estonia was a “peripheral country,” saying that state support…

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Latvia: Government plans to list state-owned companies on stock exchange

The Latvian government will discuss the listing of state-owned companies and municipal enterprises on the stock exchange in January 2024, LSM reports. The first company to be listed will be national air carrier airBaltic. Finance Minister Arvils Aseradens said that the list would include other companies as well. Enterprises that may be listed include telecommunications…

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Estonia: Nordica suffers loss of nearly EUR 12mn in M9/2023

Estonia’s state-owned airline, Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica), generated consolidated revenue of EUR 85.5mn in the first nine months of 2023, which was up 29.8% from the same period of 2022, ERR reports. The rise in revenue was due to fleet expansion and increased number of passengers. However, revenue remained significantly lower than targeted due to…

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