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Passenger experience upgrades at Riga Airports

12 February 2024 | By Chunekshi Wimalasuriya, Laila Odina

International Airport Review caught up with Laila Odina, Chairperson of the Executive Board at Riga International Airport.

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Agreement made to finance airport vehicle charging columns by SEA and CINEA

31 August 2023 | By International Airport Review

An agreement has been signed between the CINEA and SEA to finance airport vehicle charging columns.

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In conversation with Laila Odina, Riga Airport

5 December 2022 | By Laila Odina

Watch this exclusive interview with Laila Odina, Chairperson of the Executive Board at Riga International Airport at World Aviation Festival 2022

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The new strategy of Riga Airport: Investments in future development and regional competitiveness

11 March 2022 | By Riga International Airport (RIX)

Riga Airport’s medium-term strategy until 2027, ‘Runway 2027’, provides for the development of the airport city concept ‘RIX Airport City’, which offers not only aviation services, but also creates business ecosystems, ensures excellent connections, and offers new opportunities both for the residents and development of new businesses.

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Riga Airport’s future strategy plans for new passenger terminal

16 February 2022 | By International Airport Review

Riga International Airport looks ahead to the future of the construction of its new airport passenger terminal, with an area of 30,000 m2 and the capacity to serve up to 12 million passengers annually.

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Riga Airport opens new self-service baggage drop-off points

20 September 2021 | By International Airport Review

The new lines will make the baggage drop off process at Riga Airport significantly more convenient and faster.

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Riga Airport commits to becoming net zero by 2050

12 July 2021 | By International Airport Review

As part of its commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, Riga Airport will develop a medium-term 2030 sustainability strategy to help the airport to achieve its climate goals.

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Riga Airport recognised as A-CDM compliant by EUROCONTROL

15 April 2021 | By TAV Technologies

As a result of implementing TAV Technologies' Airport Management Solutions, Riga Airport has been recognised as A-CDM compliant.

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Guidance on drone incidents near airports published by EASA

9 March 2021 | By International Airport Review

EASA's new guidance addresses unauthorised drone usage in the vicinity of airports, including by accident, with deliberate intent to disrupt, and criminal or terrorist motivation.

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Riga Airport joins EASA COVID-19 prevention charter

7 July 2020 | By International Airport Review

The EASA Charter, which has currently been signed by 22 European airports and airport operators, includes the certification of the members’ ability to ensure the highest epidemiological safety standards and provides information exchange to improve the joint industry measures aimed at ensuring maximum safety during the global pandemic.

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Riga Airport receives tender for Rail Baltica line and station

12 November 2019 | By International Airport Review

The developments are expected to begin in 2021 and will connect passengers of the airport to the city centre, with the total estimation being €280 million.

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Riga Airport to have Europe’s most advanced air cargo handling centre

8 November 2019 | By Rachael Harper (International Airport Review)

An agreement has been made to develop a new sorting facility at Riga Airport which will allow for more efficient shipment handling.

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Riga Airport reaches a new passenger traffic record

3 January 2017 | By International Airport Review

Demonstrating its leading position in the Baltic region, Riga achieved a new passenger traffic record of more than 5.3 million passengers...

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Airfield Lighting supplement 2015

2 June 2015 | By International Airport Review

In this Airfield Lighting supplement, Dzintra Jātniece from Riga International Airport describes their successful upgrade to CAT II standard, and Khrishan Tangri from Brisbane Airport Corporation explains how they have developed an award winning maintenance cycle...

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Keeping Riga International Airport flying through the fog

29 May 2015 | By Dzintra Jātniece, Jānis Maslovskis, Sandra Lāma, Vladimirs Krasausks

With an ageing lighting system causing visibility problems at Riga International Airport, the time had come to invest in a major upgrade to bring it up to CAT II standard. However, the single runway airport, the busiest in the Baltic region, – had to remain fully operational. Dzintra Jātniece, Director…

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