Latvian airline airBaltic has decided to cancel flights from Tallinn Airport to Gatwick Airport in London during the winter season (from the end of October to the end of March), writes ERR News.
During the winter season, flights from Tallinn to Gatwick will be provided by British low-cost airline Jet2. “airBaltic” plans to resume operation of the route in the summer season of 2027. The airline ERR explained that it is currently reviewing and making adjustments to the winter season schedule across its entire flight network, including certain routes from the capitals of all three Baltic states. Among the changes will be the cancellation of certain routes during the winter season and the adjustment of flight frequencies to better adapt to the predicted winter travel trends, but this will affect only a small part of the airline’s operations and is a normal part of schedule optimization.
airBaltic has committed to refunding the ticket price or offering another flight for travelers who have already booked flights within 14 days before or after the originally scheduled flight. These can be requested on the airline’s website.
Tallinn Airport Board Member Eero Pärgmäe said that the winter season in aviation in this region is usually about 20% quieter than the summer season in terms of flight numbers, and confirmed that it is normal to make changes to flight schedules even when they are already on sale.
In the upcoming winter season, airBaltic will operate flights from Tallinn to 12 destinations
– Amsterdam, Brussels, Madeira, Geneva, Malaga, Munich, Paris, Riga, Salzburg, Tenerife, Vienna and Vilnius.
Speaking about other carriers operating flights from Tallinn, Pärgmäe noted that not all have completed route planning, but there are also some positive announcements. For example, Jet2 has announced that it will operate flights to Tallinn from five UK cities over the Christmas period – London (Gatwick Airport), Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Leeds-Bradford. Pärgmäe said that the airline has sold almost twice as many tickets on Tallinn routes as last winter season, and it is expected that around 10,000 British travellers will visit Estonia this way.
German airline Eurowings has announced that it will continue flights on the Tallinn-Dusseldorf route also during the winter season, suspending them from mid-November to mid-December. Flights will then be available again during Christmas and New Year. After the 4th of January, flights to Dusseldorf will be suspended again until the 8th of March.
Hungarian Wizz Air will continue to operate most of the routes it currently operates.
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