So far, some seats have been permanently blocked on board the Air Baltic Airbus A220-300 aircraft. That is now changing, as the carrier has now received certification to carry a maximum of 149 passengers.

Those seats that previously had an embroidered blocking notice may now be used for the carriage of passengers. Company boss Martin Gauss: “At the end of February we received our first Airbus A220-300 aircraft, which is approved for operation with up to 149 seats. Up to now we have been able to use 145 seats on the aircraft, but in the future the existing fleet will also be adapted to use the additional capacity, which will further increase the efficiency of our operations.”

In April 2022, the company changed the cabin configuration for the first five of the 33 Airbus A220-300. Air Baltic plans to release the additional seats across its fleet by summer 2023. Due to different seat configurations, the first 20 aircraft will have 148 seats available, while the next 12 aircraft will have 149 seats. All aircraft delivered between 2022 and early 2024 will have 148 seats.