Northern European carrier AirBaltic and Israeli airline El Al have agreed to a codeshare deal, which will take effect July 1.
Under the deal, El Al will place its LY code on AirBaltic flights between Riga and Tel Aviv, as well as service from Riga to Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Munich, Oslo, Stockholm, Tallinn, Vienna, Vilnius and Zurich.
Meanwhile, AirBaltic will apply its BT code on El Al flights operating between Tel Aviv and Amsterdam, Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt, Milan, Berlin and Zurich.
Mantas Vrubliauskas, vice president of network management at AirBaltic, in a statement said: "This agreement will provide customers with more seamless connections while further strengthening Riga's position as a key gateway between Israel, the Baltics and Northern Europe."
The codeshare announcement comes as AirBaltic prepares to resume flights between Riga and Tel Aviv from July 1, with three flights per week.