Photo: Shutterstock The Latvian airline airBaltic is canceling 4,670 flights from its summer 2025 schedule due to delays in the delivery of Pratt & Whitney engines that it uses.
As part of the cancellations, the airline, which as of today is supposed to resume operations in Israel at the end of the month, announces the cancellation of the Tel Aviv-Vilnius route planned for the upcoming summer flight schedule (end of March 2025) and a reduction in activity on the Tel Aviv-Riga route.
As mentioned, the company is canceling thousands of flights for the upcoming summer across nearly 20 different routes due to its own issues not related to the security situation in Israel. Among the canceled routes for the coming summer, you can find Belgrade, Cluj, Mykonos, Tallinn, Dubrovnik, Chisinau, and, as mentioned, Tel Aviv-Vilnius.
The company stated: "airBaltic was informed by Pratt & Whitney that several A220-300 aircraft will remain grounded in 2025 due to engine shortages. As a result, the airline will cancel 19 routes and reduce frequencies on 21 others. In total, 4,670 flights will be canceled, affecting approximately 67,160 passengers. Despite these challenges, airBaltic will continue to operate most of its flights - over 70 destinations across Europe and beyond - to ensure that the Baltic states remain connected to the rest of the world".
It further stated: "Like many other airlines worldwide, airBaltic is dealing with external factors beyond its control, including global supply chain issues and maintenance constraints. The airline is very sorry for the problems caused by the forced cancellations, and remains fully committed to assisting affected customers with rebooking options or full refunds as needed".