Air Canada and airBaltic Announce Codeshare Agreement

The first stage of the agreement begins on 06 November 2024 when Air Canada’s code will be added to ten routes operated by airBaltic, while airBaltic’s code will be placed on two routes operated by Air Canada. The agreement allows customers to travel between Canada and countries such as Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania on a single ticket.

Travel between Canada and the Baltic States on a Single-Ticket

From 06 November 2024, travellers can fly from Canada to Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius on a single ticket via European gateways including Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Stockholm. Effective the same day, airBaltic’s marketing code will be added to Air Canada routes from Toronto to Copenhagen and Amsterdam.

Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning at Air Canada said:

“Air Canada is very pleased to expand its longstanding relationship with airBaltic to enable greater connectivity and customer convenience when travelling between Canada and Northern Europe. This new codeshare partnership serves the growing travel demand between Canada and the Baltic region and builds on Air Canada’s global growth strategy by leveraging its extensive, non-stop network from Canada to Scandinavia and key European gateways including Amsterdam”

Martin Gauss, President and CEO at airBaltic, echoed this statement, commenting:

“We are pleased to announce our codeshare agreement with our long-term interline partner Air Canada, providing our customers with enhanced connectivity. This new codeshare partnership will now offer both airBaltic and Air Canada travellers expanded travel options between all three Baltic capitals and Canada, with a seamless one-stop connection through other European cities. We are looking forward to successful, long-term collaboration.”

Next summer, airBaltic’s marketing code will be added to Air Canada’s seasonal services from Montreal to Copenhagen and Amsterdam, and Toronto to Stockholm. The two airlines also plan to explore benefits for each other’s loyalty programme members.

What is a Codeshare Agreement?

A codeshare agreement is an arrangement between airlines to sell and market the same flight. It benefits airlines by allowing them to access more routes without increasing fleet size. For customers, the main benefit of the agreement is convenient travel. Typically, baggage does not have to be rechecked on connecting flights and routing is clearer during the booking process.