AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoairBaltic Updates: airBaltic is suspending its Tallinn–London Gatwick winter flights (late Oct–late Mar), with refunds or rebooking options offered to affected passengers. Travel Demand Watch: airBaltic also reported July 2026 traffic—558,000 passengers (+3% y/y) and 4,786 flights (+7.4% y/y)—while load factor dipped to 84.2%. Border & Travel Disruption: Pāternieki, the Latvia–Belarus crossing, has resumed operations after technical system issues, with the lvrobeza.lv reservation system taking new bookings again. Tourism & Events: Valmiera district is hosting the first “Estonian Days” (Aug 21–23), with local tastings, master classes, excursions and activities including an event at the Unguriņi–Lilli border crossing. Cross-Border Crime: Lithuanian customs seized nearly half a million packs of illegal cigarettes allegedly produced in Latvia, worth about €2.4m, and launched a pre-trial investigation. Regional Security: Latvia’s foreign minister Baiba Braže met Zelensky to discuss EU support and new negotiation clusters as Ukraine faces intensified missile pressure.
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