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• Benedikt Kammel
Ryanair has proposed a five-year, $1.6 billion investment across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, including additional aircraft and routes. The plan comes as airBaltic pursues creditor protection, positioning Ryanair to capitalize on weakness at the Baltic region’s established network carrier.
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Ryanair has proposed a five-year, $1.6 billion investment across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, including additional aircraft and routes. The plan comes as airBaltic pursues creditor protection, positioning Ryanair to capitalize on weakness at the Baltic region’s established network carrier.
Portugal’s OMNI Aviação has entered insolvency, while its air operator certificate has been suspended. The combined financial and regulatory developments place the carrier’s ability to continue flight operations in question and make the status of its fleet, employees and customers a matter for stakeholders to monitor.
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