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airBaltic has 3,000 employees and plans a smaller fleet. Could nearly one in four roles be affected?
airBaltic says between 500 and 700 positions could be affected as the Latvian carrier aligns staffing with a smaller fleet and a new business plan during its Chapter 11 financial reorganisation. The proposed changes span Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn and could touch pilots, cabin crew and other functions, although individual decisions have not yet been finalised. The workforce process demonstrates how quickly airline financial restructuring can move from balance sheets and aircraft leases into employee numbers.
Ryanair proposes $1.6bn Baltic expansion as airBaltic retreat opens a capacity gap
Ryanair plans to double passenger traffic across Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to 11 million annual seats by 2031, but the airline is simultaneously cutting capacity where airport charges rise, underlining the cost discipline behind its European expansion.
Why airBaltic’s Chapter 11 plan could reshape more than 3,000 aviation jobs
airBaltic has begun talks with unions over potential workforce reductions as the Latvian carrier uses Chapter 11 to cut debt, shrink its fleet and reset a business that generated record 2025 revenue but remained loss-making.