Valsts gaisa satiksme
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Valsts gaisa satiksme (latv. State Aerial Communication) was a state owned national airline of Latvia, which operated in 1937-1940. Its hub was Spilve Airport, in Riga, Latvia.
Establishment
First flight of Valsts Gaisa Satiksme took place on Riga-Liepāja route on June 15, 1937. One-way ticket price was set at 14.5 Ls.[1] The route was served only in summer time, with the last flight served on October 15. Initially this route was planned as Riga-Ventspils-Liepaja service.
In 1938 and 1939 summer services on the Riga-Liepaja route were continued.
For 1939 launch of Krustpils-Daugavpils route was planned, but those plans were not implemented.
Airline used two seven-seats De Havilland Dragon Rapide aircraft. The livery was silver with company's name printed in black on the side of pilots' cabin.[2]
Closure
The airline services were discontinued with the Occupation of the Baltic states of Latvia by the Soviet Union in June 1940 and grounding of all Latvian aircraft by the order of Soviet authorities on June 17, 1940.
Soviet occupation authorities transferred the aircraft of Valsts Gaisa Satiksme to Soviet airline Aeroflot.
References
- ↑ Subota, Sandra. "Aviācijas attīstība Latvijā".
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