airBaltic has signed a codeshare with EL AL and will restore Riga-Tel Aviv service on 1 July 2026. The route will operate three times weekly, with EL AL placing its LY code on the sector while airBaltic adds BT to selected EL AL flights beyond Israel.
The deal extends across Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Munich, Oslo, Stockholm, Tallinn, Vienna, Vilnius and Zurich on airBaltic’s network, while BT will sit on EL AL services from Tel Aviv to Amsterdam, Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt, Milan, Berlin and Zurich. airBaltic ties the return to demand recovery and a stabilising security backdrop, and says it will keep monitoring EASA guidance and insurer requirements.
The move strengthens Baltics-Israel feed and gives both carriers broader distribution ahead of the summer peak.