Latavio

Latavio
IATA code :	PV
ICAO code :	LTL
Call sign :	LATAVIO
Founding:	1992
Operation stopped:	1996
Seat:	Riga , Latvia
Turnstile :	Riga airport
Home airport :	Riga airport
Fleet size:	36
Aims:	Continental
Latavio ceased operations in 1996. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Latavio was a Latvian airline based in Riga and based at Riga Airport .

history

Latavio was the Latvian branch of Aeroflot during the Soviet Union . In 1992 Latavio - like many other airlines - was spun off from Aeroflot and continued as an independent state-owned Latvian airline. After a failed privatization, the company was finally liquidated in 1996.

Destinations

Latavio mainly flew to destinations within Europe. In 1993, Baku , Helsinki , Copenhagen , Larnaka , Moscow , Stockholm , Warsaw and Vienna were on the flight schedule.

fleet

The Latavio's fleet consisted of Soviet-designed machines:

• Antonov An-12
• Antonov An-24
• Tupolev Tu-134
• Tupolev Tu-154

A former Antonov An-24B of the Latavio can be seen in the Aviation Museum at Riga Airport.

See also

• Former Airlines List (Europe)

Web links

Commons : Latavio  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Funding Universe - History of Air Baltic