Latvian airline airBaltic has announced that it will increase its connections from Tallinn by opening five new direct routes. Starting next summer, airBaltic will fly from Tallinn to Barcelona (Spain), Hamburg (Germany), Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Reykjavik (Iceland) and Tirana (Albania).

"The new destinations will offer passengers great opportunities for leisure and business travel, as well as convenient onward connections when needed," the company said in a press release.

AirBaltic also to launch four new routes from Latvian capital Riga and seven from Lithuanian capital Vilnius, meaning there will be a total of 16 new direct flight connections to the Baltics.

The direct Tallinn-Tirana air line will increase the number of tourists from Estonia to Albania, increase economic exchanges and bring the two peoples closer together. This is what President Bajram Bagaj declared, during the meeting he held in Estonia with his counterpart, Alar Karis, as part of his visit to the Baltic Republics.