Air Baltic confirms preliminary talks with Japanese carriers
Latvia's government sent a delegation to Japan in April to discuss possible investment in flag carrier Air Baltic, chief executive Martin Gauss tells Flightglobal.
Talks were held between Latvian officials and Japan's two largest carriers - Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) - though Gauss stresses that they were "preliminary discussions" and no decisions have been taken.
State-owned Air Baltic last year said early-stage talks had also been held with unspecified parties in the Persian Gulf and China.