Baltia Air Lines

In 2008, Baltia Air Lines plans to inaugurate non-stop service between JFK and St. Petersburg.
Our first flight to St. Petersburg also marks the launching of an exciting new U.S. airline.

A grand inaugural event is planned for Baltia's maiden flight consisting of a ceremony at JFK Airport including the christening of our aircraft, an exclusive maiden flight with 100 honor guests and 180 inaugural passengers, and a very special celebratory itinerary in St. Petersburg. The date of Baltia’s maiden flight will soon be announced.

City Facts

St. Petersburg is not only the largest city in Northern Europe with over five million residents, it’s the fourth largest city in all of Europe. In many respects unique to itself, St. Petersburg is on par or even surpasses the greatest of all European cities – London, Paris and Rome.

Originally named in honor of St. Peter, the name St. Petersburg, coincidentally enough, must have pleased its founding father, tsar Peter the Great. Founded in 1703, Peter called the city "Russia's Window to the West.” Today, St. Petersburg is a treasure of unparalleled proportions with world-renowned theaters, palaces and museums, fine restaurants and outdoor cafés, and a myriad of elegant hotels.

With its beautiful crisscrossing rivers and canals, St, Petersburg is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture with wide avenues and winding streets, 379 legendary bridges, over 1,000 major monuments and 19 theaters and concert halls. Among its rich array of cultural attractions are the Hermitage, Peter and Paul Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac's Cathedral, and Mariinsky Theatre.

Over the centuries, St. Petersburg has served as an inspiration for such noted historical figures as Rastrelli, Montferrand, Petipat, Tchaikovsky, Rubenstein, Musorgsky, Stravinsky, Prokofyev, Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, Tolstoy, and many other world-famous composers, painters, writers, poets and artists.

But St. Petersburg is much more than one of the world’s leading cultural centers. The city is also a major industrial, scientific and commercial hub – with 400 research institutes, 41 colleges, 787 libraries, 5 major shipyards and thousands of factories, many with Western ties. What’s more,
St. Petersburg has been called Russia's “Silicon Valley” and high-tech center. The key role the city plays in the economic, cultural and political development of the Russian Federation is undeniable.