{"id":10747,"date":"2016-03-02T21:51:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T02:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/travel\/airline-to-sell-in-flight-real-estate\/"},"modified":"2016-03-02T21:51:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T02:51:06","slug":"airline-to-sell-in-flight-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/travel\/airline-to-sell-in-flight-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Airline to sell in-flight real estate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a><\/p>\n Latvian flag-carrier airBaltic <\/a>on Monday announced plans to offer castles in the air by selling real estate to passengers as they fly.<\/p>\n Interested travellers can buy a voucher for 30 euros ($36), which the airline says will save them up to 9,500 euros when they sign on the dotted line for a real estate purchase with a partner broker. \u201cAfter the success of our pilot project in high-value items, we want to go further. We are delighted to be the first airline in the world to offer real estate with guaranteed discounts for in-flight sale,\u201d Michael Grimme, airBaltic\u2019s head of sales said.<\/p>\n The airline, which operates flights from its Riga hub to more than 60 destinations worldwide, recorded a loss of 100 million euros in 2011.<\/p>\n It expects to lose another 50 million euros in 2012, eventually returning to profitability in 2014 under a restructuring plan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The company made headlines last December when it began selling cars on board, offering Mini Coopers<\/a> for 25,000 euros alongside more traditional in-flight buys.<\/p>\n