Latvijas Gaisa Satiksmes Akciju Sabiedriba

Latvijas Gaisa Satiksmes Akciju Sabiedrība was a Latvian-German airline, based in Riga, Latvia.

Junkers was also eager to exploit the German postal authorities’ concession for the transportation of freight and passengers on the link Berlin – Königsberg – Kaunas (or Klaipėda / Mėmel) – Riga, granted in December 1920.

The founders of Latvijas Gaisa Satiksmes AS were two Latvian citizens Captain Jānis Lindbergs and Lieutenant Jānis Ozols, together with Dr Alexander Woskressenski, a Russian lawyer living in Riga and serving as general agent for Lloyd-Junkers Luftverkehrs GmbH for Latvia and Estonia.

Initially they flew with German registrations until were registered in Latvia respectively as BL-ATA (September 1923) and BL-ATB (March 1924).

In the spring of 1923, the Latvijas Gaisa Satiksmes AS joined the Osteuropa Union of Junkers-affiliated airline companies to fly (as from March 7, 1923) on the Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Königsberg line.

While participating Osteuropa Union air service in 1923–1925, Latvijas Gaisa Satiksmes AS flew 603,000 kilometres, carried 5,627 passengers and 84,007 kg.

As a result, the company had to pull out of the co-operation and had subsequently to cease operations under Europa Union KGA's jurisdiction.

The Junkers Werke AG decided to close down the airline in summer of 1926, after Latvian Government withdrew its subsidies in 1925.

Subsequently, both Junkers F 13s were sold in June and July 1926 and eventually got back their German registrations and names.