Arturs Saveljevs | Board member and CCO
Riga International Airport
Arturs Saveljevs is a Chief Commercial Officer and a Board Member at Riga Airport, responsible for the airport’s aviation and non‑aviation commercial activities. With more than two decades of experience in the aviation sector, he has played a key role in strengthening Riga Airport’s growth, competitiveness, and commercial performance. He holds two master’s degrees: an MSc in Airport Planning and Management from Cranfield University and an MSc in International Economics from the University of Latvia. Arturs is an active contributor to the global aviation community through his long‑standing involvement with Airports Council International (ACI). He serves on the ACI Europe Commercial Forum and the ACI World ANARA Sub‑Committee, and has contributed to several ACI publications focused on advancing global best practices in non‑aeronautical revenue development. Alongside his executive responsibilities, Arturs is a guest lecturer in aviation management at the Transport and Telecommunication Institute and airport property management at Cranfield University. A frequent speaker at international industry conferences, he also supports regional economic development as a member of the Mārupe Municipality Business Advisory Council. Outside of work, Arturs enjoys traveling with his family, playing tennis, and staying closely connected to the aviation community.
Appearances:
WAF Day 2 @ 13:20
Panel: The airport terminal is changing – how are airports rethinking non-aero revenue with the wider passenger experience in mind?
- As airports digitise more of the journey, how are they rethinking retail, services and the overall passenger experience?
- How do airports balance dwell time, flow and frictionless processing with the need to protect non-aero revenue?
- Lounges and premium services are growing- how are airports working with partners to expand these offerings?
- What new partnership models are emerging between airports, brands and commercial operators?
- Where is the gap between measured performance (OTP, flow) and perceived experience?
- How should we evolve when passenger expectations, capacity constraints and digital journeys are shifting?
- Where are airports seeing the most promising opportunities for future non-aero growth?
WAF Day 3 @ 12:30
Panel: Who owns the passenger & captures the value – and are airports and airlines ready for co-ownership?
- Who truly owns passenger data across the journey - and how does that ownership shift between booking, airport and arrival?
- What is the real commercial upside of sharing data, and which joint revenue opportunities (retail, e-commerce, ancillaries) depend on it?
- Where do competitive sensitivities, loyalty programmes and margin pressures still block deeper collaboration?
- Can airports build meaningful data platforms without airlines, or is joint architecture across airlines, alliances and groups of airports essential?
- Looking ahead, will passenger data sit in collaborative platforms or remain siloed within airline and airport ecosystems?
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