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Airlines and Aviation

The Helsinki pivot – how Finnair navigated extraordinary market shocks

Kanchan Nath Mar 23, 2023
It has been a rough three years for Finnair. As if the pandemic wasn’t bad enough, losing access to Russia’s airspace was another big blow. Now, the airline is taking steps to adjust.
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair hops into spring with super schedule

Kanchan Nath Mar 8, 2023
Finnair is hopping into spring with its biggest schedule since 2020, as the airline continues to recover its network and prepares for a busy summer
TD Syndicated Partner

Finnair: Spring 2023 schedule biggest since 2020

Harry Johnson Mar 8, 2023 0
by: Harry Johnson | During March, the carrier is expected to operate over 8,500 flights, the highest number since February 2020 Full article: Finnair: Spring 2023 schedule biggest since…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair unveils a ‘berry’ fine wine

Kanchan Nath Feb 17, 2023
Finnair has its head in the clouds, following the launch of a bespoke Finnish cloudberry wine. The new Nordic dessert wine, named ‘Kultainen’, has been launched in partnership with the…
Airlines and Aviation

Heavier Finnair flights could lighten the financial load

Kanchan Nath Feb 1, 2023
Finnair has modified ten of its flagship A350s to carry more customers and cargo as it continues to increase capacity across its popular Asian routes.
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair swings into 2023 with super sale

Kanchan Nath Jan 27, 2023
Finnair has launched its first sale of 2023, as it gears up to celebrate its centenary later this year. The new promotion has been specifically tailored to UK customers, with a range of the…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair embarks on European expansion

Kanchan Nath Jan 23, 2023
Finnair has revealed its European schedule for the coming summer, including a range of new routes. The Finnish carrier will launch three weekly flights to the Norwegian gateway of Bodø for…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds flights between Helsinki and Asia for summer 2023

Kanchan Nath Dec 22, 2022
Finnair adds flights between its Helsinki hub and key destinations in Asia for summer 2023. Finnair resumes flights between Helsinki and Osaka with three weekly flights and adds frequencies…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair completes hat-trick of Doha routes

Kanchan Nath Dec 21, 2022
Finnair is launching daily flights from Helsinki to Doha, as it continues to expand its Asian network. This route follows in the footsteps of Finnair’s recently launched flights from…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair flights ‘finn-ish’ year on a high

Kanchan Nath Dec 5, 2022
Finnair flights are set to end 2022 on a high, as the airline continues to recover its network. During December, the carrier is expected to operate 8,252 flights, the highest number since…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair reduces approximately 150 jobs due to the impacts of the Russian airspace closure

Kristin Mariano Nov 23, 2022
Finnair has ended the change negotiations that were started in early October on its plan to reduce 200 jobs globally. The plan was linked to Finnair’s new strategy published on…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair To Outsource Cabin Crew Jobs To Cut Costs

Joe Cusmano Nov 22, 2022
Finnair plans to reduce the number of cabin crew based in Finland from 1,750 to 450 by the end of 2023. The airline plans to establish local flight attendant bases in the United States…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair cancels approx 100 flights on 20-21 Nov

Kanchan Nath Nov 21, 2022
Finnair has to cancel altogether approximately 100 flights leaving Helsinki Airport on Sunday 20 November and Monday 21 November. The Finnish Transport Workers' Union AKT has announced a…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair celebrates its 99th birthday

Kanchan Nath Nov 2, 2022
Finnair marks its 99th anniversary as it looks ahead to celebrating its centenary in 2023. Established in 1923 on November 1 as Aero, the Finnish flag-carrier is the world’s sixth oldest…
Airlines and Aviation

Toky-go! Finnair launches direct flights to Tokyo-Haneda

Kristin Mariano Oct 28, 2022
This weekend, Finnair is launching new direct flights from Helsinki to Tokyo-Haneda, in a boost to its Asian services. From October 30, flights to Tokyo’s second airport will operate…
Air

Finnair and Qatar Airways to launch daily services from Nordic to Doha

Kanchan Nath Aug 29, 2022
Finnair and oneworld partner Qatar Airways have agreed to establish a long-term strategic cooperation between Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen and Doha
Air

Finnair to unveil Helsinki-Mumbai flights from August

Megha Paul Jul 7, 2022
The Mumbai service will now start as a thrice weekly and go up to four times a week from this November
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair removes the face mask requirement on flights where it is not an authority requirement

Kristin Mariano Apr 25, 2022
Many countries are removing Covid-19-related restrictions due to the increasing vaccination coverage and the mild form of the recent virus variants. In line with this, Finnair is now lifting…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair flies to 77 destinations in winter 2022, as travel continues to recover

Kristin Mariano Apr 22, 2022
Finnair has updated its offering for winter 2022-2023, with a view to the Russian airspace closure.
Air

Moving beyond flights, Finnair launches bus connections

Megha Paul Mar 31, 2022
Finnair flights will still link Helsinki with Turku and Tampere, but the airline’s new dedicated bus service is being introduced to enhance connections between the cities and Helsinki…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair supports Ukrainians with 95% discounted flights

Kristin Mariano Mar 14, 2022
Finnish flag carrier, Finnair, has introduced special fares on one-way flights from select cities in Eastern Europe discounted by 95% to help those Ukrainians looking to escape the conflict…
Airlines and Aviation

Russian Airspace Sanctions May Lead Finnair to Lay off 650 Crew

Joe Cusmano Mar 11, 2022
Finnair may be forced to lay off up to 650 pilots and cabin personnel for at least three months due to restrictions on flying in Russian airspace.
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair Hit Hardest By Russian War On Ukraine

Joe Cusmano Mar 9, 2022
Following the airline’s warning that the closure of Russian airspace would significantly impact its operations, Finnair’s stock price has declined significantly.

Finnair Unveils New Long-Haul Business & Economy Cabins

Joe Cusmano Feb 17, 2022
Finnair has unveiled a new look for long-haul flights, including new business and premium economy cabins, as part of a massive investment in customer service.

How Finnair has made travelling easier by digitalising coronavirus certificate checks

Megha Paul Nov 30, 2021
Finnair now introduces a new digital tool with which customers can confirm their coronavirus certificates before their journey
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to launch new Asian routes and focus on Japan

Kristin Mariano Nov 11, 2021
Finnair is gearing up for the expected gradual opening of Asia with plans to fly to over 100 destinations worldwide and new long-haul services to the Far East for Summer 2022.
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair could have a small fleet of electric planes within five years

Joe Cusmano Mar 30, 2021
Finnair is convinced electric aviation is the future, and it’s ready to commit to adding electric planes to its fleet.

Finnair and Sabre unveil new GDS agreement

Alastair Newport Jun 16, 2020
Finnair and Sabre have announced a new global distribution partnership. Under the new agreement, Sabre will resume distributing competitive global Finnair content to hundreds of thousands…

Piia Karhu quits Finnair

Megha Paul May 21, 2020
Piia Karhu, senior vice president of customer experience, and a member of the Finnair executive board, will leave the company on 30 June 2020 as she has been appointed senior vice…

Finnair to gradually return to flying from July

Megha Paul May 20, 2020
Finnair will start flying again from Heathrow and Manchester in July, gradually adding frequencies and routes back to its global network, as the Nordic airline returns to service. The…

Finnair unveils competition to win flights to Asia

Megha Paul May 7, 2020
Finnair is re-launching its online training modules. These new modules include some ambitious sustainability objectives as well as new fare brands, Light, Classic and Flex, which include…

Finnair to deepen cooperation with Juneyao Air

Megha Paul Apr 15, 2020
Finnair and Shanghai-based Juneyao Air have signed a Letter of Intent to deepen their cooperation between China and Europe subject to required regulatory approvals. The aim is to establish a…

Finnair-Neste deal to reduce CO2 footprint of flying

Megha Paul Mar 6, 2020
Finnair and Neste, the world’s largest producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable waste and residues, have signed a new agreement which will gradually and considerably…

Finnair adds extra frequencies to New York JFK airport for summer 2020

Megha Paul Feb 14, 2020
Finnair is adding additional frequencies to its popular New York JFK route for the upcoming summer 2020 season. With these new frequencies, it is adding a total of 250 flights between…

Finnair suspends Nanjing and Beijing Daxing routes until March end

Megha Paul Jan 29, 2020
Due to the recent suspension of all group travel from China, Finnair will cancel its three weekly flights between Helsinki and Beijing Daxing International Airport between 5 February and…

Soaring high: Finnair’s passenger traffic reaches 14.7 million

Megha Paul Jan 8, 2020
In December, Finnair experienced strong demand and carried 1,154,000 passengers, 11.7% more than in the corresponding period of 2018. The overall capacity measured in Available Seat…

Finnair unveils flagship non-Schengen lounge

Megha Paul Dec 23, 2019
Finnair has unveiled the final phase of its non-Schengen lounge expansion with the opening of its new business class lounge. The new platinum wing lounge was opened in June this year.…

Finnair cancels 250 flights due to postal strike

Alastair Newport Nov 25, 2019
The Finnish aviation labour union, IAU, has informed Finnair of a support strike for Monday November 25, related to the ongoing labour dispute at Posti, the Finnish postal service.…
Japan

Finnair Sapporo service to operate throughout the year

Alastair Newport Nov 20, 2019
Finnair has upgraded its new seasonal service to Sapporo in Japan to operate the route year-round. Twice-weekly flights to Sapporo in Hokkaido, which during the winter is home to some of…

Finnair boosts flights to Lapland to meet demand post demise of Thomas Cook

Megha Paul Oct 31, 2019
Finnair has boosted flights to Lapland to meet the surge in demand from UK customers following the collapse of Thomas Cook. The liquidation of the 178-year-old tour operator has seen the…

Finnair and Air Serbia ink codeshare deal

Megha Paul Oct 30, 2019
Finnair and Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, have agreed on a codeshare agreement in order to provide their passengers enhanced travel opportunities within…

Finnair inks codeshare pact with Fiji Airways, extends network in South Pacific

Megha Paul Oct 14, 2019
Finnair and Fiji Airways have agreed on a new codeshare partnership between Helsinki and Nadi in Fiji via three gateways served by the airline. Its code will be added to Fiji Airways’…
Finland

Finnair doubles-up in Tokyo

Alastair Newport Oct 8, 2019
Finnair has announced it will be bringing new services to Tokyo this week with the launch of two new flights to the Japanese capital city's Haneda Airport. Available to buy now, the extra…
Europe

Finnair: “Technological innovations are key in solving aviation’s CO2 emission challenge”

Alastair Newport Sep 27, 2019
A new Nordic initiative to drive the development of electric aircraft has been launched today with the help of Finnair. The Finnish flag carrier is part of a new platform funded by Nordic…

Finnair and LATAM launch codeshare partnership

Megha Paul Sep 12, 2019
Finnair and LATAM Airlines Group implemented a new codeshare agreement on flights between Finnair’s hub in Helsinki and LATAM’s hubs in São Paulo, Brazil and in Santiago, Chile, via five…
Air

Push for change: Finnair flies first biofuel flights

Megha Paul Aug 6, 2019
Finnair has announced that it will fly the first biofuel flights backed by its “Push for change” carbon decreasing initiative. The first flight took off on 5 August and the second flight…
Air

Finnair grows operations in China

Megha Paul Jul 1, 2019
Finnair has added capacity to Beijing with three weekly flights to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport, which opens for operation on 30 September 2019. Finnair will operate to…
Air

Finnair to transfer Delhi route cabin service to OSM Aviation

Megha Paul Jun 27, 2019
Finnair is expanding its cooperation with the Norway-based OSM Aviation. Cabin services in the Delhi route will be transferred to OSM Aviation during the last quarter of 2019. In the…
Air

Viking tales: Finnair unveils digital travel service to entice travellers

Megha Paul Jun 21, 2019
Finnair has launched a new online service, branded Now/here, that brings Finnish, and later even Nordic, travel experiences easily accessible to international travellers. The service…
Finland

When you absolutely, positively need to be there on time: Finnair gets punctual

Alastair Newport May 24, 2019
Finnair has unveiled some new tech today with the announcement that it had built a machine with private artificial intelligence firm Silo AI.
Air

Shanghai boon: Finnair joins forces with Juneyao Air

Alastair Newport May 16, 2019
Finnair continued to ratchet up the reach of its China Network today when it announced it had begun its new Finnair codeshare cooperation with the Shanghai based carrier Juneyao Air. As…
Airlines and Aviation

Hot summer routes: Finnair adds 21% to Helsinki-Heathrow capacity

Christian Tolentino Jan 8, 2019
Finnair has announced its plans to add capacity on its route between Helsinki and London Heathrow for the summer 2019 season starting on 31 March 2019.
Airlines and Aviation

NDC is like buying a chocolate cake, says Finnair APAC GM

Kristin Mariano Nov 21, 2018
Everybody in the aviation industry is talking about New Distribution Capability (NDC), which has been floating before us since a couple of years now. If you are still struggling to wrap your…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair installs premium economy across global fleet

Alastair Newport Nov 13, 2018
Finnair has revealed today that it will update its passenger offering in 2021 by installing its brand new Premium Economy product.
Airlines and Aviation

For your tastebuds: Finnair announces summer routes in Europe

Mili Nov 2, 2018
Further strengthening its summer holiday offering for leisure customers, Finnair will open three new routes to Bologna, Italy; Bordeaux, France and Porto, Portugal for the peak summer season…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair chooses Amadeus Network Revenue Management to drive profitability

Kristin Mariano Oct 25, 2018
Finnair has chosen Amadeus Network Revenue Management that uses data science to improve demand forecasts and optimise the airline’s Origin and Destination network.
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair boosts convenience on Edinburgh’s Asian connection

Alastair Newport Sep 25, 2018
Following my interview with Finnair’s CCO, where Juha Järvinen explained the importance of the Asian network to the company’s present and future, the airlines has released details of…
Global

Asia driving “fastest growth phase” in Finnair’s history, says CCO

Alastair Newport Sep 11, 2018
Following news of Finnair’s Asian expansion, which most recently has seen the company boost operations in Japan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, I spoke to Finnair’s chief commercial officer,…
Airlines and Aviation

Looking east: Finnair increases frequency to Japan and China

Mili Aug 30, 2018
Wishing not to be left behind, and continuing its strong growth in key Asian markets, Finnair announced it will be adding frequencies on many popular Asian routes for next summer.
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds LAX service for daily flights to California this summer

Alastair Newport Aug 21, 2018
Recent years have seen much of Finnair’s growth strategy centred around the Asian and Chinese markets. However, with the advantages of geography, meterological conditions not-with-standing,…
Air

Finnair goes green and in response to customer demand

Alastair Newport Jul 25, 2018
Finnair launches customer initiative to cut emissions after 94% of Finns say they want to reduce air travel emissions
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair record breaking run continues with a powerful start to 2018

Alastair Newport Feb 9, 2018
Following the record breaking achievements of 2017, Finnair has powered into 2018, displaying the fastest growth in Finnair’s history - the number of passengers grew by 15.6 per cent in…
Airlines and Aviation

Despite difficult winter Finnair passenger volume keeps climbing

Alastair Newport Jan 11, 2018
Finnair’s December passenger volume reached a new high, the number of passengers per year increased by more than one million to close to 12 million passengers.
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair celebrates inaugural flights to Lapland from Gatwick

Jill Sayles Dec 15, 2017 1
Finnair recently launched two new seasonal routes to Lapland. The inaugural flights left from Gatwick to Kittilä and Ivalo. Pictures celebrating the new direct flight from Gatwick to…
Airlines and Aviation

How Finnair plans to reach quarter billion Chinese consumers

Alastair Newport Oct 30, 2017 16
Finnair will start collaboration with JD.com, also known as Jingdong, one of the leading e-commerce companies in China. Finnair will be the first non-Chinese airline to open a flagship store…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair offers flights to Japanese cities from UK

Jill Sayles Jun 28, 2017
Finnair has released special Economy and Business Class promotional fares to Japanese cities from the UK.  Customers booking before 11 July this year can fly to popular business and…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair awarded best airline in Northern Europe

Maria Airey Jun 21, 2017
Finnair has been named as Northern Europe’s Best Airline, for the eighth consecutive year, at the World Airline Awards at the Paris Air Show.  Finnair has investe in their growing A350…
United States

Finnair Increases Capacity to Lapland for Winter 2017

Simon Willmore May 8, 2017 0
Finnair has announced an increase in capacity to Lapland for winter 2017. Due to the continued increase in demand for Lapland as a tourist destination, Finnair is growing its capacity to…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to launch winter flights from UK to Kittilä in Lapland

Jill Sayles May 3, 2017
Finnair has announced that it will start flying non-stop from the UK to Kittilä, in Lapland, in addition to the previously announced new service to Ivalo. The new direct service will link…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to cancel 90+ flights on Friday

Mark Elliott Mar 16, 2017
Finnair has confirmed that it will cancel more than 90 flights on Friday 17 March, due to strike action at Helsinki Airport. The industrial action is due to take place between 3pm and…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair partners with Amadeus on new NDC capability

Aaron Greenwood Mar 2, 2017
Finnair has partnered with Amadeus to launch a new solution, Amadeus Altea NDC, which is based on  IATA's NDC (New Distribution Capability) XML-based messaging standard. Finnair is…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to take Heathrow A350 XWB service daily

Gemma Greenwood Feb 23, 2017
Finnair has confirmed its flagship long-haul aircraft, the Airbus A350 XWB, will operate a daily service between London Heathrow and Helsinki replacing the current Airbus A320 aircraft on…
India

Finnair announces new Goa route

Aaron Greenwood Jan 26, 2017
Finnair has announced that it will be adding the Indian coastal city of Goa to its winter schedule and adding extra frequencies to many other popular winter destinations. The extra…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair brings Alipay onboard for Chinese passengers

Mark Elliott Jan 26, 2017
In an industry first, Finnair will introduce Alipay services onboard its aircraft. As part of its continued efforts to woo more Chinese travellers, the Finnish national carrier will…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds Goa in long-haul expansion drive

Mark Elliott Jan 19, 2017
Finnair will launch its first flights to Goa this year, as part of a major expansion of its long-haul network. The Helsinki-based national carrier will start flying to the Indian…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to fly direct from London to Lapland

Aaron Greenwood Jan 18, 2017
Finnair has announced that it will start flying non-stop from the UK to Finnish Lapland. The new direct service will link London Gatwick and Ivalo twice a week from mid-December 2017 until…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair extends codeshare deal with Flybe

Gemma Greenwood Jan 17, 2017
Finnair is extending its network in the United Kingdom with new codeshare services on Flybe flights between the UK and several key European cities.   Finnair’s codes will be added to the…
UK

Finnair appoints new GM for UK and Ireland

Aaron Greenwood Jan 11, 2017
Finnair has appointed Andrew Fish its new general manager for UK, Ireland and Benelux. Based in London, Fish oversees sales and marketing teams across the region, including the gateways…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair launches festive sale

Aaron Greenwood Dec 7, 2016
Christmas has come early for Finnair customers, who can take advantage of special festive offers for travel to a variety of Asian destinations.  Customers booking between now and 9th…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair flies to Astana for World Expo

Mark Elliott Nov 4, 2016
Finnair has unveiled plans to launch a new route to Astana for the summer 2017 season, to coincide with the hosting of the World Expo in Kazakhstan’s capital city. From 20 June to 11…
Airlines and Aviation

Vietnam Airlines partners Finnair to expand European network

Mark Elliott Nov 2, 2016
Vietnam Airlines has entered into a new codeshare partnership with Finnair that will enable the Asian carrier to expand its footprint in Europe. Under the terms of the deal, Vietnam…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair launches codeshare with Vietnam Airlines

Aaron Greenwood Nov 1, 2016
Finnair and Vietnam Airlines have launched a new codeshare deal offering a wider choice of destinations and flight frequencies for customers in both Europe and Vietnam.  With this new…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair flies A350 to Tokyo in Asian expansion

Mark Elliott Oct 11, 2016
Finnair has unveiled plans to launch more flights to Asia, including its first ever Airbus A350 services to Tokyo. The Helsinki-based carrier will add four more weekly flights to the…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair continues long-haul fleet revamp

Mark Elliott Sep 30, 2016
Finnair has taken delivery of its seventh Airbus A350 aircraft. The new long-haul jet was delivered on Thursday as part of a leasing arrangement with GE Capital Aviation Services…
Airlines and Aviation

WTM to feature keynote interviews with Emirates, Finnair presidents

Aaron Greenwood Sep 28, 2016
The President of Emirates, a seasoned industry veteran, and his Finnair counterpart – a relative newcomer to the airline industry – will be the keynote aviation interviews at World Travel…
United States

Finnair opens new route to San Francisco

Gemma Greenwood Sep 23, 2016
In line with its growth strategy, Finnair has announced that it will open a new seasonal route from Helsinki to San Francisco in June 2017.  The airline will operate three weekly…
UK

Finnair adds flights to UK & Ireland

Mark Elliott Aug 23, 2016
Finnair has revealed plans to add more flights to the capital cities of England, Scotland and Ireland. The Helsinki-based airline will raise the frequency of its new Edinburgh service…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair embarks on EUR20m cost-cutting programme

Mark Elliott Aug 17, 2016
Finnair is planning to embark on a new cost reduction programme through which it expects to save EUR20 million (US$22.5m) per year. While the airline's financial performance has…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair expands Heathrow A350XWB services

Aaron Greenwood Jul 26, 2016
Finnair has announced that it will operate the flagship Airbus A350XWB aircraft on a fifth service between London Heathrow and Helsinki, replacing the current Airbus A320 aircraft on that…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair inaugurates Helsinki-Edinburgh route

Aaron Greenwood Apr 18, 2016
Finnair has celebrated its inaugural flight from Edinburgh and Helsinki. Finnair now operates three flights a week between the two capitals using a 138-seat Airbus A319 aircraft in a dual…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair enhances stopover options

Aaron Greenwood Apr 7, 2016
Finnair has announced a quicker and easier way for customers to schedule their stopovers in Finland and discover two destinations during one trip. Customers will now be able to book a…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair expands exec chef partnerships

Aaron Greenwood Apr 5, 2016
Finnair has announced two additional partnerships for its business class Signature Menu programme with well-known executive chefs Steven Liu from China and Sasu Laukkonen from Finland. …
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair launches website for Asian stopover campaign

Mark Elliott Apr 5, 2016
Finnair has launched a new website to support Visit Finland's new stopover campaign. Through the 'Stopover Finland' initiative, Visit Finland is aiming to attract more Asian travellers to…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s new A350 touches down in Hong Kong

Mark Elliott Mar 18, 2016
Finnair has started deploying its Airbus A350 aircraft to Hong Kong. The new twin-aisle jet touched down at Hong Kong International Airport for the first time on Thursday 17 March, as…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds Lapland flights for winter 2016

Aaron Greenwood Jan 31, 2016
Finnair has announced the launch of additional flights to key Northern Finland winter destinations, Kittilä, Kuusamo and Ivalo, for the winter season 2016-2017. Kittilä, Kuusamo and Ivalo…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to boost capacity on Dublin route

Aaron Greenwood Jan 7, 2016
Finnair has announced that due to passenger demand it is adding an additional 1800 seats between Dublin and Helsinki, in Finland, in summer 2016. The route, which launched in April 2015…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds more Singapore connections with Jetstar

Mark Elliott Dec 3, 2015
Finnair will now offer its passengers a new range of connecting flight options at Singapore's Changi Airport, through a new partnership with Jetstar Asia. Effective 15 December 2015,…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair reveals first A350 XWB aircraft

Gemma Greenwood Oct 14, 2015
The first of Finnair's next-generation Airbus A350 XWB aircraft has been unveiled at a special delivery ceremony at the Airbus delivery centre in Toulouse, France.  Finnair is the…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair welcomes first A350 and unveils Asian expansion plans

Mark Elliott Oct 7, 2015
Finnair has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350 aircraft, marking the start of a new long-haul era for the airline. The Helsinki-based carrier becomes the first European airline to…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to launch Edinburgh-Helsinki route

Aaron Greenwood Aug 20, 2015
Finnair will launch a seasonal service from Edinburgh to Helsinki in 2016, offering travellers faster connections to Finnair’s network of Asian destinations.  The service begins on 18…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair reiterates Asian focus

Mark Elliott May 8, 2015
Finnair has entered the "next phase" of its 10-year strategy, which is focused on driving more traffic on Asian routes. In 2010, the airline outlined its intention to double its Asian…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to introduce discount fares for hand luggage-only flyers

Aaron Greenwood Apr 22, 2015
Finnair will introduce special hand-luggage only fares on flights from the UK and Ireland from 5 May.  The Light ticket is the lowest-fare option in Finnair’s ticket type and will…
Airlines and Aviation

Airline briefs: Finnair offers tickets on inaugural A350 flights, Air France signs MoU with Air Seychelles

Aaron Greenwood Apr 16, 2015
Finnair has commenced offering tickets for its inaugural Airbus A350 XWB flights scheduled for October.   The airline, which is the European launch customer for the aircraft, will operate…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to fly brand new aircraft to Asia

Mark Elliott Apr 9, 2015
Finnair has confirmed plans to deploy its brand new long-haul aircraft, the Airbus A350, to several destinations in Asia. The Helsinki-based airline will start taking delivery of its…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair launches Dublin-Helsinki route

Aaron Greenwood Mar 31, 2015
Finnair has launched its inaugural service linking Dublin and Helsinki.  Finnair will operate six flights per week between the two capital cities, using a 100-seat Embraer 190 aircraft…
Finland

Finnair to roll out in-flight Wi-Fi

Mark Elliott Mar 26, 2015
Finnair has confirmed plans to equip its entire fleet of aircraft with in-flight Wi-Fi. The roll-out, which will cost EUR30 million (US$32.8m), will allow passengers on all of the…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair confirms onboard Wi-Fi investment

Aaron Greenwood Mar 26, 2015
Finnair has announced an investment programme that will introduce Wi-Fi connectivity to the majority of its wide-body and narrow-body fleet.  The total value of the investment is…
Airlines and Aviation

SAA, Finnair up environmental credentials

Mark Elliott Jan 13, 2015
South African Airways and Finnair have become the first two airlines in the world to reach stage two of the IATA Environmental Assessment programme. The airlines have reached the…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair confirms order for eight A350s

Mark Elliott Dec 3, 2014
Finnair has continued with plans to expand its long-haul fleet, by firming up an order with Airbus for eight new A350 aircraft. The aircraft were previously options as part of the…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to fly with Santa this Christmas

Mark Elliott Dec 1, 2014
Finnair will fly Santa Claus to destinations across the world this festive season. In a partnership with the Santa Claus Foundation, the carrier has become the 'Official Airline of…
Airlines and Aviation

Amadeus, Finnair partner UNICEF to help Asian kids

Mark Elliott Oct 28, 2014
Amadeus has joined forces with Finnair and UNICEF to help underprivileged children in Asia. Under a new joint initiative, passengers will have the opportunity to make donations to…
Airlines and Aviation

Recycled cooking oil powers Finnair flight

Mark Elliott Sep 23, 2014
Finnair has operated a trans-Atlantic flight to New York using a biofuel made using recycled cooking oil. The Airbus A330 aircraft departed Helsinki on 23 September, to coincide with…
Airlines and Aviation

Flybe codeshares with Finnair

Mark Elliott Sep 11, 2014
Flybe has announced a codeshare agreement with Finnair. The partnership focuses on Flybe’s Manchester base where passengers can now connect onto Finnair flights from Helsinki to…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair Group expects ‘significant loss’ in 2014

Mark Elliott Aug 18, 2014
Finnair Group says it expects to make “a significant loss” in 2014, following the release of its figures for the first half of the year.  Operating loss more than doubled in the second…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair completes A350 cabin design

Mark Elliott Aug 14, 2014
Finnair has completed the cabin design of its new Airbus A350 due to enter service next year. Created by top Helsinki firm dSign Vertti Kivi & Co, the A350’s cabin features full…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair unveils A350 cabin design

Mark Elliott Aug 13, 2014
Finnair has announced the cabin layout and design for its Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. The A350 will have 297 seats with 46 lie-flat business class seats in a 1-2-1 layout. Each will…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to lay off cabin crew

Mark Elliott May 27, 2014
Finnair has said that it has been unable to negotiate measures that would have avoided staff redundancies, and will now be forced to lay off cabin crew. Following its latest round of…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair banks future on Asian strategy

Mark Elliott May 7, 2014
Finnair has confirmed that expanding in Asia will remain at the centre of its corporate strategy for the coming years. Following its annual review, Finnair's board of directors approved…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds Thai resort flights

Mark Elliott Apr 8, 2014
Finnair will launch new scheduled services to the Thai resort destinations of Phuket and Krabi this winter. From 14 November 2014, the airline will commence three weekly flights from…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair marks 20 years from Manchester

Mark Elliott Mar 14, 2014
Finnair will soon mark 20 years of flights from Manchester to Helsinki, as it also prepares to increase its Asian connections. The Finnish carrier first started flights from…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair rolls out flat-beds in Asia

Mark Elliott Mar 9, 2014
Finnair will roll-out new flat-bed seats on a range of long-haul routes this summer, including several Asian services. Effective 1 April 2014, the airline will deploy Airbus A330 and…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds more Bangkok flights

Mark Elliott Feb 27, 2014
Finnair will increase the frequency of its Bangkok route during the 2014-15 winter season. From 30 December 2014 to 27 March 2015, the airline will add three more weekly services to…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds fifth daily Heathrow flight

Mark Elliott Feb 7, 2014
Finnair will add a fifth daily flight between Heathrow and Helsinki from next month. The carrier will add the extra daily flight from 30 March, departing London at 1935 in the evening…
Airlines and Aviation

JAL-BA-Finnair alliance gets green light

Mark Elliott Oct 16, 2013
The Japanese government has approved the proposed joint business between Japan Airlines, British Airways and Finnair. The country's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport &…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair upgrades in-flight entertainment

Mark Elliott Oct 9, 2013
Next month, Finnair will unveil a major upgrade of its in-flight entertainment options. To coincide with its 90th birthday on 1 November 2013, the airline will nearly double its IFE…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair showcases signature menus

Mark Elliott Sep 19, 2013
Finnair recently unveiled new signature menus as part of the meal service renewal plan. The new menus are served up by Finnish chefs Pekka Terävä and Tomi Björck. Business class…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair receives world’s first Sharklet A321

Mark Elliott Sep 9, 2013
The national carrier of Finland, Finnair, has received the world’s first Airbus A321 aircraft, with Sharklets. The plane, which is the first of five to be delivered, is being brought…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair turnover grows but profits fall

Mark Elliott Aug 14, 2013
The national carrier of Finland, Finnair, has published its six month results, with revenues up 2.6% to EUR609.7 million however it posted reduced second quarter profits and cut its full…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to join BA-JAL venture

Mark Elliott Jul 1, 2013
Finnair has applied for permission to join the joint venture between British Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL). The British and Japanese national carriers commenced their partnership…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair spreads wings in Asia

Mark Elliott Jun 14, 2013
Finnair has expanded its operations in Asia with the launch of new services to Xi'an and Hanoi. The airline will now operate three weekly flights to both the northern Chinese city and…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to offer Windows 8 tablets

Mar 20, 2013 1
Finnair has planning to introduce Windows 8-powered tablets as an in-flight entertainment option. From today (20 March 2013), Finnair will begin a two-month trial using HP ElitePad…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair offers social check-ins

Mark Elliott Mar 14, 2013 16
Finnair has introduced a new service that allows passengers to 'check-in' to their flight via Facebook. Developed by Amadeus, the new system connects the passenger's Facebook profile to…
United States

Finnair to enter AA, IAG joint business

Mark Elliott Mar 7, 2013 9
Finnair is to enter the joint transatlantic tbusiness between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia. The Finnish airline, which is a member of oneworld with the other three…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to add more flatbeds

Feb 13, 2013 18
Finnair will add fully flatbed seats across its entire long-haul fleet. The upgrade will commence in January 2014 and is expected to be completed by autumn 2014, by which time all of…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair CEO to resign

Mark Elliott Jan 28, 2013 18
The CEO of Finnair, Mika Vehviläinen, has announced that he is to leave the company to take charge of Cargotec, as of 28 February.  “It has been a great experience to head Finnair and to…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to give Xi’an European connection

Dec 20, 2012 16
The historic Chinese city of Xi'an will become connected to Europe for the first time next year, when Finnair launches a new direct service from Helsinki. Finnair will begin flying to Xi'an…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to add Vietnam flights

Nov 28, 2012 17
Finnair has announced that it will commence flights to Vietnam next year. From 14 June 2103, the European airline will offer three direct weekly flights between Helsinki and Hanoi,…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair changes fare structure

Mark Elliott Nov 14, 2012 17
Finnair has introduced a new fare structure with five ticket types. The new tickets all include a piece of carry-on luggage, one piece of checked baggage and a meal or beverage, with others…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair plans to cut 100 cabin crew

Mark Elliott Sep 24, 2012 17
Finnair has announced plans to remove 100 flight attendants from its workforce, in a bid to cut costs. The Helsinki-based national carrier is consulting with cabin crew on plans to…
United Arab Emirates

Finnair, airberlin expend codeshare

Mark Elliott Aug 17, 2012 17
Finnair and airberlin have expanded their codeshare agreement to expand markets in Scandinavia and the Middle East. In the partnership, Finnair’s code will be added to airberlin’s flights…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s turnover grows

Mark Elliott Aug 10, 2012 16
Finnair has seen a 10.2% boost in its turnover for the second quarter of the year compared to Q2 2011. Turnover for the quarter reached EUR594.4 million (£467m), with turnover at…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s Asian traffic “below expectations”

Jun 7, 2012 16
Finnair experienced a 12.4% rise in passenger traffic on its Asian routes last month, but the airline was still unsatisfied by the performance. Despite carrying 122,200 passengers to and…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair workers go on strike

Jun 6, 2012 10
Staff at Finnair's Technical Services department walked out on Tuesday 5 June, in protest over their potential retrenchment. The employees' unions said the strike will last for one week.…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair launches flights to Chongqing

May 10, 2012 7
Finnair launched a new route to China yesterday, connecting Helsinki with Chongqing. Flights will operate four times a week using an Airbus A330 or A340 aircraft. The route takes eight and…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair looking for Asian tie-up

Mark Elliott Nov 14, 2011 1
Finnair is reportedly looking to partner an Asian airline as it tries to develop Helsinki into a global aviation hub linking Europe and Asia. According to Bloomberg, the carrier is looking…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair commended for environmental efforts

Mark Elliott Nov 1, 2011 4
Finnair has been commended for its efforts to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve reporting capabilities, and recognise the strategic business risks associated with…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair profits plunge

Mark Elliott Oct 27, 2011 0
Finnair has posted a 94% drop in net profits for the third quarter of 2011. The airline generated net profits of just EUR1.9 million (US$2.6 million) in the July-September quarter, compared…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s Asia loads fall again

Oct 7, 2011 19
Finnair's load factors on routes to and from Asia continued to decline in September. The airline has been increasing capacity to the region, which it sees as a major growth area,…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair announces 155 job cuts

Mark Elliott Sep 29, 2011
Finnair has announced it is to cut its workforce by 155 people to help reduce its annual costs. The airline announced the job cuts as part of plans to improve its profitability, which will…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair measures traffic increase

Mark Elliott Sep 9, 2011
Finnair has posted an 11.6% rise in passengers carried in the year so far compared to the same period last year. The airline carried more than 5.3 million travellers between January and…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to fly Angry Birds to Singapore

Mark Elliott Aug 31, 2011
Finnair will fly the Angry Birds to Singapore on 20 September. During the special flight, fans of the mobile device game will compete in the 'Angry Birds Asian Challenge' at an altitude of…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair partners with Kingfisher Airlines

Mark Elliott Aug 29, 2011
Finnair has added seven more destinations in India to its network in a partnership agreement with Kingfisher Airlines. "We offer morning connections to Finnair's vast European network of…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair reports increased traffic in July

Mark Elliott Aug 8, 2011
Finnair recorded significant year-on-year growth in passenger traffic, closely matched by capacity, through July. System-wide traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 14.6%…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair pens Belarus codeshare

Mark Elliott Aug 1, 2011
Finnair has signed a codeshare deal with Belavia, the national carrier of Belarus. Commencing on 15 August, the agreement will see Finnair place its code on Belavia's flights between…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s Asian traffic climbs

Mark Elliott Jul 7, 2011
Finnair's passenger traffic on routes to and from Asia Pacific saw strong double-digit growth in June 2011. The airline carried a total of 127,900 passengers on its Asian routes last month -…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to launch flights to Chongqing

Mark Elliott Jul 5, 2011
Finnair has announced that it will launch a new direct service to the central Chinese metropolis of Chongqing in May 2012. The launch will mark the first direct flight route from Europe to…
Airlines and Aviation

Flybe and Finnair announce new tie-up

Mark Elliott Jul 1, 2011
Flybe and Finnair have formed a new venture following the joint acquisition of Finnish Commuter Airlines (FCA). In the deal the two airlines will develop a regional carrier for the Nordic…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair launches flights to Singapore

Mark Elliott May 30, 2011
Finnair today commences direct flights to Singapore. The daily flights are being operated using Finnair's Airbus A340 aircraft. The route, which connects with the Finnish capital,…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s Asian traffic surges, but load factors drop

Mark Elliott May 10, 2011
Finnair has reported its performance results for April 2011, with traffic on Asian routes surging 34.1% year-on-year, when measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK). This was still not…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair and AA launch Helsinki-Chicago flights

Mark Elliott May 3, 2011
Finnair has extended its codeshare with American Airlines to launch direct flights between Helsinki and Chicago. The daily service will run throughout the summer on a Boeing 767. "We are…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair posts Q1 loss

Mark Elliott Apr 29, 2011
Finnair has reported its results for the first quarter of 2011, with operating losses widening to EUR43.1 million (US$62.9 million). While the airline's revenues increased 10.8% year-on-year…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair publishes extensive CSR report

Mark Elliott Apr 13, 2011
Finnair has published its Corporate Responsibility Report (CSR) 2010 to show its increased sustainability efforts over the past year. The report is based on guidelines by the Global…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair sees drop in Asian load factors

Mark Elliott Apr 11, 2011
Finnair has reported its traffic results for March 2011, with load factors on its routes to and from Asia slumping 12.2 percentage points year-on-year. The carrier saw its Asian traffic…
Airlines and Aviation

Worldhotels partners Finnair

Apr 9, 2011
Finnair has become Worldhotels' 19th airline partner. The new agreement will enable more than 1.2 million Finnair Plus members to earn a minimum of 500 miles per stay at all participating…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair, airberlin codeshare to Singapore

Mark Elliott Mar 10, 2011
Finnair and airberlin have extended their codeshare relationship to include the Helsinki-based carrier's new Singapore route. airberlin's flight code will be added to Finnair's…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s Asian load factor slump

Mark Elliott Mar 9, 2011
Finnair saw an 11.0-percentage point year-on-year decline in load factors on its Asian routes in February. The airline cited a knock-on effects from its December 2010 cabin crew strike as…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair-UNICEF campaign helps Indian children

Mark Elliott Feb 11, 2011
Finnair and UNICEF campaign on behalf of Indian children yielded good resultThe Finnair and UNICEF Finland Change for Good campaign, which ran November 2010 to January 2011, again…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s Asian load factor slumps

Mark Elliott Feb 10, 2011
Load factors on Finnair's Asian routes slumped 8.9 percentage points in January 2011, as demand failed to match the airline's increased capacity. The Finnish national carrier added…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair launches new CSR web pages

Mark Elliott Feb 1, 2011
Finnair has launched brand new web pages for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes. The new pages show are designed to showcase the airline's environmental efforts, and…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair, Jetstar launch interline agreement

Mark Elliott Jan 27, 2011
Finnair has launched a new interline agreement with Jetstar, expanding its connections in Asia Pacific. The cooperation, which started in December 2010, allows customers to…
Airlines and Aviation

Qantas pens codeshare deal with Finnair

Mark Elliott Jan 13, 2011
Qantas today announced a new codeshare partnership with Finnair, adding Helsinki to its European network. The arrangement will see Qantas codeshare on Finnair flights between Bangkok…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s Asian traffic grew 8% in 2010

Mark Elliott Jan 10, 2011
Finnair's passenger traffic on Asian routes increased 8% year-on-year in 2010. The region was by far the strongest performer for the airline, which saw overall traffic decline 1%.…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair goes daily to Delhi

Mark Elliott Jan 5, 2011
Finnair will increase its Helsinki-Delhi services to daily from tomorrow. The rise in frequency forms part of the airline's Asian growth strategy, which has recently seen it increase…
Global

CarTrawler signs deal with Finnair

Mark Elliott Dec 14, 2010
Car hire solutions company CarTrawler has has joined forces with Finnish national carrier Finnair. Finnair customers will now have access to CarTrawler's 550 car rental suppliers in more…
Global

Finnair cabin crew strikes end

Mark Elliott Dec 10, 2010
Finnair's flights are set to return to normal this weekend after cabin crew settled its dispute with the airline. "The new agreement ensures that we can reduce costs through improved work…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds Asian frequencies

Mark Elliott Nov 1, 2010
As of the beginning of the winter timetable season, additions to the schedule include a third daily flight to Stockholm's Bromma airport as well as a fourth weekly departure to…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds more Asia services

Mark Elliott Sep 22, 2010
Finnair's aggressive expansion into Asia continues with additional flights to Seoul, Nagoya, Osaka and Delhi planned from the end of 2010. New services will also run to Singapore…
Global

Finnair adds more Asia services

Mark Elliott Sep 16, 2010
Finnair is expanding its Asia service with additional flights to Seoul, Nagoya, Osaka and Delhi planned from the end of 2010. New routes will also run to Singapore and Hong Kong…
Airlines and Aviation

Double-digit growth for Finnair’s Asian traffic

Mark Elliott Aug 11, 2010
Finnair's traffic, measured in passenger kilometres, grew by three per cent in July compared with July the previous year. Growth came mainly from Asian traffic, which was up…
Global

Finnair looks to boost leisure sales with FlyBe deal

Mark Elliott Aug 6, 2010
Finnair has revealed it will enter an agreement with FlyBe later this year to strengthen leisure regional routes in Scandinavia. From 31 October FlyBe will commence services from Helsinki to…
Global

Amadeus trials new software apps with Finnair and Corsairfly

Mark Elliott Jul 6, 2010
Amadeus has introduced a new raft of initiatives as part of its commitment to deliver a comprehensive, multi-channel ancillary services solution for airline clients.As part of the…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair issues profit warning

Mark Elliott Jun 9, 2010
Finnair has updated its previous guidance on the second-quarter result. The company's operational loss for April-June is projected to be at the same level or smaller than the first-quarter…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair traffic climbs 16% in May

Mark Elliott Jun 8, 2010
The strong growth in scheduled traffic that began in March continued in May. Scheduled traffic grew by 16 per cent from the previous year. Asian traffic demand was strengthened by 28 per…
Global

Finnair halves losses in Q1

Mark Elliott Apr 29, 2010
In January-March, the Finnair Group's operational result was a loss of 26 million euros, compared with a loss of 48 million euros a year earlier. Turnover fell by seven per cent to…
Global

Finnair’s scheduled passenger traffic grows

Mark Elliott Apr 7, 2010
Finnair's passenger traffic rose by 1.8 per cent last month, as growth picked up from outside of Finland. The airline also filled 81.4 percent of available seats in March, 8.9 per…
Global

Finnair’s passenger traffic climbs in March

Mark Elliott Apr 6, 2010
Finnair's traffic is picking up. Growth is coming from scheduled traffic and particularly from outside Finland. Scheduled traffic grew in March by 19 percent compared with March last year.…
Airlines and Aviation

Self-service for Finnair’s Easter departures

Mark Elliott Mar 30, 2010
Finnair has recommended that its customers use its text message and internet check-in services over Easter.Online check-in can be done on the day before the flight for all Finnair and…
Global

Finnair plans to cut emissions 41%

Mark Elliott Mar 21, 2010
Finnair intends to reduce its emissions by 24 per cent between 2009 and 2017. Emissions have already been substantially reduced, so the total emissions reduction from 1999 to 2017 will…
Global

Finnair traffic climbs in February

Mark Elliott Mar 9, 2010
Finnair's scheduled traffic grew in February by just over 2 per cent, measured in passenger kilometres, and nearly 3 per cent more passengers were carried on scheduled flights than…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair teams with Meridiana

Mark Elliott Feb 22, 2010
Finnair and Meridiana will start cooperating on the Helsinki-Florence route asof 28 March. The route will be flown using Meridiana's Airbus A319 aircraft andit will open up to Finnish…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair retires last MD11

Mark Elliott Feb 21, 2010
After almost 20 years of service with Finnair, the Boeing MD11 fleet enters history on February 22 when the last flight using this aircraft type - flight AY022 from Delhi to Helsinki -…
Global

Finnair retires last MD11

Mark Elliott Feb 20, 2010
After almost 20 years of service with Finnair, the Boeing MD11 fleet enters history on February 22 when the last flight using this aircraft type - flight AY022 from Delhi to Helsinki -…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair losses mount as demand slows

Mark Elliott Feb 8, 2010
The Finnair Group's turnover fell 18.5 per cent from last year to 1,838 million euros. The operational result declined to a loss of 180 million. The result before taxes was a loss of…
Global

Finnair opens airport spa

Mark Elliott Feb 1, 2010
Finnair has opened the Via Spa at its new lounge at Helsinki airport. The facility features both an Alpine spruce and a stone sauna as well as a traditional Finnish sauna with a view of the…
Global

Amadeus to provide data to Emirates, Finnair

Mark Elliott Jan 20, 2010
Madrid, Spain, 19 January, 2010: Amadeus, a global provider of technology and distribution solutions to the travel and tourism industry, has signed contracts with…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair passenger traffic drops 9%

Mark Elliott Jan 11, 2010
Finnair's scheduled traffic declined in 2009 by nearly nine per cent compared with the previous year. Last year, Finnair carried more than 7.4 million passengers on its scheduled and…
Global

Finnair passenger traffic drops 9%

Mark Elliott Jan 10, 2010
Finnair's scheduled traffic declined in 2009 by nearly nine per cent compared with the previous year. Last year, Finnair carried more than 7.4 million passengers on its scheduled and…
Airlines and Aviation

New Business Class for Finnair’s latest A330

Mark Elliott Dec 23, 2009
Before Christmas, Finnair received its fifth Airbus A330 aircraft. The newcomer's business class has a new type of full-flat seat, which reclines to fully horizontal, as well…
Global

New Business Class for Finnair’s latest A330

Mark Elliott Dec 22, 2009
Before Christmas, Finnair received its fifth Airbus A330 aircraft. The newcomer's business class has a new type of full-flat seat, which reclines to fully horizontal, as well…
Global

Finnair unveils new A330 Business Class concept

Mark Elliott Dec 18, 2009
Finnair's fifth Airbus A330-300 enters service at the turn of the year, featuring a new seating concept in Business Class. The aircraft's new configuration increases the number of…
Global

Finnair provides aid for Indian children

Mark Elliott Dec 1, 2009
Today, Finnair and UNICEF begin this year's Change for Good campaign. The new subject of the collection is UNICEF's Clean Water and Environment for the Children of India programme over…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair moves to Stockholm T5

Mark Elliott Nov 24, 2009
As of today, Finnair uses Terminal 5 at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport. Also other oneworld airlines flying to Stockholm - British Airways, Iberia and Malev - have moved to the…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair offers text message check-ins

Mark Elliott Nov 23, 2009
The Finnair text message check-in service can now be used for departures from London and Manchester. Text message check-in is a service offered to Finnair Plus members, enabling…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair reaches agreement with pilots

Mark Elliott Nov 18, 2009
Finnair and the Finnish Airline Pilots' Association (SLL), which represents Finnair's pilots, have accepted a settlement proposal submitted today by National Conciliator Esa Lonka.…
Global

Finnair reaches agreement with pilots

Mark Elliott Nov 18, 2009
Finnair and the Finnish Airline Pilots' Association (SLL), which represents Finnair's pilots, have accepted a settlement proposal submitted today by National Conciliator Esa Lonka.…
Global

Finnair cancels all Tuesday flights

Mark Elliott Nov 16, 2009
Due to Finnair's pilots' strike scheduled flights are also cancelled on Tuesday. Altogether Finnair has cancelled over 400 flights because of the strike. The cancelled flights affect…
Global

Finnair cancels Tuesday flights

Mark Elliott Nov 16, 2009
Due to Finnair's pilots' strike scheduled flights are also cancelled on Tuesday. Altogether Finnair has cancelled over 400 flights because of the strike. The cancelled flights affect…
Global

Finnair pilots go on strike

Mark Elliott Nov 15, 2009
The Finnish Air Line Pilots' Association (SLL) representing Finnair pilots has rejected settlement proposals put forward by State appointed mediator Esa Lonka on Friday night. "We are…
Global

Finnair cuts capacity

Mark Elliott Nov 9, 2009
Finn air's scheduled traffic declined in October by nearly 11 per centand capacity was cut by 12 per cent compared with October last year,which improved the load factor by more than one…
Global

Finnair pilots threaten strike

Mark Elliott Nov 1, 2009
The Finnish Airline Pilots' Association (SLL) has stated its intention to start strike action as of November 16, 2009. The pilots have also announced an overtime ban starting on October…
Global

Asian traffic stems Finnair’s losses

Mark Elliott Oct 29, 2009
The Finnair Group's turnover fell by 22 per cent in July-September. The main reasons for this were a fall in demand and the average price. The operational result was a loss of EUR 36.4…
Global

Finnair makes changes to its winter schedule

Mark Elliott Oct 26, 2009
On Sunday 25 October, Finnair moved to its winter schedule. The route selection has been expanded through winter flights to Istanbul, and changes have also been made on other…
Global

Finnair announces ‘Change for Good’ campaign

Mark Elliott Oct 16, 2009
Finnair announces this year's Change for Good campaign on Global Handwashing Day, which is today. The new subject of the collection is UNICEF's Clean Water and Environment for the…
Global

SMS Business Class for Finnair frequent fliers

Mark Elliott Oct 15, 2009
The range of services available to Finnair Plus customers is expanding. The latest addition is the text message upgrade, namely an opportunity for Finnair Plus customers to upgrade to…
Global

Finnair cargo hits bottom

Mark Elliott Oct 7, 2009
Finnair's cargo traffic grew in September by more than one per cent compared with the previous September. The amount of cargo carried fell by one per cent, but in Asian traffic the…
Global

Finnair goes daily to Delhi

Mark Elliott Sep 24, 2009
Finnair flies daily to New Delhi as of 25 September. Thanks to Helsinki's excellent geographical location on the great circle route, the flight time to Delhi is only 6 hours 30 minutes.…
Global

Finnair reaches cabin crew deal

Mark Elliott Sep 21, 2009
16 Sept 2009: Finnair and the Finnish Flight Attendants' Association SLSY today reached a fixed-term stabilisation agreement. The agreement covers the EUR 12.3 million cost-cutting target…
Global

Finnair Plc – Company Announcement – FINNAIR CUTS CAPACITY TO MATCH FALLING DEMAND

Mark Elliott Sep 8, 2009
FINNAIR OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 8 SEPTEMBER 2009 AT 09:00 Finnair's scheduled passenger traffic declined by more than 7 per cent and …
Global

Finnair improves Asian load factor

Mark Elliott Sep 8, 2009
Finnair's scheduled passenger traffic declined by more than 7 per cent and capacity was cut by more than 9 per cent, which improved the load factor by one…
Global

Finnair adjusts fleet

Mark Elliott Sep 7, 2009
Next spring, as part of the harmonisation of its fleet structure, Finnair will withdraw from service three of its Leisure Traffic Boeing 757 aircraft. Finnair will continue to…
Global

Finnair signs Japan deal with UK government

Mark Elliott Aug 26, 2009
Finnair has won a landmark deal with the UK public sector to be the official airline for flights from London Heathrow to Osaka, and flights between Manchester and Helsinki. Finnair will…
Global

Finnair to relaunch Mumbai flights

Mark Elliott Aug 24, 2009
Finnair will restart its Mumbai-Helsinki service from 18 October this year, Anil Mathur reports. The flights will run three times a week using Finnair's Airbus A330 aircraft - two…
Global

Finnair sells assets

Mark Elliott Aug 21, 2009
The Finnair Group has announced the sale of four property assets in the area of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. An aircraft hangar, the Ground Handling Fleet Centre, Ground Equipment…
Global

Finnair restructures

Mark Elliott Aug 17, 2009
Finnair is changing the structure of its organization in an effort to achieve cost savings. From October, Finnair's business activities will be divided into five operational…
Global

Finnair posts loss, CEO resigns

Mark Elliott Aug 11, 2009
Finnair has posted a second quarter net loss of EUR32.5 million (US$46.1 million), on the back of an 8.5% reduction in passenger traffic and 11.7% capacity cuts. The carrier's turnover…
Global

Finnair load factors improve

Mark Elliott Aug 7, 2009
Finnair's scheduled traffic declined in July by nearly 7% in July 2009, and passenger numbers were around 3% lower than in July 2008. However the airline's successful capacity…
Global

Travelport GDS signs full content deal with Finnair

Mark Elliott Jul 15, 2009
Travelport GDS has announced a new full content agreement with Finnair. The agreement will provide all Travelport GDS-connected travel agents with access to the airline's entire published…
Global

Finnair, Cathay codeshare to Brisbane

Mark Elliott May 19, 2009
Cathay Pacific has joined with fellow oneworld alliance member, Finnair, to codeshare on fights between Hong Kong and Brisbane. The new arrangement has been effective since 8 May.…
Global

Finnair to add to Tokyo

Mark Elliott Apr 2, 2009
Finnair will add three weekly flights on its Helsinki-Tokyo (Narita) route during the peak summer season from June to September. Currently Finnair flies scheduled flights to Tokyo four times…
Global

Finnair to suspend Mumbai route

Mark Elliott Mar 11, 2009
Finnair has announced that it will suspend its Helsinki-Mumbai services from May until mid-October 2009.Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation quoted Finnair's Vice President - Network…
Features

Baby born on Finnair flight

Mark Elliott Nov 25, 2008
A baby girl has had her first taste of the world on a Finnair flight, approximately 11,000km above Kazakhstan. The baby's Swedish mum was en route from Bangkok to Helsinki when she…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair’s Asian strategy moves forward

Mark Elliott Sep 30, 2008
Finnair is to launch daily flights to Tokyo in 2010. Air traffic agreement negotiations between Finland and Japan in September 2008 agreed on the right to increase the number of flights to…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair sees growth in Aug traffic

Mark Elliott Sep 11, 2008
Finnair traffic rose 9.3% last month while the capacity was up by 5%. This saw a passenger load factor of about 80% or 3.2 percentage points higher than last year. Finnair transported…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair gets birthday suit

Mark Elliott Aug 15, 2008
Finnair has decorated its aircraft with a new livery to mark the oneworld alliance's tenth anniversary and its own 85th birthday. The new design adorns the newest of its Airbus A340…
Features

Finnair reviews Asian services

Mark Elliott Jul 3, 2008
Finnair have announced plans to review schedules for their Asian services during the winter schedule, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation has reported. Under the scheme, schedules…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair non-stop to Seoul

Mark Elliott Jun 4, 2008
Finnair has launched non-stop flights from Helsinki to Seoul - its 11th destination in Asia. South Koreans are expected to account for the majority of passengers on the new…
Airlines and Aviation

Seoul to Helsinki with Finnair

Mark Elliott May 28, 2008
Finnair will launch a direct flight service between Seoul and Helsinki on June 3. Korea Times said it would be the only direct service available between Korea and a northern European…
Airlines and Aviation

JAL, Finnair codeshare

Mark Elliott May 20, 2008
JAL will be able to place its 'JL' code number from June 3 on non-stop international flights operated by Finnair between Helsinki and three cities in Japan: Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo.…
Airlines and Aviation

Count your emissions with Finnair

Mark Elliott Apr 17, 2008
Finnair is now offering its customers a tool to calculate their flights' fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions. It said a survey among Finnish consumers asking who…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair spa at Helsinki airport

Mark Elliott Apr 3, 2008
Finnair is to open a spa and wellness centre late next year adjacent to its new via.Helsinki Lounge in the Helsinki Airport terminal extension. "The new via.Helsinki Lounge and Spa…
Features

Finnair, CX codeshare

Mark Elliott Feb 15, 2008
Finnair and its oneworld alliance partner Cathay Pacific will start codesharing on flights between Hong Kong and Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, and also to Bangkok from March 1.The…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair internet

Mark Elliott May 27, 2007
The innovation will initially be available on flights between Helsinki and Tokyo, Nagoya and Shanghai with each sent or received message costing US$2.
MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions)

Phocuswright Europe 2023 moves to Barcelona, Spain from 12-14 June

Kanchan Nath Mar 22, 2023
Phocuswright, the travel industry research authority, released the growing Speaker roster for Phocuswright Europe 2023, taking place at the Barceló Sants Hotel in Barcelona, Spain this 12-14…
Partner content

5 ways Sabre reduces turbulence as NDC takes off

Kristin Mariano Mar 13, 2023
The New Distribution Capability (NDC) conversation is shifting from NDC in theory, to NDC in practice. Learn 5 ways Sabre makes it easier to book NDC content, now including Finnair.…
TD Syndicated Partner

Qatar Airways Reveals New Destinations at ITB Berlin

Harry Johnson Mar 7, 2023 0
by: Harry Johnson | Qatar Airways drew major attention on the opening day of ITB Berlin 2023, the world’s largest international travel and tourism trade show, as the World’s Best Airline’s…
Airlines and Aviation

oneworld’s wins Best Airline Alliance in Cellars in the Sky awards

Kanchan Nath Feb 24, 2023
The oneworld Alliance has been named Best Airline Alliance yet again in the Cellars in the Sky Awards, in recognition of the alliance’s member airlines having the best wine in-flight.
Airlines and Aviation

InterLnkd: Airlines shouldn’t have to compromise on ancillary revenues

Kanchan Nath Feb 9, 2023
Last week, Finnair announced it was joining the growing list of airlines discontinuing their in-flight and pre-order retail sales.
Japan

Tokyo to hold London agent marketplace on 1 Feb

Kanchan Nath Dec 2, 2022
The reopening of Japan last month has been big news. In response, and to support agents maximise bookings, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will host a Tokyo City Promotion at Royal…
Airlines and Aviation

Now fly direct London to Cincinnati with British Airways

Kanchan Nath Nov 18, 2022
British Airways has announced a new direct route from London Heathrow to the Cincinnati region, starting from Summer 2023. Cincinnati will become the 27th US destination served directly from…
Global

Emirates Group announces record half-year performance for 2022-23

Kanchan Nath Nov 14, 2022
The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results for its 2022-23 financial year. The Group is reporting a 2022-23 half-year net profit of AED 4.2 billion (USD 1.2 billion), a record…
Airlines and Aviation

Virgin Atlantic Cancels London-Hong Kong Route After 30 Years

Joe Cusmano Oct 11, 2022
Due to the closure of Russian airspace, Virgin Atlantic will not resume service between London Heathrow and Hong Kong. After nearly 30 years of service, the Hong Kong–London flight…
Airlines and Aviation

Jetstar Asia adds more weekend services to Bangkok and Manila, retimes Ho Chi Minh City

Kristin Mariano Aug 8, 2022
In August, Jetstar Asia will increase the number of services it operates to Bangkok and Manila, providing customers even more options when visiting two of Southeast Asia’s most popular…

Russia-Europe Airspace Closure Spares Asian Carriers

Joe Cusmano Mar 8, 2022
The closure of Russian airspace to several European airlines has spared Asian carriers, which have recovered from the pandemic more slowly than competitors elsewhere in the world.
Airlines and Aviation

Airbus Cancels $6 Billion Deal With Qatar Airways Amid Law Suit

Joe Cusmano Jan 27, 2022
Qatar Airways had agreed to buy 50 new Airbus A321neo aircraft from Airbus. Still, the two companies have now become entangled in a bitter court battle, and Airbus has cancelled the…

The A350 defects reports is not limited to Qatar Airways

Joe Cusmano Dec 10, 2021
There have been continuous conflicts between Qatar Airways and the manufacturer of its A350 aircraft, Airbus, regarding cosmetic faults, but the problem is not unique to Qatar Airways.
Airlines and Aviation

British Airways will resume Sydney flights in March 2022

Joe Cusmano Nov 3, 2021
According to Executive Traveller, the British Airways website will once again show availability on flights from London Heathrow (LHR) to Sydney (SYD) with a refuelling stop in Singapore…
Airlines and Aviation

Airlines are banning fabric and vented masks

Joe Cusmano Aug 17, 2021
In January this year, multiple European countries banned cloth face masks in an attempt to stem the spread of more transmissible strains of the coronavirus.
Air

World Best Airlines 2021 announced

Joe Cusmano Jul 21, 2021
AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety, product and COVID rating website has announced Qatar Airways as its Airline of the Year for 2021.
Vaccination Updates

Finland to open to vaccinated travellers from 12 July

Megha Paul Jul 8, 2021
Travellers from EU and Schengen countries will be able to enter Finland without any additional health safety measures from next week

Global Aviation in Crisis

Andrew J Wood May 19, 2020
Global aviation has been battered and air traffic remains largely grounded as countries enforce their lockdowns and restrict travel, with few signs that the end is in sight. For the largest…
Interviews

“Positioned to grow”: Qantas new SVP of Asia talks market share, cabin upgrades and the Qantas Channel

Alastair Newport Sep 2, 2019
Back at the end of June, Qantas unveiled John Simeone as its new senior vice president for Asia and Papua New Guinea, based in Singapore. To find out more about the new role, I snatched a…
Airlines and Aviation

Europe’s first direct service to Busan, South Korea

Alastair Newport Jul 10, 2019
Finnair has unveiled its latest flight today, connecting Europe to South Korea. From next year the Nordic carrier will be the first airline to operate direct flights between Europe and…
Air

Aviation round up: Say cheese!

Alastair Newport Apr 23, 2019
This week’s news from the skies includes record growth, new routes and a photography completion but first, news from Canada…
Airlines and Aviation

Finland: Midnight sun, saunas and thick, juicy sausages

Alastair Newport Mar 28, 2019
With Finland attracting more than 6.7 million foreign tourists in 2017 and exceeding 8.5 million in 2018, one of the world's northernmost countries is building its reputation as an ice-cold…
Air

Aviation round up: It’s the bees knees

Alastair Newport Mar 19, 2019
This week's aviation round up comes with a brand new business class product, airport mapping and, of course, a new destination.
MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions)

EyeforTravel reveals star-studded speakers for Digital Strategy Summit 2019

Kristin Mariano Mar 9, 2019
EyeforTravel has revealed that over 50 speakers will grace the 22nd edition of its European flagship, the Digital Strategy Summit.
Air

Crucial questions still cloud NDC

Kristin Mariano Dec 7, 2018
Critics of NDC claimed that while the objective of NDC and airlines are fair, many things are still left in the dark, especially the impact to travellers.
Travel Agents

Bangkok Airways: Talking shop with Thailand’s boutique carrier at 50

Alastair Newport Oct 8, 2018
With Bangkok Airways hitting the big fifty in 2018, I sat down with Varong Israsena Na Ayudhya, VP of sales for the Thai regional airline to discover how it has grown since its inception,…
Airlines and Aviation

Why BA has brought back Heathrow-Osaka route after 20 years

Alastair Newport Sep 26, 2018
Its been a full two decades since British Airways (BA) passengers were able to jet directly from Heathrow to Osaka, in Japan. But now the airline has restored the connection to capitalise on…
Podcasts

Podcast: NDC’s status and potential – with VP of NDC-X, Amadeus

Brett Henry Sep 10, 2018
I spoke to Gianni Pisanello about the game-changing new platform's current status and future potential.
Travel Tech

Helsinki enhances future services to connect with Chinese visitors

Christian Tolentino Sep 10, 2018
Helsinki Marketing, Tencent and Finnair have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a travel solutions project in the WeChat mini program ecosystem, with an aim to enhance digital services…
Air

Cathay charges up distribution capabilities with Skyscanner deal

Alastair Newport Apr 23, 2018
Skyscanner has linked up with Cathay Pacific and its subsidiary, Cathay Dragon, to make them the first Hong Kong airlines to be able to sell tickets directly within the site. 
Air

Boom in Asia-to-Europe travel continues, nine new China routes set to start in first half of 2018

Simon Willmore Mar 29, 2018
ForwardKeys has published new research that provides detailed historical and forward analysis on travel growth between European and APAC Markets.
Airlines and Aviation

Lucky Air to fly from Helsinki Airport

Alastair Newport Sep 26, 2017
The role of Helsinki Airport as a hub between Europe and Asia strengthens as Chinese Lucky Air commences flights to Finland in winter 2018. Finavia, the Finnish airport operator, has…
Corporate & Business

Hotelbeds nearly doubles business over 3 years

michael Sep 8, 2017
 Hotelbeds Group, the business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally, has announced an outstanding 87% growth in the TTV of sales in its airline travel ancillary…
Airlines and Aviation

Nanjing gets new European connection

Mark Elliott Aug 30, 2017
Finnair has revealed plans for the continued expansion its Asian network, with the launch of a new non-stop connection to Nanjing, the capital of eastern China’s Jiangsu province.…
Guest Column

Taking Flight: Onboard Wi-Fi in Asia Pacific

Mark Elliott Aug 10, 2017
In recent years, the Asia Pacific region - the world’s fastest growing aviation market - has been seeing rapid development and increasing popularity in in-flight connectivity (IFC).…
Airlines and Aviation

UK low-cost airlines honoured at TripAdvisor Awards

Aaron Greenwood Apr 10, 2017
Jet2.com has been named Europe’s Best Regional & Low Cost Airline at the inaugural TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for airlines.  In addition to Jet2.com, the UK is home to…
Airlines and Aviation

Riga Airport to offer 89 flight destinations this summer

Aaron Greenwood Mar 25, 2017
The summer flight season has begun, and this year 89 destinations will be available to passengers travelling from Riga International Airport.   In addition to the existing routes,…
Airlines and Aviation

Helsinki Airport set for new airlines, routes

Aaron Greenwood Mar 25, 2017
Helsinki Airport will expand in 2017, with additional routes planned by new and existing operators.  Finnair and Norwegian will launch the highest number of new routes, and there will…
Airlines and Aviation

Brain Waves: Skyscanner boosts bookings, Changi converts loose change, and more…

Mark Elliott Mar 7, 2017
Finnair offers bookings within Skyscanner Finnair passengers are now able to book flights and ancillaries via Skyscanner, without leaving the travel search site. The new initiative, which…
Airlines and Aviation

APH survey compares relative value of low-priced economy airfares

Gemma Greenwood Feb 6, 2017
Long-haul airlines are starting to compete against the low-cost carriers by introducing ‘Basic Economy’ fares, however, even though these tickets may offer a lower price, some also impose…
Airlines and Aviation

UAE carriers rank among world’s safest

Gemma Greenwood Jan 9, 2017
Emirates and Etihad Airways are among the world’s safest airlines. That’s according to the AirlineRatings.com annual survey of more than 400 global carriers, which ranked both UAE…
Airlines and Aviation

Qantas retains World’s Safest Airline title for fourth year running

Aaron Greenwood Jan 8, 2017
AirlineRatings.com, the world's only safety and product rating website, has announced its top 20 safest airlines for 2017 from the 425 it monitors, with Australian airline Qantas topping the…
Tourism

American Express GBT closes SMT acquisition

Aaron Greenwood Oct 31, 2016
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced the completion of the acquisition of SMT, a travel management company in Finland, from Finnair.  SMT had been an important part…
Airlines and Aviation

Visit Finland launches stopover programme

Mark Elliott Oct 19, 2016
Visit Finland used this week’s ITB Asia event in Singapore to officially launch its Stopover Finland campaign. Aimed at encouraging Asian travellers to pay a visit to Finland while…
Airlines and Aviation

THAI enters A350 era

Mark Elliott Aug 31, 2016
Thai Airways International (THAI) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350 aircraft, marking the start of a major new phase in the national carrier's fleet modernisation strategy. The…
Airlines and Aviation

Iberia to join Europe-Japan airline alliance

Mark Elliott Aug 16, 2016
Iberia, the Spanish national carrier, will now be included in the joint venture between JAL, BA and Finnair on routes between Europe and Japan. Japan’s Ministry of Land,…
Airlines and Aviation

芬兰航空和阿里旅行签约合作

Mark Elliott Jul 21, 2016
20日，据商务部消息称，芬航宣布与中国在线旅游平台、阿里巴巴旗下的阿里旅行签署长期战略伙伴关系协议，推动中国游客冬季赴芬旅游。…
Airlines and Aviation

dnata to acquire Air Dispatch

Gemma Greenwood Jul 12, 2016
dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has reached an agreement to purchase a majority stake in Air Dispatch, which is part of the Chapman Freeborn Group. Air Dispatch…
Airlines and Aviation

JAL to add Iberia to European alliance

Mark Elliott May 22, 2016
Japan Airlines has applied for permission to add Iberia to its European joint business. The Japanese national carrier currently coordinates its operations between Japan and Europe…
UK

Flybe marks 10th codeshare deal

Aaron Greenwood May 4, 2016
Flybe has announced the signing of its tenth codeshare partnership, this time with Star Alliance member Air India, enabling customers using its multi-frequency services to Birmingham from…
Airlines and Aviation

Revealed: the world’s greenest (and least green) airlines

Mark Elliott Apr 27, 2016
A new study has revealed the world's most and least polluting airlines. The research conducted by Warwick Business School, which monitored airlines' carbon emissions over a seven-year…
UK

Open Destinations makes executive appointments

Aaron Greenwood Apr 13, 2016
UK-based travel technology specialist Open Destinations’ continued growth has seen the recruitment of two new travel industry experts with backgrounds in the tour operator, airline and GDS…
Airlines and Aviation

芬兰航空为亚洲乘客推出新旅行项目

Mark Elliott Apr 7, 2016
芬兰航空（Finnair）近日推出了一项新网站，来支持Visit Finland的in过夜项目计划。 在“Stopover Finland”计划框架下，Visit Finland旨在吸引更多亚洲游客乘坐芬兰航空前往欧洲旅游目的地时在芬兰停留更久时间。这一系列的旅行项目包括，5小时至5日的行程，这些行程现在可以通过全新的stopover.finnair.com网站进行。…
Airlines and Aviation

芬兰航空A350抵达香港

Mark Elliott Mar 21, 2016
芬兰航空近日将一架空客A350客机部署在香港航线。 这架全新客机于本月17日首次抵达香港国际机场，作为亚洲航行的一部分。该飞机还将前往曼谷、新加坡、上海和北京等目的地。 芬兰航空近日接收的新A350飞机和新开通的亚洲航线一起，都是在2020年前扩张亚洲航行网络图计划的一部分。…
Tourism Boards

Finland targets Chinese visitors with 13 new visa centres

Mark Elliott Mar 2, 2016
Finland has stepped up its campaign to attract more Chinese tourists with the announcement of plans to launch of 13 new visa application centres in the country. In spring 2016, the…
Airlines and Aviation

Qantas retains “safest airline” title

Mark Elliott Jan 5, 2016
Qantas has been named as the world's safest airline for the third year in a row. In its latest annual report, AirlineRatings.com, which monitors the safety records of 407 carriers,…
Tourism Boards

Finland packages tours for Asian stopover programme

Mark Elliott Dec 9, 2015
Finland has revealed the next stage of its Stopover Finland programme, through which it aims to attract more Asian travellers to the country. Visit Finland announced this week that…
Singapore

New lounge opens at Changi Terminal 1

Mark Elliott Nov 26, 2015
Passengers departing from Terminal 1 of Changi International Airport will now be able to access a new lounge. Operated by dnata, the new 860m² lounge can seat more than 200…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air partakes in WACRA 2015 conference

Mark Elliott Nov 8, 2015
The Worldwide Airline Customer Relations Association (WACRA) was recently held in Thailand. The event witnessed participation from over 50 airlines including chairperson and Gulf Air…
Airlines and Aviation

Finland targets Asia with new stopover campaign

Mark Elliott Oct 22, 2015
Finland is aiming to capitalise on the Asian outbound travel boom with a new stopover programme. On Wednesday, Finland was named as the Partner Country for next year’s ITB Asia. And…
Airlines and Aviation

芬兰航空迎来首架A350飞机

Mark Elliott Oct 7, 2015
在18日芬兰航空公司的首架A350-900飞机日前在法国图卢兹成功完成首飞，芬兰航空已于近日正式得到了这架飞机的交付，芬兰航空成为欧洲首家接收A350XWB的航空公司，也是世界第三家A350XWB运营商。芬兰航空计划使用A350飞机执飞上海航线，并将在啊未来将航线扩展至北京、香港、曼谷和新加坡。…
Finland

‘Santa’s airport’ receives significant upgrade

Aaron Greenwood Sep 1, 2015
The aviation gateway to Lapland is set for a significant makeover following the airport operator’s decision to proceed with a modernisation programme.  Finavia Corporation confirmed…
Airlines and Aviation

芬兰航空今年将执飞A350 XWB前往上海和北京

Mark Elliott Jun 30, 2015
今年年底，芬兰航空将接收到19架空客A350 XWB飞机订单的其中4架。 Pekka Vauramo，芬兰航空CEO告诉中国新华社记者，今年得到这些飞机的交付后，将把这A350飞机部署在赫尔辛基至上海、北京、香港和曼谷航线上。…
Airlines and Aviation

芬兰航空全新A350即将飞往亚洲

Mark Elliott Apr 10, 2015
芬兰航空确定即将把最新装配的空客A350飞机，投入到亚洲长线航程中。 芬兰航空基地位于赫尔辛基，今年晚些时候将开始接收新A350飞机的交付，随之将把新飞机投入到飞往上海、北京、曼谷、香港和新加坡的航班中。本周开始，A350飞机的机票开始对外销售。 “我们很激动能达到这一具有里程碑意义的事件，将A350飞机的使用衔接过度的天衣无缝，”Pekka…
Airlines and Aviation

芬兰航空将发射机上无线上网

Mark Elliott Mar 26, 2015
芬兰航空公司宣布投资30百万欧元在所有的飞机上装上无线上网。乘客将能使用智能手机，笔记本电脑，平板电脑采用飞机上的wifi。  芬兰航空的总经理 Pekka Vauramo 说：“这个投资能让我们给乘客提供许多新的科技服务包括机上娱乐及辅助设备。  ” 从2015年秋冬季节起，芬兰航空将推出机上无线上网服务。  此外，公司将收入新的天空客车A350。…
Airlines and Aviation

Hainan Airlines to link Chongqing with Rome

Mark Elliott Feb 9, 2015
Hainan Airlines will continue its international expansion this April, which the launch of a new service to Rome. Commencing on 27 April 2015, the Chinese carrier will fly direct to…
Airlines and Aviation

IAG willing to legally commit to Aer Lingus connections

Mark Elliott Feb 2, 2015
Willie Walsh has proposed legally-binding commitments to secure Aer Lingus’ Irish flight connections as his International Airlines Group (IAG) continues its bid to buy the carrier. The…
Airlines and Aviation

IAG edges closer to Aer Lingus takeover

Mark Elliott Jan 27, 2015
International Airlines Group (IAG) has edged closer to taking over Aer Lingus after the Irish carrier said it would recommend the latest financial terms to its board.   On Monday both…
Airlines and Aviation

Qantas named world’s safest airline

Mark Elliott Jan 7, 2015
Qantas was the safest airline in the world in 2015, according to the annual report by AirlineRatings.com. The website monitors the safety records of almost 450 airlines worldwide, taking…
Travel Tech

Amadeus launches ATC refund

Mark Elliott Sep 30, 2014
Amadeus Gulf has recently launched a new innovative process of rebooking airline tickets with its Amadeus Ticket Changer (ATC) Refund. The solution is a multi-channel ticketing function…
Airlines and Aviation

SriLankan Airlines codeshares to Australia with Qantas

Mark Elliott Sep 17, 2014
SriLankan Airlines has penned a codeshare agreement with its new oneworld alliance partner, Qantas. From 26 October 2014, Qantas will place its 'QF' code on SriLankan's daily…
Airlines and Aviation

SriLankan Airlines joins oneworld

Mark Elliott May 1, 2014
SriLankan Airlines has officially become a member of the oneworld alliance. The Colombo-based national carrier joined the airline group on 1 May 2014, becoming oneworld's 15th full…
Airlines and Aviation

JAL’s expanded European JV to start in April

Mark Elliott Mar 26, 2014
Japan Airlines' expanded joint venture with British Airways and Finnair will launch on 1 April 2014. The partnership will see the three airlines - all of which are members of the…
Airlines and Aviation

芬航与联合国儿童基金会合作支持亚洲儿童教育

Mark Elliott Nov 26, 2013
芬兰航空公司今日宣布再度与联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）合作，于冬季假日期间在芬兰航空的国际航班上开展“零钱表爱心”（Change for Good）机上筹款活动。此次筹集的善款将用于支持联合国儿童基金会的“为了亚洲的学校”（Schools for Asia）计划，为11个亚洲国家的儿童提供有质量的基础教育，尤其是那些生活在偏远、极其贫困地区的边缘化弱势儿童。…
Airlines and Aviation

Qatar Airways joins oneworld

Mark Elliott Oct 29, 2013
Qatar Airways officially becomes a member of the oneworld alliance today. The airline will become the first major Gulf carrier to join an airline alliance in a ceremony at Doha's…
Airlines and Aviation

TAM sets oneworld date

Mark Elliott Oct 1, 2013
LATAM Airlines Group subsidiary TAM will join oneworld on 31 March 2014, it has been revealed. The move will mean that the Brazilian carrier will join the alliance on the same day as…
Airlines and Aviation

Qatar Airways to join oneworld next month

Mark Elliott Sep 9, 2013
Qatar Airways is to join the oneworld airline alliance on 30 October, it has announced. The carrier will become the first of the three large Middle East airlines to join an airline…
Airlines and Aviation

EU approval for American-US merger

Mark Elliott Aug 6, 2013
The European Commission has approved the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. The move marks the latest stage of clearance for the venture, which would create one of the…
Global

The latest industry appointments – Asia

Apr 11, 2013 18
PEKKA VAURAMO has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Finnair, effective 1 June 2013. Vauramo has been based in Hong Kong since 2010 and works as Chief Operating Officer…
Appointments

The latest industry appointments – Asia

Feb 21, 2013 10
ALEX ALT has been appointed President and General Manager of Sabre Hospitality Solutions, effective April 2013. Alt, who has a Masters degree from Harvard Business School, joined Sabre…
Airlines and Aviation

Amadeus’ ancillary services launch in UK

Mark Elliott Oct 22, 2012 19
Amadeus has launched its Amadeus Airline Ancillary Services (AAAS) for UK and Ireland travel agents. The move means travel agents using Amadeus can now book additional services such as…
Airlines and Aviation

Airlines “must pay compensation for some delays”

Mark Elliott Oct 4, 2012 0
Passengers who suffer flight delays of more than a day after a strike must be compensated by the airline, its European Court of Justice has said. Using the case of a man whose Finnair…
Airlines and Aviation

Airline briefs 05/06/12

Mark Elliott Jun 5, 2012 16
bmi Regional completes sale bmi Regional is to continue operating flights from Manchester and East Midlands after its sale to Sector Aviation Holdings was completed last week. Forty jobs…
Airlines and Aviation

Asian aviation briefs

May 23, 2012 15
THAI sacks Piyasvasti  Thai Airways International (THAI) has fired its President, Piyasvasti Amranand. Thailand’s former Energy Minister, Piyasvasti has led the national carrier since…
Airlines and Aviation

Airline briefs 22/05/12

Mark Elliott May 22, 2012 1
See our round-up of airline news here for the UK market, plus an update from Routes Europe. Qantas separates domestic and international businesses Qantas has announced a major…
Airlines and Aviation

Asian aviation briefs

May 11, 2012 15
ANA’s international traffic surges  All Nippon Airways (ANA) managed to achieve double-digit growth in terms of international passenger traffic in the full-tear 2011-12, despite the…
Airlines and Aviation

airberlin joins oneworld alliance

Mark Elliott Mar 20, 2012 7
airberlin has become the 11th member of the oneworld airline alliance.Germany’s second biggest airline will become the fifth European member of oneworld, following British Airways,…
Airlines and Aviation

Airlines adopt Sabre solution to further ancillary revenues

Mark Elliott Nov 8, 2011 0
Three international airlines are following in the footsteps of AirNew Zealand by adopting Sabre solutions in order to increase ancillaryrevenues. Alitalia and Finnair will leverage the…
Airlines and Aviation

Airlines adopt Sabre solution to further ancillary revenues

Mark Elliott Nov 8, 2011 1
Three international airlines are following in the footsteps of Air New Zealand by adopting Sabre solutions in order to increase ancillary revenues. Earlier this year, Air New Zealand was…
Airlines and Aviation

Flybe’s Finnish tie-up approved

Mark Elliott Aug 2, 2011
Flybe's joint acquisition of Finnish Commuter Airlines has been approved by Finland's competition authorities. First announced on 1 July 2011, the deal will see Finnish Commuter Airlines…
Airlines and Aviation

Longest biofuel flight takes-off this week

Mark Elliott Jul 20, 2011
Finnair aims to fly its first biofuel flight from Amsterdam and Helsinki this week in what it claims to be the longest biofuelled commercial flight to date. At this stage Finnair aims to…
Airlines and Aviation

British Airways and Iberia ‘to codeshare with airberlin’

Mark Elliott Jun 9, 2011
British Airways and Iberia are to enter a codeshare agreement with airberlin, the German airline's CEO said earlier this week. Speaking at the carrier's AGM in London, Joachim Hunold, CEO of…
Airlines and Aviation

Malaysia Airlines to join oneworld

Mark Elliott Jun 6, 2011
Malaysia Airlines is to join the oneworld alliance following a meeting held with IATA's 2011 World Air Transport Summit. The carrier has been elected by oneworld members to join the…
Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day 29 April 2011

Mark Elliott Apr 29, 2011
"Our cost burden increased sharply due to a substantial and rapid rise in oil prices, although we have otherwise succeeded in cost control fairly well." Finnair's CEO, Mika Vehvil
Airlines and Aviation

Jetstar launches Singapore-NZ flights

Mark Elliott Mar 17, 2011
Jetstar has launched a new long-haul, low-cost services between Singapore and Auckland. The new daily service will be operated using a two-class Airbus A330 aircraft. Jetstar Group CEO,…
Appointments

Appointments w/e 24 February 2011

Mark Elliott Feb 24, 2011
BARBARA MESSING has been announced as TripAdvisor's new Chief Marketing Officer. Ms Messing spent nine years at Hotwire, also part of Expedia Inc, and most recently served as Vice…
Airlines and Aviation

Bangkok Airways announces India expansion

Mark Elliott Feb 16, 2011
Bangkok Airways has announced 2011 expansion strategy at an event in Bangkok. The airline's President, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, Vice President of Corporate Communications,…
Airlines and Aviation

Bangkok Airways announces India expansion

Mark Elliott Feb 16, 2011
Bangkok Airways has announced 2011 expansion strategy at an event in Bangkok. The airline's President, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, Vice President of Corporate Communications,…
Human Resources

Appointments w/e 10 February 2011

Mark Elliott Feb 10, 2011
HANNO STAMM has been appointed as Managing Director of Victoria Hotels & Resorts. Stamm has almost 20 years' experience in companies such as Accor and Carlson, most recently serving…
Airlines and Aviation

Jetstar enters fare agreement with oneworld

Mark Elliott Jan 27, 2011
Jetstar has entered into a new fare agreement with members of the oneworld airline alliance, allowing customers to include flights on the low-cost carrier as part of their oneworld…
Appointments

Appointments w/e 06 January 2011

Mark Elliott Jan 6, 2011
LUIS MAROTO has been announced as the new President & CEO of Amadeus. Maroto was formerly the travel technology company's Deputy CEO, and has been with the company for 11 years.…
Global

Air Berlin joins oneworld

Mark Elliott Jul 27, 2010
Air Berlin has joined airline alliance oneworld. The German carrier is expected to start flying as part of oneworld in early 2012 before the opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg…
Global

Amadeus rolls-out ancillary services initiatives

Mark Elliott Jul 6, 2010
Amadeus has announced a number of initiatives to extend its multi-channel ancillary services. Corsairfly has started to pilot Amadeus Ancillary Services, which enables the airline to…
Thailand

THAI builds catering facility in Krabi

Mark Elliott Jun 8, 2010
Thai Airways International (THAI) has started construction of a new catering facility at Krabi International Airport in southern Thailand. The THB34 million (US$1 million) facility,…
MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions)

First ever Routes CIS opens its doors

Mark Elliott Jun 8, 2010
Kharkiv, Ukraine, 7 June 2010: Routes has just opened the first ever Routes CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) in Kharkiv, Ukraine. More than 40 airlines and 100…
Global

Talks resume between BA and Unite

Mark Elliott May 27, 2010
British Airways and Unite met last night in an attempt to settle the ongoing dispute as strikes continue into its 11th day. "We spoke with Unite yesterday at Acas and talks will resume at a…
Global

Huge increase in visitors to Japan

Mark Elliott Mar 31, 2010
Visitor arrivals to Japan grew by 62.9% year-on-year in February 2010, according to the latest Japan National Tourism Organization visitor arrival statistics. Visitor numbers to Japan…
Features

Amadeus signs new contracts

Mark Elliott Jan 19, 2010
Amadeus, a global provider of technology and distribution solutions to the travel and tourism industry, has signed contracts with Emirates, Finnair and TACA to provide them…
Airlines and Aviation

oneworld offers electronic corporate contracting

Mark Elliott Dec 8, 2009
oneworld, the leading quality airline alliance, is claiming another alliance first by becoming what is believed to be the first of the global airline groupings to enable corporate…
Global

oneworld to offer electronic corporate contracting

Mark Elliott Dec 8, 2009
oneworld, the leading quality airline alliance, is claiming another alliance first by becoming what is believed to be the first of the global airline groupings to enable corporate…
Global

oneworld offers electronic corporate contracting

Mark Elliott Dec 8, 2009
oneworld, the leading quality airline alliance, is claiming another alliance first by becoming what is believed to be the first of the global airline groupings to enable corporate…
Global

oneworld airlines to complete Heathrow T3 switch

Mark Elliott Oct 25, 2009
All set for final oneworld London Heathrow terminal switch: oneworld's biggest co-location project to date will be completed next Thursday (29 October), with the final moves of…
Global

oneworld moves to Stockholm T5

Mark Elliott Oct 25, 2009
From November 24, Finnair will use Terminal 5 at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport. At the same time, other oneworld airlines flying to Stockholm - British Airways, Iberia and Malev…
Global

Asia Miles opens new shopping portal

Mark Elliott Sep 30, 2009
Asia Miles, Asia's leading travel reward programme, has today announced its new collaborative project with leading global provider of customer reward and ancillary revenue…
Global

Virgin Blue carbon offset reaches 1 million seats

Mark Elliott Sep 17, 2009
Thursday 17 September 2009: Virgin Blue Airlines today joined with internationally acclaimed scientist, conservationist, author and Chairman of Copenhagen Climate Council,…
Global

S7 Airlines to join the oneworld alliance

Mark Elliott Jun 9, 2009
oneworld airline alliance has announced that Russian S7 Airlines is to join Finnair as a member of the alliance in 2010. "We are happy to welcome this first-rate Russian partner to the…
Global

Virgin Blue joins Aviation Global Deal Group

Mark Elliott Jun 8, 2009
Virgin Blue Group has thrown its weight behind a push to find a global solution to aviation emissions by joining the Aviation Global Deal (AGD) Group.Virgin joins Air France-KLM,…
Global

oneworld announces summer schedule

Mark Elliott Mar 27, 2009
oneworld member, LAN Ecuador, launches its new domestic schedule next month,initially linking capital Quito with Guayaquil, while its sister airline, LANPeru,…
Appointments

Staff Appointments w/e 06 November 08

Mark Elliott Nov 6, 2008
EVAN LEWIS has been appointed Vice President of Communications for Accor Asia Pacific. Lewis has held senior management positions within Asia Pacific, and most recently was the…
Appointments

Staff Appointments w/e 18 September 08

Mark Elliott Sep 18, 2008
PETER LACAZE has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of Stella Travel Services. Lacaze, who takes over the role from Keith Stanley who resigned earlier this week, has…
Airlines and Aviation

Five oneworld airlines collocate at Shanghai

Mark Elliott Mar 25, 2008
Five of the oneworld member airlines serving Shanghai Pudong are to co-locate in the airport's new Terminal 2 in a series of moves starting this week.British Airways and Qantas will transfer…
Airlines and Aviation

Oneworld airlines co-locate at Beijing airport

Mark Elliott Feb 29, 2008
British Airways and Qantas will move to Terminal 3 today while the other alliance airlines serving Beijing - Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, Finnair and Japan Airlines - will…

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