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The flag carrier’s partnership with Finland’s most famous resident started in 1983, when Finnair flew its first direct flight from Helsinki to Tokyo via the North Pole – a route which now…
Finnair is taking part in Plan International's #GirlsTakeover campaign, where girls step into the shoes of political, social and economic leaders as part of the UN's International Day of the…
Finnair is improving travel connections in the Arctic region by launching direct flights between Rovaniemi, Finland, and Tromsø, Norway, starting in December.
Finnair has launched a late summer sale, as it gears up to celebrate its centenary later this year. The new promotion is focused on Finnair’s UK customers, with a range of the airline’s most…
Finnair has announced its July traffic performance, with the airline surpassing the one million monthly passenger mark for the first time since the pandemic.
Finnair is celebrating 35 years of flying to China and connecting Asia with Europe.
This major milestone for the Nordic carrier comes as it also celebrates its centenary as one of the…
Finnair is celebrating 35 years of flying to China and connecting Asia with Europe. This major milestone for the Nordic carrier comes as it also celebrates its centenary as one of the…
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Finnair has launched an exclusive new music video to celebrate its centenary later this year. The new song, performed by the Finnair Singers, brings the fun of flying to the…
Finnair’s first flight to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ took off on 22 April 1983, with a new non-stop service to Tokyo-Narita, becoming the only airline at the time to offer direct flights…
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.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Finnair and oneworld partner Qatar Airways have agreed to establish a long-term strategic cooperation between Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen and Doha
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…
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…
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…
Following the airline’s warning that the closure of Russian airspace would significantly impact its operations, Finnair’s stock price has declined significantly.
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.
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.
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, 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 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 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 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 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 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…
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…
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 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.…
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.…
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 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, 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 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’…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Finnair has chosen Amadeus Network Revenue Management that uses data science to improve demand forecasts and optimise the airline’s Origin and Destination network.
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…
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,…
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.
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,…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Japanese government has approved the proposed joint business between Japan Airlines, British Airways and Finnair.
The country's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport &…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Finnair has been commended for its efforts to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve reporting capabilities, and recognise the strategic business risks associated with…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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%…
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…
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 -…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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%.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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 -…
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…
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…
Madrid, Spain, 19 January, 2010: Amadeus, a global provider of technology and distribution solutions to the travel and tourism industry, has signed contracts with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
As the world celebrates World Happiness Day on 20th March 2024, it's no surprise that Finland was crowned as the happiest country in the world for the sixth time in a row.
Vesku the reindeer invites travellers to discover summer in Lapland, with six summer trips up for grabs. Visit Finland announces a new and exclusive partnership with the world’s first…
The oneworld® alliance celebrates 25 years of delivering an exceptional and seamless travel experience to its customers worldwide, with a member airline flight taking off or landing…
Going on a pre-planned trip with your friends and family is a wonderful experience, but sometimes you just need to take a break or vacation by yourself. A solo trip is a wonderful…
Breaking new ground in premium benefits and luxury air travel, the oneworld® Alliance unveiled its first-ever fully branded dedicated airport lounge in Seoul.
Breaking new ground in premium benefits and luxury air travel, the oneworld® alliance unveiled its first ever fully branded dedicated airport lounge in Seoul.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the oneworld Alliance will work together in the field of CO2 emission calculations with all 13 oneworld member airlines committing to…
Trevolution Group, the global market leader operating Asaptickets Skyluxtravel, Dreamport and other travel brands, has announced implementing New Distribution Capabilities (NDC) in its…
According to the latest Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) Airport Connectivity Index 2023, Hamad International Airport has been ranked…
David Kondo will take over as Senior Director Austrian Brand Experience from 15 October 2023, and will thus be responsible for Austrian Airlines' entire marketing and product management in…
As we approach the peak summer season for airlines in Europe, Cirium have revealed Europe’s most punctual airlines in May 2023, alongside the region’s current cancellation trends.
As we approach the peak summer season for airlines in Europe, Cirium have revealed Europe’s most punctual airlines in March 2023, alongside the region’s current cancellation trends.
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…
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.…
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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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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,…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.…
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).…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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-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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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。…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
"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
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,…
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…
Bangkok Airways has announced 2011 expansion strategy at an event in Bangkok. The airline's President, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, Vice President of Corporate Communications,…
Bangkok Airways has announced 2011 expansion strategy at an event in Bangkok. The airline's President, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, Vice President of Corporate Communications,…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thursday 17 September 2009: Virgin Blue Airlines today joined with internationally acclaimed scientist, conservationist, author and Chairman of Copenhagen Climate Council,…
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…
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,…
oneworld member, LAN Ecuador, launches its new domestic schedule next month,initially linking capital Quito with Guayaquil, while its sister airline, LANPeru,…
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…
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…
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…
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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