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Finnair is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and international air travel in Finland. Its major shareholder is the government of Finland, with 55.8% of the shares. Finnair is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. In 2015, it transported over 10 million passengers to over 60 European, 13 Asian and 4 North-American destinations. As of January 2016, the airline employed 4,817 people.

Finnair is the fifth oldest airline in the world with uninterrupted existence. With no fatal or hull-loss accidents since 1963, Finnair is consistently on the list of safest airlines in the world (#3 in 2014).

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

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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...

Air Italy signs new partnerships with Finnair and El Al through two new Special Prorate Agreements

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Five key cites in Finland now available to Air Italy customers departing from central & southern Italy. Tel Aviv easy reachable for Air Italy...

Finnair traffic performance in June 2019: +11.9%

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Number of passengers grew 11.9% to a new record of 1.4 million In June, Finnair carried 1,388,000 passengers, 11.9% more than in the corresponding period...
Finnair Airbus A320

Finnair wet leases an A320 from DAT for the busy summer season

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Finnair will wet-lease an A320 aircraft and crew from DAT for the busy summer season. The aircraft will be operating selected frequencies on Finnair’s...

Finnair adding extra frequencies to New York JFK airport for summer 2020 season

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Finnair is adding additional frequencies to its popular New York JFK route for the upcoming summer 2020 season. Between April 4 and October 24,...

Finnair cargo subsidiary Nordic Global Airlines’ operations will discontinue

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The Board of Directors of Finnair's associated company Nordic Global Airlines Ltd (NGA) has decided to discontinue NGA's operations by 31.05.2015. The termination of...

Finnair adds capacity in Japan – Sapporo as a year-round destination

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As part of its strategy of sustainable profitable growth, Finnair extends the operating season of its newly announced Sapporo route to year-round operations. Finnair...

Finnair and Vietnam Airlines announce new codeshare agreement

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Finnair and Vietnam Airlines are launching a new codeshare cooperation today that will offer a wider choice of destinations and flight frequencies for customers...

Finnair cuts frequencies in Europe in September due to travel restrictions – more flights to Lapland

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Finnair will fly fewer frequencies to European destinations in September than previously planned. Many countries have imposed new travel restrictions in recent weeks due...

Two Finnish Air Force Hawk 51’s “intercept” Finnair Airbus A320 before it gets a water salute at Helsinki Airport

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On Monday 27 May, two Finnish Air Force Hawk 51's scrambled Leijonat, the Finnish men's national ice hockey team that became World Champion on...

Finnair signs sale and leaseback agreement for four A350 aircraft for refinancing in excess of 400 million USD

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In conjunction with Finnair’s efforts to emerge from the corona crisis, the company is proceeding with its refinancing plan and has finalised a sale...

Finnair Traffic Performance in March 2023: +55%

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Robust demand in March as passenger load factor was on par with pre-pandemic levels; also solid cargo performance continued In March, Finnair carried 953,000 passengers,...

Flybe Finland’s flights will have Finnair flight number starting May 1

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Starting May 1 all routes operated by Flybe Finland at their own commercial risk will become a part of Finnair's contract flying arrangements, and the flights will...

Finnair and Finavia test face recognition technology at Helsinki Airport check-in

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Finnair and Finavia, together with Futurice, will test the use of face recognition technology for the check-in process of Finnair flights at Helsinki Airport....

Finnair to wet-lease and later dry-lease two Airbus A330 aircraft to oneworld partner Qantas

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Finnair and Qantas have entered into a long-term agreement, in which Finnair first leases two A330 aircraft with crew (wet lease) to Qantas for...

Adecco’s Spanish cabin crew joins Finnair for Madrid and Barcelona routes

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Finnair and the Spanish recruitment and employment company Adecco have agreed that the cabin crew of approximately 60 people, serving on Finnair’s Barcelona and Madrid...

Finnair and Rolls-Royce sign contract on A350 XWB engine services

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Finnair, the first European airline to operate the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, has awarded Rolls-Royce a long-term engine servicing agreement for the new aircraft...

Finnair opens a new year-round route to Hanover for summer 2019 and increases capacity to Dubai for winter 2018-2019

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Continuing with its growth in the German market, Finnair will be launching a new route to Hanover, Germany, next summer. The new route will...

Finnair traffic performance in February 2018: +14.7%

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Strong growth continued as expected, especially in long-haul traffic In February, Finnair carried 957,100 passengers, or 14.7% more than in the corresponding period of 2017....

Finnair takes additional measures to accommodate A350 pilot training, temporarily suspends Chongqing flights for four months in spring 2017

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Finnair is temporarily suspending its flights between Helsinki and Chongqing from January 11, 2017 to May 2, 2017, as part of the airline's measures...

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