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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).

Smoke in the cabin: Finnair Airbus A350-900 returns to Helsinki

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On 5 January, a Finnair Airbus A350-900 (registered OH-LWH) operated flight AY141 between Helsinki, Finland, and Bangkok, Thailand. Shortly after take-off - at 4,000...

300 Finnair passengers stranded in Miami since Thursday

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Around 300 Finnish travellers have been stranded in Miami since Thursday due to a technical issue on Finnair's Airbus A350-900 registered OH-LWI that led...

Finnair flight to Doha had to return to gate at Stockholm Arlanda for unruly passenger

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Finnair flight AY1983, operated by Airbus A330-300 reg. OH-LTP, bound for Doha from Stockholm Arlanda, had to return to the gate on 12 September...

Finnair adds wide-body aircraft to flights between Brussels and Helsinki

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Finnair’s Belgian customers will soon be able to benefit from flying on the Finnish flag-carrier’s wide-body aircraft between Belgium and Finland for Winter 2018...
Finnair Airbus A320

Finnair wet-leases four Airbus A320 aircraft to British Airways for 12 months

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Finnair continues its wet-lease cooperation with British Airways and leases four Airbus A320 narrow-body aircraft with crew to operate flights in the British company's...

Finnair to Doha from three Nordic capitals, while Qatar Airways reduces own traffic to the Nordics

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Stockholm and Copenhagen and now also Helsinki: Finnair now flies daily from all three airports to Doha. At the same time, Qatar Airways has...

Finnair unveils new long-haul look; a €200M investment towards the ultimate customer experience

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Finnair has today launched the airline’s new spacious, long-haul look with a brand-new Business Class and exciting new Premium Economy cabin as part of...

Finnair to add connections to Stockholm Bromma and deepen cooperation with Swedish BRA

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Finnair will add connections to Stockholm’s Bromma airport, and deepen its cooperation with the Swedish regional airline BRA. With the new frequencies, Finnair adds...

A picture is worth a thousand words (part eleven): aircraft stored at Prague Airport, Czech Republic

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The end of November is quickly approaching and the coronavirus pandemic is still battering around the globe. The travel industry is therefore forced to...

Why airlines are eager to connect Europe with mainland China

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2018 is the EU-China Tourism Year (ECTY), an agreement that was reached by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the Chinese...

Finnair’s new Airbus A350 XWB wins recognition for cabin design

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Finnair has won a prestigious International Yacht & Aviation Award for the design of its new Airbus A350 XWB cabin interiors in Economy and...

Movie: Finnair’s mighty Airbus A340-300 now painted ready for Air Belgium use seen blasting out of Cambridge Airport’s tiny runway!

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A word from the movie maker: Finnair's mighty Airbus A340-300 now painted ready for Air Belgium use seen blasting out of Cambridge Airport's tiny...

Finnair Airbus A350 collides with passenger bridge at Helsinki Airport

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This morning a Finnair Airbus A350-900 registered OH-LWA collided with the passenger bridge at Helsinki Airport. The aircraft was arriving from Hong Kong (Flight AY70)...

[Trip report] From Brussels to Kajaani (Kainuu region, Finland) and back with Finnair

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OUTBOUND FLIGHTS For a three-day visit of the Kainuu region of Finland, it was evident that Finnair would be the airline of reference. After a...

Finnair introduces new business class amenities by landmark companies Marimekko and L:A Bruket

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Amenity kits and eye shades in eight Marimekko designs new to Finnair  Improved sustainability with recycled plastic, bioplastic and on-demand concept  L:A Bruket skin care products available in lounges, aeroplane...

Stunning results: Finnair Airbus A350-900 XWB air-to-air photography

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It's air-to-air week! After Brian Losito capturing this Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, a Finnair Airbus A350-900 XWB took the skies today closely followed by a...

Finnair anticipates airspace closure and cancels partly its flights to Asia and flights to Moscow and St Petersburg for one week

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Finnair joins many other European airlines and suspends its flights in Russian airspace for one week. With this action, Finnair prepares for the possible...

The myth of Finnair flight AY666 to HEL on Friday the 13th

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Every Friday the 13th Finnair flight AY666 comes to life, this scheduled flight takes off from Copenhagen at 13:20 and lands 1h13mins later in Helsinki,...

Finland’s airports will soon be run by AI

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A ground-breaking innovation has been proven to reduce flight delays by 61% and will save airports billions of dollars in efficiency improvementsLast year, Finavia,...

Finnair serves up its signature blueberry juice for grounded customers

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Finnair is bringing its famous signature blueberry juice drink to travel-thirsty grounded customers by making it available to buy in supermarkets across Finland.The hugely...

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