[Destination Report] Kainuu, a northeastern region of Finland
Kainuu? You have probably never heard of it...This region bordering Russia, one of the 19 regions of Finland in the Northeast of the country, is...
[Trip report] From Brussels to Kajaani (Kainuu region, Finland) and back with Finnair
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 traffic performance in October 2018: +8.2% compared to previous year
Cargo traffic achieved an all-time high monthly volume
In October, Finnair carried 1,141,700 passengers, 8.2% more than in the corresponding period of 2017. The...
Finnair invests in customer comfort: new ATR cabins in 2019, new Premium Economy class for long-haul as of 2021
Finnair will renew the entire cabin of its ATR aircraft, and introduce a new Premium Economy cabin class for its long-haul fleet. These investments...
Finnair to add three new leisure routes for next summer: Porto, Bologna and Bordeaux
Further strengthening its summer holiday offering for leisure customers, Finnair will open three new routes to Bologna, Bordeaux and Porto for the peak summer...
The British Competition and Markets Authority investigates the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement (American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Finnair)
The CMA is investigating the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement between American Airlines, members of International Airlines Group (British Airways and Iberia) and Finnair under...
Finnair wet leases an Airbus A330 from Air Italy for its Chicago and Miami routes for the rest of October
Finnair will wet-lease an Airbus A330 aircraft and crew from Air Italy for its Chicago and Miami routes for the period of October 12-31....
Finnair traffic performance in September 2018: +7.8%
Finnair’s traffic growth continued in September
In September, Finnair carried 1,159,400 passengers, 7.8% more than in the corresponding period of 2017. The number of...
Finnair adds capacity to Brussels, Lisbon and Alanya-Gazipasa next winter
Finnair will add flights between its Helsinki hub and Lisbon, Portugal and Alanya (Gazipasa), Turkey for the winter season 2018-2019. Finnair opened its Lisbon route during the summer 2018 season, and...
Finnair traffic performance in August 2018: 11.5% more passengers
Finnair’s traffic measured in available seat kilometres increased by 15.3% in August
In August, Finnair carried 1,205,300 passengers, 11.5% more than in the corresponding period...
“East and West Side Story”: the world’s first film made by an airline and an airport
Finnair and Helsinki Airport have been connecting East and West for 35 years via Helsinki.To celebrate this achievement, the two have released a short...
Danish Air Transport becomes Norra’s majority shareholder
Danish Air Transport (DAT) acquires 60 % of Nordic Regional Airlines AB (Norra) from Finnair, which held the 100 % stake in Norra on...
Finnair continues its strong growth in Asia with additional frequencies for summer 2019
Continuing its strong growth in key Asian markets, Finnair today announced it will be adding frequencies on many popular Asian routes for next summer,...
Finnair adds wide-body aircraft to flights between Brussels and Helsinki
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 to fly new Airbus A350 route to Los Angeles in 2019
Continuing with its growth strategy, Finnair today announced it will begin flying to Los Angeles, California, as of next spring. Finnair will fly three...
Finnair Traffic Performance in July 2018: All-time high Passenger volume at almost 1.3 million
In July, Finnair carried 1,287,800 passengers, 15.2% more than in the corresponding period of 2017. The number of passengers grew in Asian traffic 9.0%,...
Finnair launches best in market in-flight internet service on European flights; invites customers to test the service
Finnair is launching a new high-speed internet service on its narrow-body Airbus fleet on European flights. From July 19th onwards, Finnair customers will be...
Finnair recognided as the ‘Best Airline in Northern Europe’ for the 9th year in a row by Skytrax
For the ninth consecutive year, Finnair has been named Northern Europe’s Best Airline by Skytrax at the World Airline Awards event in London. The...
Finnair launches off-airport baggage collection and check-in service in London with AirPortr
Finnair will begin offering a new baggage collection and check-in service from London Heathrow to enhance its customer experience in partnership with leading airport...
Finnair passenger volume reached new monthly record, over 1.2 million passengers during June (+12.8%)
In June, Finnair carried 1,240,500 passengers, 12.8% more than in the corresponding period of 2017. The number of passengers grew in Asian traffic (+15.5%),...