Together with more frequencies on Helsinki-Tromsø, Helsinki-Trondheim will be attractive for Norwegians, Finns – and Asians.

Finnair has struck a deal with DOT LT, a Danish Air Transport subsidiary, to fly while Norra ATRs are being upgraded.

The 60 crew members will get a pay boost as they continue to be based in Spain but will no longer be employed by a temping agency.

Finnair and Icelandair were among 33 airlines competing in the Cellars in the Sky 2018 awards, now in their 33rd year.

The Finnish carrier is to depart from Goa citing weak demand, and the once-thriving Indian beach destination is in crisis.

Wizz Air has pushed past SAS into ninth place in a new list of Europe’s top 20 airline groups, with another carrier close behind.

The Finnish carrier is opening up Sapporo and Punta Cana for winter 2019-20, one snowy, the other sandy.

SAS had the lowest passenger growth of the four big Nordic airlines in 2018, but it is arguably in a better place.

SAS and Finnair are in the top 20 safest airlines, while the ten safest low-cost carriers and a few of the least safe airlines are also named.

The Finnish carrier will deploy a second widebody aircraft on its busy Helsinki-London route – and add a seventh daily frequency.

Routes to Asia make up half of the airline’s traffic measured in available seat kilometres, so why the decline?

Pilots at the flag carrier’s subsidiary Norra say they may strike, but Finnair has leased a plane from DAT just in case.

The Finnish carrier says it is responding to rising demand on both its Moscow and St Petersburg routes.

China Southern has received permission to fly to the north-eastern edge of the EU. But it might need a partner airline.

The Finnish carrier is working on a new Premium Economy class, to be added between 2020 and 2022, and will renew the cabins of its ATRs.

Finnair is to add three new leisure routes for next summer, each of which has a famous connection to food and drink.

Chief commercial officer and a member of the executive board, Juha Järvinen will move on to Virgin Atlantic.

The airline warns it now expects lower profits than last year and has taken the step of removing an incentive plan for its pilots.

The airline is wet leasing an aircraft from Air Italy for its Chicago and Miami routes in an emergency short-term deal.

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