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Finnair targets exotic new destinations
The Finnish carrier is opening up Sapporo and Punta Cana for winter 2019-20, one snowy, the other sandy.
Read More »Four Nordic airlines’ contrasting fortunes
SAS had the lowest passenger growth of the four big Nordic airlines in 2018, but it is arguably in a better place.
Read More »“World’s safest airlines for 2019” named
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.
Read More »Finnair upgrades summer capacity to London
The Finnish carrier will deploy a second widebody aircraft on its busy Helsinki-London route – and add a seventh daily frequency.
Read More »Finnair’s Asia traffic in surprise decline
Routes to Asia make up half of the airline’s traffic measured in available seat kilometres, so why the decline?
Read More »Finnair warns of strikes in December
Pilots at the flag carrier’s subsidiary Norra say they may strike, but Finnair has leased a plane from DAT just in case.
Read More »Finnair adds Russia capacity, launches share buyback
The Finnish carrier says it is responding to rising demand on both its Moscow and St Petersburg routes.
Read More »China’s biggest airline looks to Nordics
China Southern has received permission to fly to the north-eastern edge of the EU. But it might need a partner airline.
Read More »Finnair: new long-haul class, plus ATR refresh
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.
Read More »Foodie destinations for Finns in summer 2019
Finnair is to add three new leisure routes for next summer, each of which has a famous connection to food and drink.
Read More »Finnair CCO to leave by end of 2018
Chief commercial officer and a member of the executive board, Juha Järvinen will move on to Virgin Atlantic.
Read More »Finnair cuts expectations, axes pilot incentives
The airline warns it now expects lower profits than last year and has taken the step of removing an incentive plan for its pilots.
Read More »Finnair leases A330 after Chicago accident
The airline is wet leasing an aircraft from Air Italy for its Chicago and Miami routes in an emergency short-term deal.
Read More »Finnair, BA, Delta and others link up with sellers
New technology gives airlines access to all connected travel sellers, and sellers access to all connected airlines.
Read More »Finnair wins five-star status from APEX
The awarded Five-Star Global Airline rating is based on customers' reviews checked against geolocation on their mobile devices.
Read More »Finnair adds capacity to Lisbon, Alanya, Brussels
Lisbon and Alanya expand to year-round products, while Brussels gets an occasional A330.
Read More »Finnair and Finavia make a movie
The short film has two directors and two actors, from Sweden and Korea, to “create a film about beautiful connections”.
Read More »Helsinki and Finnair go deeper with China’s Tencent
A new agreement enables additional travel solutions, while a high-level Finnish delegation goes on a charm offensive.
Read More »Finnair appoints new chief executive
A young people-centric banking executive, aged 44, will take over as chief executive from the first day of 2019.
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