Finnair will order five new Airbus A321ER aircraft. This type of aircraft is a further development of the type of aircraft already used by the company that forms the backbone of the European fleet. The aircraft’s range is over 5,000 kilometres, which allows, for example, direct flights from Finland to the Canary Islands. Finnair is [...]
FINNAIR PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 9 JUNE 2010 13:30 Finnair has updated its previous guidance on the second-quarter result. The company’s operational loss for April-June is projected to be at the same level or smaller than the first-quarter operational loss. Earlier guidance projected the second-quarter result to be clearly worse than the first-quarter figure. – [...]
The baggage of all Finnair scheduled flights is now being handled in a new baggage handling centre, with the opening of check-in area 240 at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Baggage handling is now faster and more reliable due to modern technology and larger premises. “The new premises mean that we are able to serve customers better and [...]
Air passengers have chosen Finnair as the Best Airline in Northern Europe in the 2010 independent Skytrax survey. About 18 million passengers from some 100 different countries contributed to the Skytrax research, which was carried out between July 2009 and April 2010. “The customer is more important than anything to us, so we are absolutely [...]
Finnair will renew its meal service on flights as of June 1, 2010. At the same time, the selection of in-flight sales products will be expanded. From the beginning of June, pre-seating will also be available on domestic flights. “We have listened to our customers’ wishes and, as a consequence, we have developed our onboard [...]
Finnair’s vision is to be number one airline in the Nordic countries and to be the most desired option in Asian traffic. In transit traffic between Asia and Europe Finnair wants to be among the three largest operators. The cornerstones of Finnair’s growth strategy are Asia’s growing market, the best flight connections and cost-competitiveness. Our [...]
Finnair’s traffic has returned to normal schedule during this weekend after the difficulties of the volcanic ash cloud. There have been only a few cancellations and delays. At the moment, there are some hundreds Finnair passengers stuck in Asia. Most of them will get home in the beginning of the week. Finnair’s press conference tomorrow, [...]
Finnair’s long-haul flights from Osaka, Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo will arrive in Finland today. Long-haul flights departing from Finland will probably fly today to some extent behind schedule. Europe and domestic flights have had to be cancelled today until 15.00. After this time, Finnair may be able to operate some of its European and domestic [...]
The stoppage of flight traffic caused by the ash cloud is an unprecedentedly exceptional situation for Finnair. The most important priorities for Finnair are safety and its customers, whom the company is doing its best to care for in these circumstances. Some passengers will fly today from New York to Finland and from Finland to [...]
Dust discharged into the air by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland is disrupting flight traffic in Europe. On Thursday, Finnair has had to cancel flights to northern Finland, the UK and Scandinavia. A total of 70 one-way flights have had to the cancelled up to Thursday evening. “Flight traffic is being restricted, because [...]
