Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Finnair's new Asian agenda: Non-stop and Daily

Finnair is set for a massive boost to its links from Australia to Europe with significant increases in frequency to its 11 Asian gateways. In response to strong demand, Hong Kong becomes daily, there will be a significant increase in flights to mainland China and the number of weekly flights to India will increase from the current three to 12.
The airline's China traffic will increase in mid-May, with the boosting in frequency of non-stop Hong Kong services from four times a week to daily. This will dovetail with the increased capacity between Australia and Hong Kong of oneworld partners, Qantas and Cathay Pacific. The Chinese network will also be further strengthened with the addition of a fourth weekly flight to Guangzhou.
In June, Finnair will launch a new Indian route with flights to Mumbai, which will be served non-stop from Helsinki five days a week. Moreover, in mid-May the current three-weekly frequency for flights to the Indian capital Delhi will be increased to daily.
"It will be extremely hard, if not impossible for airlines to secure new arrival and departure slots at Indian airports in the coming years," says Henrik Arle, Finnair's Deputy CEO, responsible for Scheduled Passenger Traffic.
24/01/07 e-Travel Blackboard (press release), Australia
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