Finnair to reschedule India flights from winter

New Delhi: Nordic carrier Finnair has decided to reschedule its operations to India from this winter to offer better connectivity and convenient flight timings to at least 12 destinations in Europe, a senior airline official has said.
“From this winter, that is from October-end, passengers travelling from Delhi to Helsinki and at least 12 other destinations in Europe will get the advantage of morning flights,” said Kari Stolbow, Finnair's director for Indian subcontinent.
“Similarly our flights out of Mumbai have also been pushed forward slightly to give the passengers a similar advantage,” Stolbow, who took charge of Finnair operations in the Indian subcontinent last week, told media.
Some of the destinations that will have much better connectivity following the winter rescheduling include Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan and Munich. “We will also continue to be the fastest to ferry passengers to as many as 16 out of 38 destinations in Europe. What we will be unable to serve, as we have been doing now, is the Mumbai-New York sector, because of the rescheduling.”
Finnair's flights will now depart New Delhi at 11.30 am and reach Helsinki at 3 pm, while the flights out of Mumbai will leave at 9.15 am and reach Helsinki at 2.05 pm. On return, the flights leave the Finnish capital at 8 pm and reach New Delhi at 6 am, while the flights to Mumbai leave Helsinki at 5.25 pm and reach Mumbai at 4.30 in the morning.
19/08/08 IANS/Economic Times

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Categories: Foreign Aug 2008