List of Finnair destinations explained
Finnair flies mainly within Europe, but also serves many destinations around the world with their A350 and A330 aircraft.[1] [2]
Europe and domestic
Europe is Finnair's main market. Some domestic and European flights are partly operated on behalf of Finnair by Nordic Regional Airlines, using ATR and Embraer aircraft. Finnair operates flights to Europe using the Airbus A320 family. Some of Finnair's daily flights to London and Amsterdam are operated using an Airbus A350 XWB.
During the past few years, Finnair has launched several new routes to Europe and switched some from charter to scheduled flights. In the 2016 summer season, Finnair added four new scheduled routes in Europe, while 8 charter/leisure routes were converted to scheduled service. Those routes are from Helsinki to Billund, Edinburgh, Mytilene, Preveza, Pula, Rimini, Santorini, Skiathos, Varna, Verona, and Zakinthos.[3] In the summer season of 2017, Finnair began flying to several new destinations including Alicante, Corfu, Ibiza, Menorca, and Reykjavík (Keflavík). In 2017, Finnair saw the fastest growth in the airline's history by adding capacity to numerous destinations in Europe as well as in Asia and Latin America. In 2018, Finnair resumed flights to Lisbon and Stuttgart. The growth continued in the winter of 2018 as the airline added up to 100 weekly flights, mostly within Europe. For example, Finnair began a new service to Lyon and made Edinburgh and Alanya (Gazipaza) year-round destinations.
Asia
Asia is also an important market for Finnair. The airline serves around 20 destinations in Asia from its hub at Helsinki Airport, with around 100 weekly frequencies in the summer of 2018. Currently, most of the Asian routes are operated by Airbus A350 aircraft, and some flights with the Airbus A330-300.
Finnair began service to Asia in 1976 with the carrier's first non-stop route to Bangkok.[4] Seven years later, in 1983, the carrier opened its first non-stop route to Eastern Asia, to Tokyo, Japan. In June 1988 the airline started service to Beijing,[5] its first destination in China. This made it the first western European airline to fly to that city.
China has become one of Finnair's main markets, along with Japan. Following the route to Beijing, the airline opened up four more destinations in China: Shanghai in 2003, Guangzhou in 2005 (ended in 2008 and resumed in 2016), Chongqing in 2012, and Xi'an in 2013. In addition, Finnair began a new service to Nanjing on 13 May 2018 increasing the number of destinations in Greater China to seven, including Hong Kong, that is served with 10-12 weekly flights. Measured by passenger numbers, Japan is the largest market in Asia for Finnair, where the airline has four destinations. The number of destinations in Japan is the highest among the European airlines. These are Fukuoka which commenced in 2016, Nagoya, Osaka (a new route to Osaka opened up in 1995 and was the 5th intercontinental destination) and Tokyo. In the summer of 2018, the airline planned up to 35 weekly flights to Japan as well as to China. Seoul, South Korea is also among the growing destinations by passengers carried.
Finnair flies to several destinations in southeastern Asia. India has been in the airline's network from 2007, when service to Delhi started. Flights to Mumbai started in 2008 but were canceled the same year due to the global financial crisis. The airline also planned services to Bangalore and Chennai.[6] In addition, Finnair had a charter service to Goa but is now operated as a scheduled service. The route was previously operated via Dubai. In the region, Finnair has also served Colombo. Thailand is served by three Finnair services to Bangkok, Krabi, and Phuket, all of which are served by the A350. In Vietnam there is a service to Ho Chi Minh City and previously, to Hanoi. Finnair also has a daily service to Singapore.
On 20 June 2017, Finnair started its first route to Central Asia: Astana. The service is operated twice a week in the summer season.
In March 2013, Finnair announced that it was considering the following 13 potential new Asian destinations: Bangalore, Busan, Changsha, Chennai, Hangzhou, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Manila, Mumbai, Sapporo, Tianjin, and Ulaanbaatar.[7] Fukuoka was also included, but the airline already commenced flights in May 2016. In 2006 Finnair planned to launch a service to Kuala Lumpur which was planned via Bangkok.[8] However, Finnair canceled the plan and switched the Helsinki–Singapore route to non-stop. Previously, it was operated via Bangkok.
In the future, Finnair is looking to expand its service to China even further by adding new destinations and increasing frequencies on main routes such as Beijing and Shanghai. However, existing bilateral agreements between Finland and China disallow more than seven weekly flights to the aforementioned cities. The airline is also considering adding new destinations and airports to its network in Japan, with Sapporo and Tokyo Haneda as targets. In addition, Finnair plans to expand in South Korea with a new possible service to Busan and by adding flights to Seoul. Malaysia and Indonesia have been mentioned as potential new markets as well.[9]
The Middle East
In the Middle East Finnair has several destinations, including Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Tel Aviv and Eilat in Israel. As of winter 2018, Finnair planned to operate seven weekly flights to Dubai six days a week with both Airbus A321 narrow-body aircraft and Airbus A350 wide-body aircraft. Tel Aviv was served three to five times a week during the summer of 2018, and Eilat once a week in the winter season. In the past, Finnair has also served Bahrain and Jordan.
Americas
Finnair has served North America since 1969: its first intercontinental route started on 15 May 1969 to New York City via Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Besides New York, Finnair flies to Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, and Seattle in the United States. Previously the airline also flew to Boston and Detroit. In Canada the carrier previously operated flights to Halifax, Montréal and Toronto. Halifax was used as a stopover on the carrier's Caribbean flights.
On 25 September 2015, Finnair announced that the airline would make Miami route a year-round one, and add more frequencies to Chicago due to an increase in demand.[10] While Finnair made Miami a year-round route, the airline discontinued its Toronto service. Now Finnair has seven scheduled routes to North America: Miami with three weekly frequencies in the winter season, New York with daily service and Chicago, a summer seasonal route with daily service from 2018, a thrice-weekly San Francisco service, and once-weekly service to Puerto Vallarta. Flights to Dallas-Fort Worth and Seattle were reintroduced for 2022.
From December 2017, Finnair flew to several destinations in the Caribbean including Havana and Puerto Plata, and to the Pacific coast such as Puerto Vallarta. Those destinations were previously served by charter flights, but all of them were switched to scheduled service. These routes are Finnair's first scheduled routes to Latin America. Puerto Vallarta is Finnair's first destination in North America that is regularly served with the Airbus A350, and the longest route. In Latin America, Finnair has flown to cities such as Recife, Fortaleza, Panama, Holguin, Varadero, Cartagena, and Margarita.
In addition to the scheduled destinations listed here, Finnair operates charter flights to a variety of destinations.
City statistics
Finnair's top 5 airports in 2016. (Ranked by monthly seat capacity)[11]
List
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: The history of Finnair.
- Web site: Hu, Tao . Finnair flying high with China's ongoing growth, development . China Daily. 2018-06-15. 2019-02-14.
- http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/finnair-to-fly-from-chennai-plans-to-add-bangalore/story-WCx2knmBItxeb0D9Mk3FcN.html Finnair to fly from Chennai, plans to add Bangalore
- https://centreforaviation.com/news/finnair-looking-to-further-expand-asian-network-in-coming-years-217219 Finnair looking to further expand Asian network in coming years
- http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2006/09/25/finnair-to-fly-to-kl/ Finnair to fly to KL
- https://www.aerotelegraph.com/finnair-braucht-weitere-langstreckenflugzeuge «Finnair braucht weitere Langstreckenflugzeuge»
- Web site: Media – Finnair. 18 February 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193517/http://www.finnairgroup.com/mediaen/mediaen_7.html?Id=xml_1990785.html. 4 March 2016.
- http://www.anna.aero/2016/08/31/finnairs-scheduled-traffic-grows-65-percent-in-five-years/ Finnair's scheduled traffic grows 65% in five years; surpasses one million monthly passengers; Iceland is next country market
- http://web.lib.hse.fi/FI/yrityspalvelin/pdf/1998/ffinnair.pdf Finnair annual report 1998
- https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=2826127 Finnair opens direct flights to Minsk, the capital of Belarus
- http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/257616/finnair-operation-update-17nov09/?highlight=Finnair%20Fortaleza Finnair Operation Update 17NOV09
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- Web site: Finnair adds Burgas leisure service in NS24 . AeroRoutes . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
- http://www.finnairgroup.com/group/group_14_6.html Timeline 1975–1982
- Web site: February 12, 2020 . Airlines Suspends China flights due to Coronavirus outbreak . Reuters .
- Web site: Finnair plans Beijing Daxing launch in Nov 2019 Routes.
- Web site: Finnair discontinues Chongqing service in late-Oct 2019. Airlineroute. 26 July 2019. 26 July 2019.
- https://news.cision.com/finnair/r/finnair-to-fly-to-guangzhou--china-year-round-as-of-winter-2019,c2791104 Finnair to fly to Guangzhou, China year-round as of winter 2019
- http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/132260/finnair-w11-scheduled-leisure-flight-operation-as-of-14nov11/ Finnair W11 Scheduled Leisure Flight Operation as of 14NOV11
- Web site: 2022-10-21 . Finnair flight timetables . 2022-12-28 . Finnair . en.
- http://lentoposti.fi/uutiset/finnairilta_uudet_suorat_reitit_goalle_havannaan_puerto_plataan_ja_puerto_vallartaan_talvella_2017 Finnair plans new seasonal long haul routes for W17 - Lentoposti.fi (Finnish)
- http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269973/finnair-w16-leisure-service-additions/?highlight=Varadero Finnair W16 leisure service additions
- Web site: Finnair adds Punta Cana service from Dec 2019. Routesonline.
- https://dxww91gv4d0rs.cloudfront.net/file/dl/i/c8btjw/5SlNNMssQO8iGt0pbEU63Q/Lentoliikennetilasto_2007.pdf{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Web site: Finnair calls time on Tartu-Helsinki route . 20 September 2022 .
- Web site: Finnair resumes Tartu service in NS24 . AeroRoutes . 18 January 2024 . 18 January 2024.
- https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/finnair/finnair-temporarily-halts-tartu-flights-due-to-gps-interference/
- Finnair flies state-subsidised routes to Kajaani, Kokkola, Kemi, Jyväskylä and Joensuu from October to July. Finnair. 4 October 2022.
- Web site: Finnair siirtää Kajaanin lennot Flybelle . 31 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130307145249/http://www.lennalomalle.com/content/view/2524/43/lang,en/ . 7 March 2013 . dead .
- News: Finnair opens winter route to Lyon, add frequencies. 29 May 2018. Daily Finland. 14 January 2018.
- Web site: Berlin Flights To Be Operated To/From Brandenburg Airport As Of 8 November. Finnair. 31 October 2020.
- https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=2936740 Finnair opens a new year-round route to Hanover for summer 2019 and increases capacity to Dubai for winter 2018-2019
- http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274543/finnair-resumes-lisbon-stuttgart-service-in-s18/ Finnair resumes Lisbon / Stuttgart service in S18
- Web site: Finnair Adds New European Routes in S16 Routes.
- http://lentoposti.fi/uutiset/finnair_avaa_yhteyden_reykjavikiin_kesalla_2017_muita_uusia_kohteita_ovat_korfu_menorca_ja_ibiza Finnair plans new routes for S17 - Lentoposti.fi (Finnish)
- http://lentoposti.fi/uutiset/finnair_lisaa_lentoja_eurooppaan_reykjavikista_ymparivuotinen_kohde Finnair adds more flights to Europe for S17 - Launches Reykjavík as year-round destination - Lentoposti.fi (Finnish)
- https://www.finnair.com/int/gb/destinations/asia-pacific/india/goa Flights to Goa
- Web site: Finnair suspends Mumbai service from August 2023.
- Web site: Finnair schedules additional European routes in S19. Routesonline. 1 November 2018.
- Web site: FINNAIR NS23 EUROPEAN NETWORK ADDITIONS. Aeroroutes. 19 January 2023.
- Web site: Airlines Suspends China flights due to Coronavirus outbreak. Reuters. 7 March 2020.
- Web site: Finnair Adds Guangzhou / Fukuoka Service from May 2016. Airlineroute.net. 7 October 2015. 7 October 2015.
- Web site: Finnair resumes Nagoya service from late-May 2024. aeroroutes.com. 8 November 2023.
- Web site: Finnair NS24 Intercontinental Network Changes - 15JUN23. AeroRoutes. 15 June 2023. 9 November 2023.
- Web site: Finnair adds Sapporo service from Dec 2019. Routesonline. 15 January 2019.
- Web site: Finnair continues to grow in Japan, with daily flights to Haneda Airport as of March 2020. finnair.com. 7 October 2019. 7 October 2019. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231024333/https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=3437954. live.
- Web site: Finnair NW22 Intercontinental Changes: Qatar Additions. Aeroroutes. 29 August 2022.
- Web site: Finnair. 3 November 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104051600/http://www.finnairgroup.com/mediaen/mediaen_7.html?Id=xml_2352495.html. 4 November 2016. dmy-all.
- News: Liu . Jim . Finnair S19 Nur-Sultan operations . 21 June 2019 . Routesonline . 21 June 2019.
- News: Liu. Jim. Finnair schedules Kaunas seasonal flights in S17. 23 August 2016. Routesonline. 23 August 2016.
- https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/138799/finnair-s12-leisure-flight-operation-as-of-23jan12/?highlight=Helsinki Finnair S12 Leisure Flight Operation as of 23JAN12
- Web site: Finnair W13 Leisure Flight Operation as of 10MAY13 Routes.
- Web site: Finnair Adds Kirkenes Service From April 2025 . Aeroroutes . 10 April 2024 . 10 April 2024.
- Web site: Finnair opens a new route to Trondheim in cooperation with Wideroe, adds flights to Tromso . . 19 March 2019 . 19 March 2019.
- http://www.finnairgroup.com/mediaen/mediaen_7.html?Id=rss_697241.html Finnair to open new seasonal route to Tromsø in winter 2014
- Web site: Finnair resumes Gdansk service in NS24 . AeroRoutes . 24 August 2023 . 18 January 2024.
- Web site: Finnair adds Wroclaw service from April 2024 . AeroRoutes . 21 June 2023 . 18 January 2024.
- https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=2725236 Winter 2018: Finnair to add over 100 weekly flights including Lapland, Russia, Stuttgart, Lisbon and the Baltics
- News: Finnair отменяет рейсы в Казань, Самару и Екатеринбург . 26 July 2019 . RFE/RL . Idel.Реалии . 26 July 2019 . ru.
- http://www.finnairgroup.com/group/group_14_7.html Finnair History 1990s
- News: Liu . Jim . Finnair discontinues Ekaterinburg service in Oct 2019 . 4 September 2019 . Routesonline . 4 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904104219/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286185/finnair-discontinues-ekaterinburg-service-in-oct-2019/ . 4 September 2019 . dead .
- Web site: Finnair destinations . 3 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025529/http://media.finnair.fi/schedules/Finnair_timetables.pdf . 4 March 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Finnair NW24 Faro/Lanzarote service changes . AeroRoutes . 16 November 2023 . 18 January 2024.
- Web site: Finnair timetable for 2004/2005 season . 29 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171029173835/http://www.finnair.fi/filecontent/common/flights/timetable.pdf . 29 October 2017 . dead .
- https://www.finnair.com/us/gb/destinations/europe/sweden/umea Finnair.com - Umeå
- https://www.finnair.com/us/gb/destinations/europe/sweden/visby Finnair.com - Visby
- Web site: Finnair to introduce scheduled Phuket and Krabi services . 2014-04-14 . dead . https://archive.today/20140414101532/http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/59938/finnair-to-introduce-scheduled-phuket . 14 April 2014 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Flight bookings select country and language.
- http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270939/finnair-expands-w17-lapland-operation/ Finnair expands W17 Lapland operation
- "The New Millennium ". Finnair.
- Web site: Finnair to fly new A350 route to Dallas in 2022. finnair.com. 9 November 2021. 9 November 2021.
- Web site: Finnair to fly new A350 route to Los Angeles in 2019. finnair.com. 21 August 2018. 21 August 2018.
- Web site: Finnair to fly new A330 route to Seattle in 2022. finnair.com. 7 December 2021. 7 December 2021.
- Web site: Finnair 2Q24 Seattle service changes . AeroRoutes . 8 December 2023 . 18 January 2024.
- Web site: Finnair Switches to Palm Beach. sunsentinel.com. 21 June 2000. 18 January 2020.
