Finnair Cargo Oy, which belongs to the Finnair Group, is exploring the
possibility of starting cargo flights between Asia destinations and Helsinki
using its own and leased aircraft. The goal is to begin flights before summer
2010.
“Growing cargo demand in the Asian market offers an opportunity to increase
capacity between Asia and Europe. Traffic will be directed mainly from [...]

The Finnair and UNICEF Finland Change for Good collection, which took place
over the festive period, raised this time 69,772 euros. During the 14 years
that the collection campaign has been held, Finnair and its customers have
raised more than one million euros for UNICEF’s work, in fact a grand total of
1,001,380 euros precisely.
The money raised this year [...]

Before Christmas, Finnair received its fifth Airbus A330 aircraft. The
newcomer’s business class has a new type of full-flat seat, which reclines to
fully horizontal, as well as a new lay-out with more seats, offering more
privacy than before. The Airbus A330 aircraft are part of Finnair’s long-haul
traffic fleet modernisation, which will reduce emissions significantly. This
year the company [...]

Finnair’s scheduled traffic declined in 2009 by nearly nine per cent compared
with the previous year. Last year, Finnair carried more than 7.4 million
passengers on its scheduled and leisure flights. Business class passenger
numbers fell in 2009 by a couple of per cent, but grew in December by 16 per
cent, despite scheduled traffic capacity cuts.

Before Christmas, Finnair received its fifth Airbus A330 aircraft. The
newcomer’s business class has a new type of full-flat seat, which reclines to
fully horizontal, as well as a new lay-out with more seats, offering more
privacy than before.

On 11 December, Finnair will open the new generation Via Spa in connection with
the modern Via Lounge at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The lounge and spa will offer
unique wellness and comfort services, particularly for Finnair’s transfer
passengers travelling between Europe and Asia.
The Via Lounge will be open to Finnair Plus and oneworld top-tier members and
business class customers free [...]

The range of services available to Finnair Plus customers is expanding. The
latest addition is the text message upgrade, namely an opportunity for Finnair
Plus customers to upgrade to business class via a text message. When a
customer’s mobile phone beeps 24 hours before the departure of a Finnair
scheduled flight, the message might contain an offer to upgrade [...]