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Jan 22, 2007 (newstodate): Finnair has annnounced its decision to increase its already booming Asian traffic.
In response to strong market demand, the number of weekly flights to India will increase from the current three to 12, while there will also be an increase in flights to China.
Finnair started operations to India from November 1, 2006, initially operating three weekly flights and expanding to five from May this year, and from June the carrier says it will also open flights from Helsinki to Mumbai five times weekly.
-It will be extremely hard, if not impossible, for airlines to secure new arrival and departure slots at Indian airports in the coming years. By adding to its Indian scheduled traffic just now, Finnair is ensuring its presence in these fast growing markets, says Henrik Arle, Finnair Deputy CEO, responsible for Scheduled Passenger Traffic.
Meanwhile, Finnair's China traffic will also increase in mid-May, with the boosting in frequency of non-stop Hong Kong services from four times a week to daily. Non-stop services will continue over the next winter timetable season. The Chinese network will be further strengthened with the addition of a fourth weekly flight to Guangzhou.
With these changes, Finnair will fly non-stop to all long-haul destinations.
In response to strong market demand, the number of weekly flights to India will increase from the current three to 12, while there will also be an increase in flights to China.
Finnair started operations to India from November 1, 2006, initially operating three weekly flights and expanding to five from May this year, and from June the carrier says it will also open flights from Helsinki to Mumbai five times weekly.
-It will be extremely hard, if not impossible, for airlines to secure new arrival and departure slots at Indian airports in the coming years. By adding to its Indian scheduled traffic just now, Finnair is ensuring its presence in these fast growing markets, says Henrik Arle, Finnair Deputy CEO, responsible for Scheduled Passenger Traffic.
Meanwhile, Finnair's China traffic will also increase in mid-May, with the boosting in frequency of non-stop Hong Kong services from four times a week to daily. Non-stop services will continue over the next winter timetable season. The Chinese network will be further strengthened with the addition of a fourth weekly flight to Guangzhou.
With these changes, Finnair will fly non-stop to all long-haul destinations.