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Apr 29, 2011 (newstodate): Finnair is adding a new Russian destination to its route map from this summer.
Effective from June 16, 2011, Finnair will introduce three weekly flights between Helsinki and Murmansk, on the Barents Sea, to be operated till September 14, 2011.
Finnair will thus become the first foreign airliner with regular flights to Arctic Murmansk after the Norwegian carrier Wideroe closed down its route between Murmansk and Kirkenes, in Norway, in December 2008.
Since December, 2010, the Russian carrier Nordavia, based at Arkhangelsk, also operates three weekly rotations on a route from Arkhangelsk via Murmansk to Helsinki.
Effective from June 16, 2011, Finnair will introduce three weekly flights between Helsinki and Murmansk, on the Barents Sea, to be operated till September 14, 2011.
Finnair will thus become the first foreign airliner with regular flights to Arctic Murmansk after the Norwegian carrier Wideroe closed down its route between Murmansk and Kirkenes, in Norway, in December 2008.
Since December, 2010, the Russian carrier Nordavia, based at Arkhangelsk, also operates three weekly rotations on a route from Arkhangelsk via Murmansk to Helsinki.