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Nov 27, 2019 (newstodate): Quite surprisingly, the Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines is developing Helsinki Airport as a European mini-hub.
   The carrier launched flights between Shanghai and Helsinki as its first European destination on June 28, 2019, with daily rotations during the summer schedule and three weekly rotations during the winter schedule.
   Earlier this month, Juneyao Airlines announced that it will extend the Shanghai-Helsinki route to Manchester, in the UK, starting from March 2020, on three weekly flights starting from March 30, 2020, with coming new summer schedule.
   Now, Juneyao has announced that starting from the same date, the Shanghai-Helsinki route will be extended to Dublin on two of the seven weekly flights.
   Flights between Helsinki and Manchester will thus be performed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while flights between Helsinki and Dublin will be performed on Sundays and Thursdays.
   In both cases, Juneyao Airlines be exercise 5th Freedom Rights allowing for bookings between Helsinki and the two new European destinations.
   With a total of seven weekly rotations between Shanghai and Helsinki, the carrier may have plans for further news on onward flights to a third European destination from Shanghai on Saturdays and Tuesdays via its new hub at Helsinki Airport.
   All flights are operated with Boeing 787-9 aircraft handled by Aviator Finland at Helsinki Airport.