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Jul 29, 2019 (newstodate): Sichuan Airlines' plans for launch of services between Chengdu and Helsinki are now firming up.
Earlier slated to start from August 2019, the carrier has now confirmed September 16, 2019, for the opening flight on the route that will become a triangular service Chengdu-Helsinki-Copenhagen-Helsinki-Chengdu, based on the carrier's 5th Freedom rights.
Sichuan Airlines made it first appearance in the Nordic markets with flights between Chengdu and Copenhagen opening on December 10, 2018, with two weekly rotations using Airbus A330-200 aircraft, currently reduced to one weekly operation during the first half of September.
Sichuan Airlines will become the third Chinese carrier into Helsinki Airport after Tibet Airlines launched flights from April 8, 2019, with one weekly rotation on the route between Jinan, in China's Shandong Province, and Helsinki with Airbus A330, adding a second frequency from May 9, 2019, and the Chinese low-cost carrier Juneyao Airlines with flights between Shanghai and Helsinki starting from June 28, 2019, offering daily services.
Earlier slated to start from August 2019, the carrier has now confirmed September 16, 2019, for the opening flight on the route that will become a triangular service Chengdu-Helsinki-Copenhagen-Helsinki-Chengdu, based on the carrier's 5th Freedom rights.
Sichuan Airlines made it first appearance in the Nordic markets with flights between Chengdu and Copenhagen opening on December 10, 2018, with two weekly rotations using Airbus A330-200 aircraft, currently reduced to one weekly operation during the first half of September.
Sichuan Airlines will become the third Chinese carrier into Helsinki Airport after Tibet Airlines launched flights from April 8, 2019, with one weekly rotation on the route between Jinan, in China's Shandong Province, and Helsinki with Airbus A330, adding a second frequency from May 9, 2019, and the Chinese low-cost carrier Juneyao Airlines with flights between Shanghai and Helsinki starting from June 28, 2019, offering daily services.