Finnair to Operate 300+ Flights Per Day in Summer 2022

(25 Mar 2022, 11:46 +07)  As the closure of Russian airspace continues, Finnair has confirmed that it will operate flights to almost 70 European destinations, five North American destinations and eight Asian destinations, including a new destination Mumbai, from its Helsinki hub during the summer season 2022.

“Summer sees us increasing flights to over 300 daily flights,” said Ole Orvér, Finnair Chief Commercial Officer. “We continue to serve our key Asian destinations despite the longer routings caused by Russian airspace closure, and also have an excellent offering in Europe and North America.”

Some long-haul flights to Asia have been cancelled due to the closure of Russian airspace, and consequently, frequencies in Finnair’s European network have been adjusted due to the resulting decrease in transferring customers.

Finnair A350-900 reg: OH-LWD. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

Finnair’s Asian offering comprises of daily connections to Bangkok, Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo, thrice weekly flights to Seoul, two flights per week to Hong Kong, a weekly frequency to Shanghai, and thrice weekly flights to Mumbai, India. Ticket sales for the Mumbai flights are expected to commence on 5 April 2022.

Finnair has suspended its other services to Japan for the summer 2022 season. The airline was originally scheduled to serve Tokyo Narita and Haneda airports, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo and Fukuoka with a total of 40 flights per week.

The airline has also postponed the launch of its new Busan route.

On Sunday, 27 March, Finnair will launch four flights per week to Dallas Fort Worth, timed to offer full connectivity with American Airline’s extensive network in the US.

Another new route, Seattle, will open on 1 June 2022 with a thrice weekly frequency.

Finnair also flies from Helsinki to New York JFK and to Chicago daily, to Los Angeles thrice weekly, as well as daily from Stockholm Arlanda to New York JFK and to Los Angeles four times per week.

In Europe, Finnair has a strong network almost 70 destinations, including Southern Europe leisure destinations such as Alicante, Chania, Lisbon, Malaga, Nice, Porto and Rhodes, all served with several flights per week.

Those seeking city experiences will enjoy the at least double daily connections Finnair offers to key European cities like Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Hamburg, London, Milan, Paris, Prague and Rome.

In Scandinavia and the Baltics, Finnair offers multiple daily flights to the capital cities of Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius.

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