Finnair adds capacity to popular European destinations for 2017, extends Reykjavik as a year-round route

In line with its growth strategy, Finnair has today announced that it will be adding capacity on several popular European short-haul routes for the upcoming year.

Due to the popular demand of the new Reykjavik route which begins on April 11, Finnair is adding a fifth weekly frequency on Wednesdays between May 31 and August 11. Finnair’s route to Reykjavik will also become a year-round destination with three weekly frequencies during the winter season. These services are complemented by flights operated by Icelandair where Finnair has a code-share.

Finnair will also increase capacity in Denmark with an additional daily frequency on weekdays to Copenhagen and a larger aircraft on the Billund route. As of May 14, five weekly frequencies will be added year-round to the Copenhagen route, including a morning flight from Copenhagen which will enable convenient day trips to Helsinki for business passengers. Compared to the previous summer season, Finnair is increasing capacity on the Copenhagen route by 21%. Finnair began flying to Billund last spring and will now increase its capacity on the route between June and August by flying four days per week with an Airbus A319, instead of an E90 aircraft. With this aircraft change, available capacity on the Billund route will now increase by 11%.  

“Last year, Copenhagen was our largest destination from China and we see more potential in Denmark with our upcoming new destinations and growth plans,” says Juha Järvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Finnair. “We also started our route to Billund last spring and we have been very pleased as there is high demand from Finland to visit Legoland, in particular during the summer months and the route connects well to our Asian network via Helsinki."

In addition to the increased frequencies and capacity to Iceland and Denmark, Finnair will be adding frequencies on the below routes:

• A third daily frequency to Vilnius on weekdays will be added year-round as of May 15 to open additional European and long haul connections from Lithuania’s capital
• A daily frequency will be added to Warsaw for the peak summer season between June 5 and August 4
• An additional weekly frequency will be added to the Dublin route for the winter 2017 season
• The Saturday flight to Alanya-Gazipasa, Turkey, will be extended until the middle of December 2017

“Our journey towards growth continues and we are very pleased with our lineup of short-haul destinations for the upcoming year,” adds Järvinen. “These exciting changes and developments for our airline reflect the increased demand, both from our Asian customers and our local customers, on these popular European routes.”

The new flights are available for sale on www.finnair.com as of today.

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About Finnair
Finnair flies between Asia, Europe and North America with an emphasis on fast connections via Helsinki, carrying more than ten million passengers annually and connecting 17 cities in Asia with more than 60 destinations in Europe. The airline, a pioneer in sustainable flying, is the European launch customer of the next-generation, eco-smart Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and is the first airline listed in the Leadership Index of the worldwide Carbon Disclosure Project. The only Nordic carrier with a 4-star Skytrax ranking, Finnair has also won the World Airline Award for Best Airline Northern Europe for the past seven years running. Finnair is a member of oneworld, the alliance of the world's leading airlines committed to providing the highest level of service and convenience to frequent international travellers.