Finnair opens new shop in the skies: Makia clothes available on A350
Finnair will offer its passengers totally new onboard shopping experience in A350 aircrafts by opening Makia clothing shop in Nordic Sky Wi-Fi portal. Makia is Helsinki, Finland, based clothing company founded in 2001 specialized in classical, durable clothing for men and women.
During the flights Makia Spring/Summer 2016 collection is directly accessible, without any additional fees, with any handheld device or laptop connected to Nordic Sky Wi-Fi portal.
‒ Our cooperation with Makia is an example of the future of onboard shopping. Our acclaimed Nordic Sky Wi-Fi portal offers a unique way to our customers to shop Makia clothes while on board our A350 aircraft. We're happy to introduce a top Finnish brand to our international customers: Makia's fresh and timeless clothing design suits well to Finnair brand identity, says Jarkko Konttinen, Vice President, Product.
‒ Makia is excited to showcase and offer its new collection to existing and new world travelers in a Nordic design environment equal to its values. Finnair is a perfect partner for Makia with its forward-thinking mentality towards future air travel and its possibilities. We are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve our customer experience. With this exciting partnership with Finnair, we are able to introduce our clothes to a whole new group of customers in a relaxed hassle free environment, onboard the new Finnair A350’s, states Joni Malmi, founder of Makia.
All passengers in A350 flights can use the Nordic Sky Wi-Fi portal with their own devices free of charge in both travelling classes. Through the portal, passengers have access to finnair.com, news services and Finnair services such as destination information, customer care and pre-order shopping. Passenger can also use Nordic Sky to order taxi via Cabforce Taxi Service to the destination airport and book destination services (e.g. trips, dinner cruises, concert tickets) with Viator Destination Services.
‒ We will continue to develop the Nordic Sky portal and introduce new services to enhance the customer experience on board, says Jarkko Konttinen.
Finnair develops its Wi-Fi portal in cooperation with the Finnish tech company Reaktor.
Finnair offers WiFi on board its A350 aircraft, and currently has three Airbus A350 aircraft in operation. Finnair will also install WiFi to the rest of its Airbus fleet, with installations starting in 2016.
More info about the Makia Shop in A350: finnair.com/a350-makia-shop
ABOUT MAKIA
Makia is a Helsinki-based clothing company, producing easily approachable clothing to stand the test of time, equally in quality and over trends, to become a part of our everyday lives. Makia’s spring/summer 2016 collection is inspired by the history and surroundings of the Helsinki dock yard, where the brand’s headquarters are located.
Further information:
Finnair Media Desk, +358 9 818 4020, comms(a)finnair.com
www.finnair.com, www.finnairgroup.com
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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 nine 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 six 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.
