Finnair opens routes to Nizhny Novgorod, Samara and Kazan in Russia
This summer Finnair will open new routes to Nizhny Novgorod, Samara and Kazan, three prominent and historic regional centres on the Volga River in the Russian Federation.
Services to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (airport code GOJ) begin from July 25, while Samara’s Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is served from August 7 and Kazan International Airport (KZN) from August 18. Flights run three times per week. Timetables for the routes connect well with flights to various European destinations and are as follows:
| All times local | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
| Helsinki-Nizhny Novgorod(Mon, Wed, Fri) | 23:55 | 03:05 (next day) | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Nizhny Novgorod-Helsinki(Tue, Thu, Sat) | 04:55 | 06:10 | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Helsinki-Samara (Tue, Thu, Sun) | 23:40 | 03:15 (next day) | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Samara-Helsinki (Mon, Wed, Fri) | 04:05 | 06:00 | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Helsinki-Kazan (Mon, Wed, Fri) | 23:55 | 03:25 (next day) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Kazan-Helsinki (Tue, Thu, Sat) | 04:25 | 06:05 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
“The Russian Federation is Finland’s largest trading partner outside the EU, and Finland is viewed by many in Russia as a favourable place to conduct business or take a holiday,” says Allister Paterson, Finnair’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Our new routes and frequencies will help meet demand for outbound Russian travel not only to Finland, but to other destinations throughout Finnair’s European network thanks to our compact and efficient hub in Helsinki. We also hope these new routes prompt Finns and other Europeans to discover three historic cities on the Volga, each growing in commercial importance.”
Nizhny Novgorod, with 1.2 million inhabitants, is a growing IT hub and the administrative centre of the Volga Federal District. Kazan, population 1.1 million, is the multi-ethnic capital of the Republic of Tatarstan and the world’s centre of Tatar Muslim culture. Samara, also with population of 1.1 million, is an industrial hub of southern Russia noted for its aerospace industries and Samara State Aerospace University.
Elsewhere in the Russian Federation, Finnair flies double daily to St. Petersburg, 9 weekly flights to Moscow (Sheremetyevo) and four times per week to Yekaterinburg. Through oneworld partner S7 Airlines Finnair also offers codeshare connections to Moscow (Domodedovo) and onward to Kazan, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Ufa and Yekaterinburg.
Routes to Samara, Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod are flown with Embraer E90 aircraft operated on behalf of Finnair by Flybe Finland.
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Finnair is specialised in fast connections between Europe and Asia via Helsinki. The airline carries more than eight million passengers annually and connects 13 cities in Asia with more than 60 destinations in Europe. The airline, a pioneer in sustainable flying, operates a young, modern fleet 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 four 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.