A Finnair Airbus A330. Credit: Finnair
FINNAIR has expanded its presence in Asia with the introduction of two new destinations – Fukuoka in Japan and Guangzhou in China – for the 2016 summer season, served by an Airbus A330 aircraft.
The thrice-weekly flight to Fukuoka is part of a joint venture between Finnair, British Airways and Japan Airlines. With the addition of Fukuoka, Finnair now flies to four cities in Japan including Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.
Finnair will also open a direct route from its Helsinki hub to Guangzhou with four-weekly frequencies between May 6, 2016 and October 29, 2016, making it the airline’s sixth destination in Greater China.
The airline currently provides services to Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, as well as a summer service to Xi’an.
“We intend to double our Asian traffic by 2020 from the 2010 baseline, and these new destinations are an important step towards this target,” said Pekka Vauramo, president and CEO of Finnair.
