Helsinki Airport News:
Stockholm-Arlanda's Travel Habit Survey provides unique glimpse of travel trends 22/05/2009
Norwegians and Germans top the list of foreign visitors to Sweden. The Swedes prefer flying to Thailand or New York for a holiday outside Europe. For the past ten years, the largest travel habit survey in Sweden - and perhaps in the Nordic countries ...
Helsinki Private Arrival Airport Transfer 29/04/2009
Travel from Helsinki International Airport to your Helsinki City Hotel. Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is a private transfer so the price is the same for groups of:
* 1 to 3 people
* 5 to 8 people
When ...
Airport Hotel Bonus Inn 23/03/2009
Airport Hotel Bonus Inn is a modern, private hotel located next to the Jumbo shopping centre, 30 minutes drive from downtown Helsinki. A free shuttle takes you from and to the Helsinki Airport in only 5 minutes.
Relax in the free evening sauna or ...
Wireless network opened at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport 07/12/2008
People catching flights to and from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport can now make use of a free wireless internet network that was recently opened at the hub.
Installed by Finavia, a state-owned provider of airport and aviation services, the web connection ...
Finnair to open Spa and Wellness centre at Helsinki Airport 03/04/2008
Finnair is to open a luxurious Spa and Wellness centre in autumn 2009 adjacent to its new via.Helsinki Lounge in the Helsinki Airport terminal extension. The lounge and spa will offer unique wellness services to Finnair's growing number of ...
Finnair: Santa’s Official Airline Finland’s national carrier was
established in 1923 when a Finnish consul created an airline under the name
Aero Ltd. The Finnish Government eventually acquired a majority stake in the
company and, in 1946, the name was changed to Finnair. Since then, the
airline has carried over 8.5 million passengers around the world and have
developed a reputation as an airline which is operationally the best in
Europe. More... |
| Finland’s national carrier was established
in 1923 when a Finnish consul created an airline under the name Aero Ltd.
The Finnish Government eventually acquired a majority stake in the company
and, in 1946, the name was changed to Finnair. Since then, the airline has
carried over 8.5 million passengers around the world and have developed a
reputation as an airline which is operationally the best in Europe.
But what it is more famous for is its name as Santa’s favourite airline.
As Santa Claus is traditionally from Finland’s Rovaniemi, it is only natural
that he would choose only to fly with his country’s national carrier. In
fact, he will be found on all Finnair craft’s until the end of the year,
happily waving to the countries that he passes by to spread the Christmas
cheer.
We should not let the fact that Finnair has been the official airline of
Santa Claus since 1983 overshadow the fact that it is an airline that is
innovative in its operational management. In its 83 year history, Finnair
has changed innovatively to deal with the continual shifts that occur with
time, allowing it to sustain and continue as one of the world’s oldest
operating airlines. One of the most significant innovations that the airline
has made to the air travel of passengers in becoming the first Western
European carrier to fly non-stop between Europe and China with the
Helsinki-Beijing route in 1988.
The carrier has a history of always being a step ahead of the rest of the
market and one of the newest changes that the airline has made to its
structure is its new Business Class lie-flat seats. The new Business Class
lie-flat seats are a first in Nordic Airlines with the installation of these
innovative seats in its whole long-haul fleet. This ensures the optimum
comfort of their passengers while flying the long distances from the Nordic
regions of the world.
And the passengers have a whole lot of choice to choose from – Finnair’s
50 aircraft fleet flies to 66 destinations around the world – and as a part
of the Oneworld alliance, the reach should be even further. Finnair
codeshare with Air China, Air France, Aeroflot, American Airlines, British
Airways, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malev, Rossiya Russian Airlines, Brussels
Airlines and Qantas.
The extension of their aviation networks and their history as a popular
choice for both Santa and for passengers around the world highlights their
success as an airline that continually and innovatively move to work best
for their passengers needs. It is possibly this that makes them one of the
oldest and popular airlines in the world today. |