Finnair flies to Reykjavik in summer 2017
(Warsaw 22.8.2016) In line with its growth strategy, Finnair is adding four new short haul routes to its summer 2017 traffic program. Between April 11 and October 28, Finnair will fly four weekly flights to Reykjavik. Iceland's lively and modern capital offers an interesting contrast in the land of desolate moonscapes, roiling seas and snow-capped mountains.
Reykjavik is within a short daytrip to many of Iceland’s spectacular sights; including the well-known Golden Circle route, which comprises of highlights such as the roaring Gullfoss falls, the geothermally-active Haukadalur valley and the world-famous Geysir geyser. The new route to Reykjavik will complement Finnair's pre-existing codeshare on services operated by partner Icelandair, offering customers an even greater range of travel options. Once opened, it will offer one of the fastest connections between Asia and Iceland.
In addition to the new Reykjavik route, Finnair will fly weekly Sunday flights to Corfu, Greece and Menorca, Spain and on Saturdays between June 17 and August 12 there will be a new weekly flight to Ibiza, Spain. Finnair will also continue its Edinburgh route with up to 5 weekly flights, and as of March 27 will fly up to nine weekly flights between Helsinki and Dublin.
“Reykjavik is a fantastic tourist destination and we are very pleased to be able to offer this exciting route to our customers as well as additional weekly frequences to other great summer destinations,” says Juha Järvinen, Chief Commercial Officer, Finnair. “All in all, these announcements fit in very nicely with our growth strategy and we are confident our customers will be very happy with these new additions.”
As of September 15, 2016 Finnair adds Västerås in Central Sweden to its network, with a code share on the new NextJet route between Helsinki and Västerås. The code share is a part of Finnair's expansion in Sweden, increasing Finnair's Swedish destinations to five.
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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 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.
