PIONEERING SPA OPENED AT HELSINKI AIRPORT
(Warsaw 16.12.2009) Finnair opened on December 11th a new generation Via Spa adjoining a new Via Lounge at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The lounge and spa offer unique wellness and comfort services, particularly for Finnair's transfer passengers travelling between Europe and Asia. Both Via Spa and Via Lounge are located in the new terminal extension of the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
In terms of its size and environment, Via Spa is a unique complex. Its special services include short treatments designed especially for transit passengers in rooms tailored for the purpose, as well as a cold water paddling pool and a mineral water pool to alleviate travel fatigue and the effects of jetlag.
"The Via Spa environment is unique in the world of airports and offers Finnair customers first-class spa and wellness services. It includes among other a spruce sauna and stone sauna from the Alps, a steam sauna and a traditional Finnish sauna, with a view over a mineral water pool to the aircraft taxiways", says Juhani Nuoramo, Finnair’s Sales Director in Poland.
The stylish Via Lounge has room for around 250 customers and its services include six private shower rooms, a diverse buffet, a Via Bar and various relaxation areas with top-quality LED TVs. Those who wish to work have at their disposal a free WI-FI network, work points with iMAc PCs and Finnish Powerkiss work desks that allow wireless mobile phone recharging.
These innovations are a result of joint development work by Finnair, Finavia and SSP Finland to improve the competitiveness of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Since the turn of the millennium, Finnair has purposefully increased its Asian traffic passing through Helsinki-Vantaa. The number of Via Helsinki transit passengers has remained favourable this year, even in a highly challenging competitive and financial environment.
The Via Lounge is open to Finnair Plus and oneworld top-tier members and business class customers free of charge, and to all other customers for a fee. Access to the Via Spa is free of charge to Finnair Plus Platinum cardholders, while all other customers are welcome to use the spa for a fee. Opening hours for Via Lounge are 06.00-24.00 and for Via Spa 10.00-22.00.
For further information:
Markku Remes, Customer Experience Development Manager, tel. +358 9 818 2478
Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020 or media.desk@finnair.com
SSP Finland Oy, Managing Director Kalle Ruuskanen, tel. +358 20 762 9701
www.finnair.com/spa
Finnair group website: www.finnairgroup.com
via.Helsinki: www.viahelsinki.com
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