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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZFINNAIR
National carrier of Finland, Finnair is one of the world's oldest operating airlines, established in November, 1923. Finnair operates domestic and international services to 61 destinations in 31 countries. The company's long-haul routes fly to New York in North America and Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong in the Far East. Finnair flies to Tokyo and Beijing nonstop across Siberia. Finnair also flies to 18 destinations within Finland. The domestic flight network is one of the densest in the world relative to population. In addition to regularly scheduled traffic, Finnair operates leisure flights to more than 60 destinations. Charter traffic flies mainly to holiday resorts in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands, southeast Asia and the Caribbean. The Finnair fleet comprises of Boeing MD-11 and 757, Airbus A321, A320 and A319, MD-82/83, DC-9-51 and ATR-72 aircraft.During most international flights, Finnair serves a tasty meal and drinks to go with it. Beer, wine and other drinks are served free of charge in Business and Economy class on scheduled flights. There are charges for beverages on leisure flights. Bangkok/Singapore-Hong Kong departures from Helsinki are just before the midnight, so Business Class passengers have an extra possibility to dine before departure every evening. Service is included in the ticket price.
On domestic flights, coffee, tea or refreshments with a tasty roll are served on all flights departing before 9.00 am. On later flights, the service varies from rolls with coffee/tea/refreshments to refreshments or sweets only. On most flights, even alcoholic drinks and special sales items are available.
Finnair has introduced a wide range of electronic services to facilitate easier purchase and smoother travel. E-ticket travel is already possible on all destinations within Finland, regardless whether the operating airline is Finnair or its partner Golden Air, to all Scandinavian and German destinations, and to Amsterdam, New York and Tallinn. Finnair Plus members are able to use the Internet check-in, eCheck-In, a maximum of 16 hours and minimum of 1 hour before the flight. eCheck-In is possible also as a WAP-service. Check-in will soon be possible by sending a text message (SMS Message) from an ordinary mobile phone. With SMS, passengers can confirm Finnair flight schedules, real time departures and arrivals anywhere in the world, verify Finnair Plus points, Plus point-info, special offers and office and destination information.
A truly fine airline, this "best-kept-secret" carrier is staffed by extremely friendly people who provide wonderful service, gourmet food and immaculate cabins. Most consider it a first-class operation, but its main drawback is summed up by the question: How often do you go to Finland? Maybe more often now that interest in nearby Eastern Europe and Russia is on the rise, and Finnair is the perfect airline for those destinations or to the Baltic.
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