Finnair completes €200 million cabin upgrade on long-haul fleet – Business Traveller
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Finnair completes €200 million cabin upgrade on long-haul fleet – Business Traveller

Finnair has completed its €200 million cabin refresh across its long-haul fleet of A350 and A330 aircraft. The two-year investment programme saw the refurbishment of eight A330 and 17 A350 aircraft to include the carrier’s new business class seat, the new premium economy cabin plus a revamped economy class. The flag carrier launched its innovative…

Finnair unveils summer menu for business class passengers – Business Traveller
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Finnair unveils summer menu for business class passengers – Business Traveller

Finnair has launched a summer menu “inspired by Nordic summer flavours”, available until 29 October, 2024. For those travelling in business class, the Finnish flag carrier offers the choice of three starters (salmon sashimi, shrimp tartlet and summer vegetables) plus three main dishes: slow-cooked beef in a dough crust with mushroom duxelle, root purée, roasted…

Finnair adds flights to Lapland and Norway for next winter
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Finnair adds flights to Lapland and Norway for next winter

Finnair adds flights to Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, and Tromsø and Trondheim in Norway for the next winter season.* Finnair will have up to 63 weekly flights to Rovaniemi, which is 13 more than last winter. The additional frequencies will be focused on the most popular travel days, Wednesday, and the weekend. During the peak…

Finnair Plus and BA Executive Club customers can now link accounts – Business Traveller
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Finnair Plus and BA Executive Club customers can now link accounts – Business Traveller

Finnair has expanded its partnership with IAG Loyalty, following the adoption of Avios as its loyalty currency in March 2024. From today (22 May) customers will be able to transfer Avios of any value between their Finnair Plus and British Airways Executive Club accounts, provided they have linked their accounts at either ba.com or finnair.com….

Finnair increases frequency to Phuket – Business Traveller
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Finnair increases frequency to Phuket – Business Traveller

Finnair plans to add extra flights to Phuket in Thailand this winter due to increased demand. The Finnish flag carrier will increase its Helsinki-Phuket route to six-times-weekly from December 2024, up from four times per week in winter 2023. Services will operate on Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday from Helsinki, with return flights from Phuket from Monday-Thursday…

Finnair to further boost Japan routes – Business Traveller
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Finnair to further boost Japan routes – Business Traveller

Finnair plans to add more flights to Japan in next year’s summer schedule starting in late March 2025. The oneworld carrier says it will go double daily to Tokyo – once a day to Haneda airport and once a day to Narita airport. Also in Japan, Finnair will increase its Helsinki to Nagoya service to…

Finnair adopts Avios currency – Business Traveller
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Finnair adopts Avios currency – Business Traveller

Finnair has officially adopted Avios as the currency of its Finnair Plus loyalty programme. The airline announced plans to use Avios as its Finnair Plus currency last summer, and in December confirmed it would adopt the currency from March 2024. The flag carrier joins oneworld partners British Airways, Iberia and Qatar Airways in using Avios…

Finnair to relaunch flights to Tartu, Estonia – Business Traveller
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Finnair to relaunch flights to Tartu, Estonia – Business Traveller

Finnair has announced plans to resume direct flights between Helsinki and Tartu in Estonia. Located in southern Estonia, the city of Tartu has been named the European Capital of Culture 2024, with plans for 1,000 events over the course of the year. Finnair will become the only airline operating to Tartu when its service launches…

Finnair to adopt Avios loyalty currency on 9 March, 2024 – Business Traveller
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Finnair to adopt Avios loyalty currency on 9 March, 2024 – Business Traveller

Finnair has confirmed it will adopt the Avios loyalty currency for its Finnair Plus frequent flyer programme from March next year. The carrier announced plans to adopt the Avios currency this summer, and has now revealed in social media posts that the switch date will be on 9 March, 2024. The change will also see…