Why Fly Finnair
Finnair is one of the 6th oldest airlines in the world having stated operations in 1923 as Aero OY. Finnair has grown, continually expanding to new international routes and destinations. On September 1 1999, Finnair became a full member of the global Oneworld alliance. This year Finnair will celebrate its 85th Birthday.
From Australia, Finnair connects with oneworld partners Qantas/ British Airways/ Cathay Pacific & JAL in a choice of 10 Asian gateways: Delhi, Mumbai, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo and Seoul plus New York in USA to over 50 major European cities plus approximately 14 destinations in Finland.
No matter where you fly with Finnair, traveling via Helsinki gives you the advantage of saving time due to the short transit time which is an average of 35 minutes, a result of non-congested airspace.
Helsinki – Vantaa Airport is regularly voted as one of Europe’s most passenger friendly airports. Helsinki Vantaa offers excellent duty free shopping, a transit hotel located airside plus a new Hilton Hotel which opened in September 2007. Finnair offer bus transfers between the airport and city which operate every 20 minutes at a cost of approximately 5 EUR per person one way.
Finnair offer both the individual and the partnership benefits to frequent flyer members of oneworld airlines.