Finnish carrier, Finnair, turns 90; to focus more on India

NEW DELHI: Finnish carrier -- Finnair, the world's fifth oldest airline which is still in operations -- turned 90, with more and more focus on Aisa, particularly India.

According to airline officials, Finnair specialises in flights between Europe and Asia, offering direct connections from Helsinki to over 60 European destinations and 13 destinations in Asia.

Finnair was established on November 1, 1923, and offers direct connections from Helsinki to over 60 European and 13 Asian destinations.

"We build on a legacy of building better connections between Europe and Asia and our vision of doubling our Asian revenue by 2020," CEO Pekka Vauramo said, adding Finnair has ferried over eight million passengers per year.

Finnair has renewed its service concept and now uses tableware and textiles designed by Marimekko for Finnair on all flights in both Business and Economy class.

In addition, Finnair launched cooperation with two renowned Finnish chefs, Pekka Terävä and Tomi Björck, in September. The entertainment systems in Finnair aircraft have also been upgraded, nearly doubling the selection of entertainment on long flights with 72 films and over 150 TV programmes available in both Business and Economy class.