The Northern Capital Gateway company, which operates Pulkovo Airport, announces an increase in the frequency of direct regular flights of Finnair from St. Petersburg to Helsinki. Finnair is increasing the number of flights between St. Petersburg and Helsinki: from September 15 to October 2, their number will increase from nine to fourteen per week, …
Last week, Finnish flag carrier Finnair announced that it would be dismantling one of its remaining Airbus A319 aircraft. This led to a surge of interest from avgeeks and collectors, who wanted to obtain parts of the retired aircraft. However, earlier this week, the airline confirmed that the aircraft’s parts would not go up for sale. Let’s have a …
Finnair announced yesterday that it is joining forces with Finland’s air navigation service provider, Fintraffic ANS, to lower carbon emissions. The airline is looking to make its country’s airspace the most environmentally friendly in the world with this move. Collaboration is key The flag carrier of Finland is looking to lower emissions and reduce …
Finnair plans to dismantle and recycle the parts from one of its six remaining Airbus A319 aircraft at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) after deciding that the 21-year-old plane had reached the end of its economic lifecycle. In a statement issued today and seen by Simple Flying, Finland’s national flag carrier plans to take the plane apart and use its …
Last night, African airline Air Namibia revealed that it would be suspending operations, effective today. While all aircraft will fly back to the airline’s base, no passenger flights will now operate. The airline posted the announcement to its Twitter feed. 2020 saw its fair share of airline bankruptcies, many due to the COVID crisis. Government sup …
Before the global health crisis, Finnair performed over 104 weekly flights to 21 Asian destinations. However, the pandemic’s impact has continued to rock the flag carrier of Finland’s operations since the beginning of last year. Nonetheless, Ole Orvér, Finnair’s chief commercial officer, told Simple Flying that he is confident that his carrier’s ac …
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