Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Two positive events in Finland travel trade and ITB Asia history will stimulate air traffic growth between Helsinki and Singapore in 2016.
Firstly, Finnair plans to fly to Singapore from Helsinki using its Airbus A350-900 series or A350 XWB aircraft in May 2016. Secondly, Visit Finland signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ITB Asia in Singapore on 21 October 2015 to launch StopOver Finland project on a global scale in ITB Asia 2016 on 19 October.
Anssi Partanen, Finnair's Head of Travel Products for Product Development and Ancillary Business Department, told Sayacinta - Airpost after Visit Finland and Finnair's joint press conference yesterday that Finnair's decision to deploy the A350 XWB on the Singapore route is attributed to the healthy growth in passenger numbers since the airline started flying directly between Helsinki and Singapore on 30 May 2011 using its Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
Finnair plans to fly the A350 XWB to Singapore in May 2016, subject to delays in arrival of the new aircraft. Finnair is the first European airline to operate the 46-Business Class, 208-Economy Class and 43 Economy Comfort seater A350 XWB, with its first Asian service to Shanghai on 21 November 2015.
The A350 XWB's fuselage is 33 cm wider than an A340 aircraft. The aircraft is quieter both in and outside compared to the previous generation of aircraft and others 20 per cent less emission of fuel. It has bigger windows, newly designed overhead storage bins, less curved sidewalls and LED mood lighting which offer truly new and exciting travel experiences.
Other airlines operating the A350 XWB by May 2016 include Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways.
According to Jari Ahjoharju, Director for Media and Public Relations of Visit Finland, there has been a twenty per cent increase in Finnair air traffic passenger numbers from Singapore over the last one year. No exact figures are available.
According to Heli Mende, Program Director of StopOver Finland the initiative by Visit Finland, the new StopOver Finland landmark agreement wants to invite new travel trade partners to consider selling Finland as a stopover destination to their clients traveling from Asia to Europe. Finn partners for ITB Asia co-operation in 2016 include Finnair, Helsinki Airport, Restel Hotel Group, Scandic Hotels, Sokos Hotels, TallinkSilja, Viking Line, Visit Helsinki, Visit Rovaniemi and Visit Turku.
The final StopOver Finland product menu will be first officially launched in China in spring 2016, followed by Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea shortly that will include 50 accessible travel packages and accommodation activity packages for stay from 5 hours to 5 days in different parts of Finland. Travellers stopping over in Helsinki can experience Finn highlights from Northern Lights to Midnight Sun, relaxing moments in the pure Finn forests, lakes, archipelago and sauna as well as shopping Finn design items and meeting familiar Finn characters such as Moomins and Santa Claus.
A 24-hour Summer StopOver Experience in Helsinki includes hiking in Nuuksio National Park and enjoying a Finn sauna while a longer 30-day Summer StopOver Experience includes Helsinki city tour, flight to Rovaniemi, Lapland to see Santa Claus and experiencing a husky safari.
Helsinki Airport aims to be the leading airport in the northern European hemisphere connecting Europe and Asia. Its vision for 2020 under its Vision 20 includes a Euro 900 million investment programme that will further develop passenger services including reducing minimal connecting time to 40 minutes and easing access to the airport by all modes of transport. The airport is the most important hub of Finnair's flight operations.
Finnair as the sixth oldest airline founded in 1923 flies to 17 Asian destinations including Singapore, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing and Xi'an, 80 European destinations as well as Toronto, New York, Miami and Chicago in North America. It started flying to Asia from Helsinki in the 1980s.
Visit Finnair at Booth E / N05 of ITB Asia 2015, 21-23 October, visitfinland.com for more information on Finland travel and www.finnair.com for further Finnair news or book your flights.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Two positive events in Finland travel trade and ITB Asia history will stimulate air traffic growth between Helsinki and Singapore in 2016.
Firstly, Finnair plans to fly to Singapore from Helsinki using its Airbus A350-900 series or A350 XWB aircraft in May 2016. Secondly, Visit Finland signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ITB Asia in Singapore on 21 October 2015 to launch StopOver Finland project on a global scale in ITB Asia 2016 on 19 October.
Anssi Partanen, Finnair's Head of Travel Products for Product Development and Ancillary Business Department, told Sayacinta - Airpost after Visit Finland and Finnair's joint press conference yesterday that Finnair's decision to deploy the A350 XWB on the Singapore route is attributed to the healthy growth in passenger numbers since the airline started flying directly between Helsinki and Singapore on 30 May 2011 using its Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
Finnair plans to fly the A350 XWB to Singapore in May 2016, subject to delays in arrival of the new aircraft. Finnair is the first European airline to operate the 46-Business Class, 208-Economy Class and 43 Economy Comfort seater A350 XWB, with its first Asian service to Shanghai on 21 November 2015.
The A350 XWB's fuselage is 33 cm wider than an A340 aircraft. The aircraft is quieter both in and outside compared to the previous generation of aircraft and others 20 per cent less emission of fuel. It has bigger windows, newly designed overhead storage bins, less curved sidewalls and LED mood lighting which offer truly new and exciting travel experiences.
Other airlines operating the A350 XWB by May 2016 include Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways.
According to Jari Ahjoharju, Director for Media and Public Relations of Visit Finland, there has been a twenty per cent increase in Finnair air traffic passenger numbers from Singapore over the last one year. No exact figures are available.
According to Heli Mende, Program Director of StopOver Finland the initiative by Visit Finland, the new StopOver Finland landmark agreement wants to invite new travel trade partners to consider selling Finland as a stopover destination to their clients traveling from Asia to Europe. Finn partners for ITB Asia co-operation in 2016 include Finnair, Helsinki Airport, Restel Hotel Group, Scandic Hotels, Sokos Hotels, TallinkSilja, Viking Line, Visit Helsinki, Visit Rovaniemi and Visit Turku.
The final StopOver Finland product menu will be first officially launched in China in spring 2016, followed by Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea shortly that will include 50 accessible travel packages and accommodation activity packages for stay from 5 hours to 5 days in different parts of Finland. Travellers stopping over in Helsinki can experience Finn highlights from Northern Lights to Midnight Sun, relaxing moments in the pure Finn forests, lakes, archipelago and sauna as well as shopping Finn design items and meeting familiar Finn characters such as Moomins and Santa Claus.
A 24-hour Summer StopOver Experience in Helsinki includes hiking in Nuuksio National Park and enjoying a Finn sauna while a longer 30-day Summer StopOver Experience includes Helsinki city tour, flight to Rovaniemi, Lapland to see Santa Claus and experiencing a husky safari.
Helsinki Airport aims to be the leading airport in the northern European hemisphere connecting Europe and Asia. Its vision for 2020 under its Vision 20 includes a Euro 900 million investment programme that will further develop passenger services including reducing minimal connecting time to 40 minutes and easing access to the airport by all modes of transport. The airport is the most important hub of Finnair's flight operations.
Finnair as the sixth oldest airline founded in 1923 flies to 17 Asian destinations including Singapore, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing and Xi'an, 80 European destinations as well as Toronto, New York, Miami and Chicago in North America. It started flying to Asia from Helsinki in the 1980s.
Visit Finnair at Booth E / N05 of ITB Asia 2015, 21-23 October, visitfinland.com for more information on Finland travel and www.finnair.com for further Finnair news or book your flights.
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