Finnair Oyj
Finnair and Belavia sign a codeshare agreement
Finnair Oyj 01.08.2011 09:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finnair and Belavia, the national airline company of Belarusia, have signed a codeshare agreement. The co-operation covers the flights between Helsinki and Minsk as of August 15. Belavia, established in 1996, is based in Minsk and it operates a modern fleet consisting of 10 Boeing 737 and 4 Canadair aircrafts. The company started operating to Helsinki in June this year. The route is flown three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays, with a Canadair CRJ200 jet aircraft. The flight arrives in Helsinki at 15.45 and departs back to Minsk at 16.45. The flight timings offer a good connectivity with Finnair's operations to Europe and Asia. 'This new agreement adds an interesting new destination to our route map and gives our guests from Asia and Europe a convenient way to reach Minsk by using Helsinki as a connect point', states Hannu Sundberg, Vice President Commercial Airline Partnerships at Finnair. 'Co-operation with Finnair is very beneficial for passengers. Both companies offer a service of good quality and passengers get the shortest possible way from Belarus to Scandinavia and South-East Asia', Igor Tcherginets, Deputy Director General, Marketing and International at Belavia says. Finnair plc Communications 1.8.2011 Further information: Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020, comms(a)finnair.com Photobank: http://gallery.finnair.com Finnair blogs: http://blogs.finnair.com Finnair on Facebook: www.facebook.com/finnair Finnair Group website: www.finnairgroup.com Feel Finnair: http://feel.finnair.com via.Helsinki: www.viahelsinki.com Finnair's mobile service: m.finnair.com 01.08.2011 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Finnair Oyj Finland Phone: Fax: E-mail: Internet: ISIN: FI0009003230 WKN: End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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