Finnair to commence A350-900 long-haul operations on 25-Oct-2015

Finnair announced (09-Apr-2015) plans to deploy A350-900 equipment on the following long-haul routes in winter 2015/2016 and summer 2016:

• Helsinki-Shanghai Pudong: A350-900 equipment to operate daily from 25-Oct-2015, with no A350-900 operation on 02-Nov-2015, 03-Nov-2015 and 16-Nov-2015;
• Helsinki-Beijing: A350-900 equipment to operate daily from 21-Nov-2015;
• Helsinki-Bangkok: A350-900 equipment to operate daily from 04-Dec-2015, with the exception of select dates in Dec-2015;
• Helsinki-Hong Kong: A350-900 equipment to operate daily from 01-Feb-2016;
• Helsinki-Singapore: A350-900 equipment to operate four times weekly from 05-Mar-2016.

According to the CAPA Fleet Database, Finnair currently has 19 A350-900 aircraft on order, scheduled for delivery between Jul-2015 and 2023. The carrier is the only operator on each of the above routes, according to OAG. [more - original PR] [more - original PR - Finnish]