Finnair Announces Flights Between Mumbai And Helsinki From July 2022

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Finnair To Operate Flights Between Mumbai And Helsinki Starting July 2022

Finland’s flag carrier Finnair recently stated that it had updated its summer 2022 schedule and would now connect Helsinki with several new destinations, including Mumbai. Finnair now flies to two Indian destinations, Delhi and Mumbai. By Eshita Srinivas

With restrictions being a thing of the past and travel picking up, travellers who’d set their sights on “the land of a thousand lakes” can choose to fly from two Indian destinations: Delhi and Mumbai. The Nordic country’s national carrier Finnair recently took to Twitter to announce that it would add Mumbai to its roster of scheduled flights between Helsinki and India starting July 2022. It currently connects customers across 70 destinations in Europe and five destinations in the USA.

Finnair flights between Helsinki and Mumbai will ply thrice a week

We have updated our traffic program for summer 2022 due to the closure of Russian airspace. We will connect customers from Helsinki hub to almost 70 European destinations, five North American destinations and eight Asian destinations. Read more: https://t.co/yVhMYtXKIE pic.twitter.com/X2Bo0CETjq

— Finnair (@Finnair) March 24, 2022

As per the official release, flights between the two destinations will operate three times a week, on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Sales for the same are expected to begin on April 5, 2022, and the airline has announced that it would be flying the wide-bodied Airbus A330 aircraft for these routes, a news report by The Economic Times states.

Finnair’s General Manager, Desmond Chacko reflected on the change stating, “As the world opens up to travel, it is an opportune time to expand operations and enable better connectivity for our customers,” Zee News reports. He further added, “After Delhi, Mumbai is a major airline hub in India and is home to leading global businesses. Our new services will enable both business & leisure travel from the region as global economies gradually recover from the impact of the COVID-19.”

We will start three weekly frequencies to a new destination, Mumbai, India, in July 2022. The flights will be available for sale on https://t.co/WWKAxOEyod from 5 April onwards. pic.twitter.com/kLzh6t3nFb

— Finnair (@Finnair) March 24, 2022

Helsinki Airport, the release by Finnair noted, has undergone an extensive renewal of late and now offers Asian travellers a smooth transit to other destinations that fall under the airline’s network. While flying to Europe or the USA via Helsinki, travellers will note that all gates and services are located within one terminal building. At the moment, Finnair’s Asian network includes daily connections to Bangkok, Delhi, Singapore, and Tokyo, a report by ScandAsia notes.