UK Public sector opts for Finnair

Finnair will fly public sector staff and officials to the destinations until 2011 with an option of adding an additional year to the agreement. This is the first time Finnair has been awarded a deal with the UK government. "This is a significant win for Finnair's Asian strategy," says Tomi Hänninen, who heads Finnair's sales in the UK. "The deciding factors were significant incremental savings of 24% on air travel for government departments and the wider UK public sector. Finnair also flies a modern, environmentally friendly aircraft fleet and changes of flights take place at the efficient Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair offers one of the fastest routes from the UK to Asia. For example, our Osaka connection is the quickest in comparison with competitor airlines," says Hänninen.

(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 26-Aug-09

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