China Southern and Finnair aim to codeshare from April

China Southern Airlines and Finnair have signed a memorandum of understanding to start codesharing from next April, after securing the necessary regulatory approvals. Under the deal, China Southern will codeshare on Finnair’s flights from Helsinki to 15 European points including Copenhagen and Stockholm. Finnair will meanwhile place its code on China Southern’s services from Guangzhou to 8 Chinese cities including Chongqing and Nanjing, as well as 8 Australian and New Zealand points. China Southern says that the duo also aims to establish a comprehensive long-term strategic partnership to improve service quality and enhance their competitiveness. The partnership will also help China Southern fill its network gap in the Nordic, it adds. <br/>