Finnair’s ‘little Brexit bet’ shows confidence in UK economy
Finnair has made “a little Brexit bet” by increasing flights to the UK, the airline’s new CE has said, as part of a wider push to compete with Chinese carriers on routes that link Europe and Asia. Topi Manner, who took charge in January, said the airline had added a daily return flight between London and Helsinki, taking its total to 6. It has also introduced a larger twin-aisle plane on one of its return flights, lifting the number of seats by 20% across all flights on that route. “If I look at the UK market, London is one of our fastest-growing origins . . . We believe in the UK market,” Manner said. This growth, he added, was not specifically because of Brexit but reflected a confidence in Britain’s underlying economy. Half of Finnair’s revenues come from passengers transferring to Asia. <br/>
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Finnair’s ‘little Brexit bet’ shows confidence in UK economy
Finnair has made “a little Brexit bet” by increasing flights to the UK, the airline’s new CE has said, as part of a wider push to compete with Chinese carriers on routes that link Europe and Asia. Topi Manner, who took charge in January, said the airline had added a daily return flight between London and Helsinki, taking its total to 6. It has also introduced a larger twin-aisle plane on one of its return flights, lifting the number of seats by 20% across all flights on that route. “If I look at the UK market, London is one of our fastest-growing origins . . . We believe in the UK market,” Manner said. This growth, he added, was not specifically because of Brexit but reflected a confidence in Britain’s underlying economy. Half of Finnair’s revenues come from passengers transferring to Asia. <br/>
