Finnair starting to climb again after China struggles, says CEO

Finnair’s sizeable China business is back on track after stumbling in recent months, the Nordic airline’s CEO has said. The Helsinki-based carrier increased its access into the country in recent weeks, having agreed code-share deals with the largest carrier, Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines, and Juneyao Airlines in Shanghai. Topi Manner, the airline’s CE, said the deals would provide a foundation to grow in China and set a platform for future expansion, involving selling connecting flights to and from domestic Chinese cities that it would not otherwise fly to non-stop. “Destinations like China, this is the very reason we are doing the code-shares. These are important building blocks for our presence and we are really focused on further strengthening our partnerships with both of these airlines,” he said.<br/>