Finnair restart to be focused on leisure routes

Finnair plans to increase capacity to a host of European holiday destinations and key US markets as it envisages rebounding summer traffic following a successful vaccine rollout. The carrier says it will operate to over 60 destinations this summer, with a focus on tourism hotspots such as Reykjavik, Bodo, Nice, Lisbon and Vilnius. Frequencies will be added to Greek islands such as Rhodes, Chania and Santorini, as well as to Mallorca, Malaga and Alicante in Spain. “We closely follow how travel regulations develop across our markets and have the flexibility to increase flights based on demand, seizing opportunities created when travel restrictions are lifted,” states Ole Orver, Finnair’s CCO. Within its North American network, Finnair will restart flights to Chicago and Los Angeles in mid-June and increase frequencies on its New York route to up to three flights per week. Finnair plans to introduce a new AI-powered solution to help customers explore available destinations and keep up with the latest travel restrictions using an interactive map.<br/>