Finnair today starts a new direct route from Helsinki to Seoul, taking the number of Finnair's Asian destinations to 11.
Finnair's first flight will land Incheon Airport on June 3rd with the first flight from to Helsinki taking off on the same day. The new route will be served by five times a week service on the airline's brand new Airbus A340-300 long-haul plane.
Since the year 2001, the carrier's Asian traffic has grown six-fold. The development of its Asian network has been possible due to its long-haul fleet repair and the addition of new planes. Finnair received 2 brand new A340-300 planes in 2007 and 2 more will come in the months of May and July this year.
Every year, the demand for air links between Europe and South Korea is increasing. Offering a great deal of potential for leisure travel from both Europe to Asia, Korea is enjoying growing popularity as a tourist destination with Europeans
The carrier also has Korean-speaking cabin crew and it serves Korean meals on its flights on the route from Seoul to Helsinki, both in Business cabin and Economy Class cabin.
Flights will take off from Helsinki at 5.30 p.m. and will reach Seoul at 8.25 a.m. (next day), operating on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
On their return journey, the flights will take off from Seoul at 10.15 a.m. and reach Helsinki at 2.05 p.m., operating on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
