Nordic carrier Finnair is to boost its new link between Helsinki and Dublin to a year-round operation it was revealed this week after the carrier inaugurated what was originally due to be a summer only operation between the two capital cities. The service is one of 20 new routes that are being offered from the Republic of Ireland’s main air transport gateway in 2015.
The airline announced it would resume flights to Dublin last September when it also revealed summer 2015 network plans to reintroduce links between Helsinki and Athens and Malta. The Irish market was last served by the carrier in summer 2007 and it is now offering a six times weekly link through to the end of October 2015 using a 100-seat Embraer E190.
However, rather than end the route as originally planned, Finnair has confirmed it will offer a three times weekly operation through the winter 2015/2016 schedule. The flights will not just serve the point-to-point market but offer a convenient schedule timed to connect with services to 12 destinations in Asia via Helsinki Airport.
“We are delighted to see Finnair extend its new Dublin-Helsinki route into the winter season,” said Vincent Harrison, managing director, Dublin Airport. “The fact that Finnair is extending the service so quickly into the winter season shows the strong demand for this new route and the onward connections that it offers. We will continue to work closely with Finnair to promote this new service.”
The announcement of the new winter schedule will also provide new flight options for Irish passengers to visit Finland “during this magical season and witness such sights as the Northern Lights in Finnish Lapland,” according to the airline’s sales director for the UK and Ireland, Fredrik Charpentier.
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