Finnair Plc Press release UK Public Sector Opts for Finnair
Finnair has won a landmark deal with the UK public sector to be the official
airline for flights from London Heathrow to Osaka Japan and flights between
Manchester and Helsinki.
Finnair will fly public sector staff and officials to the destinations until
2011 with an option of adding an additional year to the agreement.
This is the first time Finnair has been awarded a deal with the UK government.
"This is a significant win for Finnair's Asian strategy," says Tomi Hänninen,
who heads Finnair's sales in the UK.
"The deciding factors were significant incremental savings of 24% on air travel
for government departments and the wider UK public sector. Finnair also flies a
modern, environmentally friendly aircraft fleet and changes of flights take
place at the efficient Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair offers one of the
fastest routes from the UK to Asia. For example, our Osaka connection is the
quickest in comparison with competitor airlines," says Hänninen.
Finnair Plc
25.9.2009
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