Finnair Cargo to Increase Vietnam Capacity

From the beginning of summer season 2014, starting 31 March, Finnair Cargo will add a third weekly frequency on the Hanoi route.

With this addition Finnair Cargo will offer departures from Helsinki to Hanoi on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and return flights back to Europe on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

On 2 June 2014 Finnair also starts the seasonal passenger flights, which will offer increased cargo capacity to/from Hanoi onboard Airbus A340 three times per week until 23 September 2014.

With these six weekly flights Finnair Cargo’s total cargo capacity from Europe to Vietnam is doubled from 155 tonnes to 315 tonnes, with 270 tonnes carried by MD11F freighter and 45 tonnes by A340.

According to IATA’s forecast, Vietnam will be the fastest growing cargo market in the world for the next five years.

"Finnair Cargo has been extremely pleased with promising development in Vietnam during the past 6 months, and is looking forward to growth on the trade lanes between Europe and Vietnam," said Finnair Cargo’s managing director Juha Järvinen.