Finnair to launch flights between Helsinki and Delhi

Finnair is to launch scheduled nonstop flights between the Indian capital of Delhi and the Finnish capital of Helsinki in November 2006.

India has a population of one billion and air travel on both business and for leisure is increasing rapidly. The country's gross national product is booming at a rate of 5-7% per year.

"India is a rapidly growing business and leisure destination, which sees a steady flow of passengers year-round. The Delhi route is Finnair's tenth Asian destination already and a natural continuation of our winning Asian strategy. Finland's geographical position on the air route between Europe and Asia means we offer the fastest connections from Western Europe, via Helsinki to Asia," explained VP Network Strategies and Development Petteri Kostermaa from Finnair. 

Thanks to Helsinki's optimal geographical position, flight time from Helsinki to Delhi is only 6 hours and 35 minutes.

The inaugural flight to Delhi will be on Wednesday 1 November 2006. The route will be operated initially three times a week with Finnair's Boeing MD-11 fleet. The other departure days from Helsinki are Monday and Friday. From India, the route will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The planned departure time from Helsinki is 14.30 with the flight arriving in Delhi just after midnight at 00.35. The departure time from Delhi towards Helsinki is at 02.35 and the arrival time in Helsinki is early in the morning at 06.20.

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