Finnair has signed a codeshare agreement with
China Southern Airlines that will come into effect on 1 June
2019.
The deal covers Finnair flights between
Guangzhou and Helsinki, and adds five new destinations to Finnair´s network in China. Customers will be able to connect with
China Southern from Guangzhou to Changsha (CSX), Chongqing (CKG),
Hangzhou (HGH), Nanjing (NKG), Sanya (SYX), Wenzhou (WNZ), Xiamen
(XMN) and Xi´an (XIY).
In addition, China Southern code CZ will be
added to Finnair flights from Helsinki to several popular
destinations in Europe: Amsterdam (AMS), Billund (BLL), Copenhagen
(CPH), Goteborg (GOT), London (LHR), Paris (CDG), Riga (RIX) and
Stockholm (ARN).
“We´re very excited about this first step of our
partnership with China Southern. This codeshare opens up new
destinations in China for our customers on the Helsinki-Guangzhou
route, which we just extended to year-round operations. China is
among our top markets globally, and we are delighted to be able to
offer more destinations to our customers from Guangzhou onwards,”
said Mr Christian Lesjak, Senior Vice President, Network and
resource management at Finnair. “During this summer, we operate up
to 42 weekly flights between Greater China and Helsinki, including
four flights to Guangzhou.”
Finnair recently moved to the new Terminal 2 in
Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Terminal 2 is optimised and designed for
smooth transfer traffic. This this move also supports the
codeshare collaboration between Finnair and China Southern, who
offers extensive domestic connections from Guangzhou onwards.
“We are very honored to establish the
partnership with Finnair, one of the world's leading airlines with
extensive network and high level of service. Through cooperation
we will further expand our network to the Nordic. Finland is a
popular tourist and business destinations, we are very glad to
provide opportunity for travelers from all over the world to visit
Helsinki more easily,” said Mr WU Guoxiang, Senior Vice President
of International and Corporate Relations at China Southern.
“Passengers can enjoy a convenient and smooth transfer process,
with through check-in, seamless connectivity and other ground
handling services. We will continue to work closely with our
codeshare partners to provide seamless travel experience for
passengers constantly.”
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