Finnair to launch four new routes in summer 2016 - including Edinburgh
The four new routes will be from Helsinki to Edinburgh; Billund, Denmark; Pula, Croatia; and Longyearbyen, on Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. In addition, eight charter destinations will become regular routes during summer 2016.
The new route to Edinburgh will be served between April 18 and October 27, and will open up Finnair’s extensive Asian network to Scottish passengers. The three-times weekly service will be operated by an Airbus A319
Petri Vuori
, Finnair's vice president of global sales, said: “Edinburgh airport is seeing a continuous growth in demand for international flights, recently announcing a 10.2 per cent growth year-on-year to July 2015 and we look forward to welcoming these passengers on board Finnair." Billund is a new year-round destination for Finnair starting April 4, 2016. Billund will also have a timetable which is adapted for convenient connections in Helsinki to and from several Asian destinations. Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago due north from Tromsø and the world's northernmost commercial airport is a somewhat interesting destination. Currently, only SAS and Norwegian fly to Longyearbyen, which offers opportunities to experience the Northern Lights and the midnight sun. The route will be operated from June 1 - August 27, with three departures per week. Pula in Croatia is the fourth new summer destination and is to be served during the period June 20 - August 12, 2016, with two departures per week. In addition to Pula, several other charter destinations in the Mediterranean are set to become regular destinations. These include Zakynthos, Skiathos, Santorini, Mytilini, Preveza, Rimini, Verona and Varna.
