Finnair Passenger Gets Lucky @ Singapore’s Changi Airport

It was a day to remember. When Mr Tan Thian Siong boarded his Finnair flight AY81 from Helsinki to Singapore, little did he expect it to be so eventful, including a free business class upgrade on board.

Mr Tan Thian Siong, a 51-year-old Singaporean, crane supply manager was given the star treatment as Finnair and Changi Airport Group (CAG) rolled out the red carpet to welcome him as the airline’s 100,000th passenger since Finnair launched flights from Singapore to Helsinki in May 2011.

For being the lucky 100,000th Finnair passenger, Mr Tan won a pair of return air tickets to any one of the more than 50 European destinations that Finnair flies to. He also won Sin$200 worth of Changi shopping vouchers, courtesy of CAG.

That was not the only surprise of the day. Passengers who arrived aboard the specially painted Finnair plane with its colourful and distinctive Marimekko Unikko poppy flowers, were also greeted by ‘Santas’ bearing gifts at the baggage claims carousel.

With lots of “Ho, Ho, Ho,” Santas and Santarinas were kept busy handing out exclusive Marimekko tote bags to Finnair passengers to mark the airline’s 100,000th passenger milestone on the route.

“We think that there is no better way to celebrate an important milestone such as this than with our loyal customers. This is also in keeping with the season’s spirit of giving and end-of-year festivities,” said Nick Naung Naung, Country Manager for Finnair in charge of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. “We want to thank our loyal customers for their continued support, and also like-minded partners like Changi Airport Group without whom it would have been a tremendous challenge to reach today’s milestone. We will continue to put our hearts and mind towards achieving our aim of becoming a design airline, and bring to our customer unique experiences which touch all five senses.”

Lim Ching Kiat, CAG’s Senior Vice President for Market Development added, “CAG congratulates Finnair on achieving this milestone and we are delighted to join in the celebrations. Despite some level of uncertainty in the market, Finnair has done well on the Helsinki-Singapore route since it relaunched the service in May last year.  ogether with Finnair's quality product and strong network in Europe as well as Changi Airport’s excellent connectivity in Asia Pacific, we are in an excellent position to tap demand for travel between the two regions. We look forward to developing our partnership with Finnair to continue to pursue growth opportunities together.”

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