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Finnair is cutting three weekly flights on the Helsinki-Bangkok route in
June. At the same time onward flights from Bangkok to Singapore and Hong
Kong will be cut.
After the reduction in frequencies, flights from Helsinki to Bangkok will be
operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The Friday flight continues from Bangkok to Hong Kong with the other three flights
continuing to Singapore. Normal daily flights to Bangkok will be resumed in
July.
"Demand for the Bangkok route is very weak in June. We are directing
demand to a smaller frequency of flights meaning that we can keep the route
profitable. Cargo demand for Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong is still high,
but this is not enough to keep the route in the black with the current number of frequencies," explains Vice President, Network Strategies and
Management Petteri Kostermaa.
Last week Finnair changed the number of Beijing flights to one weekly from
the original five weekly flights. The new Osaka route will be launched at
the beginning of June and plans for opening the Shanghai route are going
ahead. In addition, there will be three weekly flights to Tokyo during the
summer months instead of the normal two flights. |
