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Finnair is to launch a scheduled service to Venice, Italy in March. The destination is especially popular in the summer among
Asian and Finnish travellers. Flights will be operated twice a week on Mondays and Fridays in the summer season until the end
of October.
"There is a lot of demand for Italy both in Finland and especially in Asia. Italy is one of the most popular destinations in the
Japanese and Chinese markets. The Venice flights naturally have excellent connections to our Asian network,"
said Petteri Kostermaa VP Network Strategies and Management.
"Venice is also
an excellent starting point for touring by car to Verona, holiday destinations on the Adriatic Sea, Florence, Tuscany
and elsewhere. The surrounding Veneto area is important business travel destination. A large proportion of Italy's shoe and
clothes manufacturers are located there. The area is also important for Finnair's business and leisure travel sales from Italy."
Kostermaa added.
In addition to Venice, Finnair
is to fly twice a day to Milan and once a day to Rome next summer. On Mondays, the Venice flights
depart from Helsinki at 4.30pm and arrive in Venice at 6.15pm. The departure from Venice is at 7pm and arrival in Helsinki at
10.45 pm. On Friday mornings the flight departs from Helsinki at 9.30am arriving in Venice at 11.15am with the return from
Venice leaving at noon and landing in Helsinki at 3.45pm.
The
flights are operated with Boeing MD-80 aircraft.
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