Finnair to Launch Hanoi Flights

Finnair is to launch flights to Hanoi, Vietnam, next year.

Subject to regulatory approvals, Finnair will launch flights to Hanoi from its hub in Helsinki with three frequencies per week from 14 June 2013.

The Hanoi route will be operated during the summer schedule season, which lasts until 27 October.

“We are delighted to be able add Hanoi as our 12th destination in Asia,” said CEO Mika Vehviläinen. “This is yet another important step for Finnair toward our long-term goal of doubling our Asian revenue by 2020.”

As a major centre of scientific study and research in the region, Hanoi has one of the world’s fastest growing economies.

The city is also noted for its historic Old Quarter, French colonial architecture, and pilgrimage site Chua Huong, a network of Buddhist temples and shrines carved out of the limestone hills and tropical forests around Huong Mountain.

Near Hanoi is Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site famous for its thousands of limestone isles.

Finnair is represented in Vietnam by its partner East Sea Travel & Air Service Group.

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