Qatar Airways Resumes Flights to Helsinki

Qatar Airways resumed flights to Helsinki on Wednesday.

The airline will operate the route with thrice weekly flights using Airbus A350-900 aircraft offering 36 seats in Business Class and 247 seats in Economy.

The resumption of Helsinki flights means that the national carrier of the State of Qatar now operates 22 weekly flights to the Nordics, with daily flights to Oslo and Stockholm and five flights per week to Copenhagen.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said, “We are glad to see Helsinki return to our network, a significant indicator of the recovery of the Nordic travel market. With a total of 22 weekly flights to the region we are delighted to be the first Gulf carrier to offer flights to the four Nordic capitals of Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm. While the drop in air travel demand due to COVID19 forced us to temporarily suspend services to Helsinki, we are proud to have never stopped flying to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm. As we pass the worst of the crisis, we look forward to increasing our services to the Nordic region to support the recovery of tourism and trade in the region.”

During the pandemic, in addition to scheduled passenger services, Qatar Airways Cargo operated a large number of scheduled freighters, charters and freight-only passenger aircraft to Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Helsinki to support Nordic exporters and transport essential medical supplies and PPE to the region.

With the resumption of passenger flights to Helsinki, the airline will operate 39 weekly flights to the Nordic region, providing more than 1,400 tonnes of weekly cargo capacity each way.

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