QuawerAir wrote:

It has been a great year for Finnair and Helsinki, and also for Nordic aviation in general!

For 2018, HEL will have more frequencies on current routes to cities such as Bangkok, Delhi, Doha, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Pristina, San Francisco, Chicago and propably Beijing, compared to same periods in 2017. Also, new routes will be launched to Nanjing, Chengdu, Kunming, Lisbon, Stuttgart and propably to Hannover and Cologne. In addition, Tibet Airlines left an application to CAAC for a new service from Jinan to Helsinki.

How does the year 2018 look like for ARN, CPH, OSL and KEF?

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Condor in 2018 plans to offer Hannover – Copenhagen service, based on recent schedule filing. The airline plans to operate this route once a week from 01MAY18, on board Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics Airbus A320 aircraft.

DE4788 HAJ1145 – 1255CPH 320 2
DE4789 CPH0605 – 0715HAJ 320 3

Reservation for this route is not available.

Istanbul Ataturk – Copenhagen TK1783/1784
Istanbul Ataturk – Helsinki TK1761/1762
Istanbul Ataturk – Oslo TK1751/1752
Istanbul Ataturk – Stockholm Arlanda TK1793/1794

CPHFF wrote:

When will SK phase-out the B736 on Swedish Domestic routes, and what aircraft type will replace them?

Happy New Aviation Year!

QuawerAir wrote:

Also, new routes will be launched to -- Lisbon, Stuttgart

QuawerAir wrote:

In addition, Tibet Airlines left an application to CAAC for a new service from Jinan to Helsinki.

Nami wrote:

QuawerAir wrote:

Also, new routes will be launched to -- Lisbon, Stuttgart

Neither are new. TAP already flies to HEL. AY last served LIS in 2011 and STR in 2012.

Someone83 wrote:

CPHFF wrote:

When will SK phase-out the B736 on Swedish Domestic routes, and what aircraft type will replace them?

Happy New Aviation Year!

It had already started being replaced by CRJ-900 and A320neo, and partly by 737-700 already in the fleet

Ukraine International Airlines in the second-half of December 2017 is expanding planned Kiev Borispil – Copenhagen route, due to commence on 28APR18. Initially scheduled as 9 weekly flights, the airline will add 10th weekly flight from 07JUN18. Further, selected dates in early-August 2018 will also see Boeing 737 operating, instead of Embraer E190.

PS161 KBP1130 – 1305CPH E90 x26
PS163 KBP2040 – 2215CPH E90 x35

PS164 CPH0455 – 0815KBP E90 x46
PS162 CPH1405 – 1725KBP E90 x26

QuawerAir wrote:

Ukraine International updates planned Copenhagen launch in S18]

Finnair experiencing good demand out of Australia

Helsinki-based Finnair’s Australian boss Geoff Stone says Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore are the most popular Asian gateways for local passengers heading to Europe.

Although Finnair does not serve this market with its own aircraft, the airline has codeshare arrangements with British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas, as well as interline agreements with Japan Airlines, to take passengers from Australia to Asia, where they transfer onto Finnair’s services to Helsinki and beyond.

And the range of destinations beyond Helsinki are many and varied, with Finnair serving some 100 cities in Europe as part of an expanding route network.

“Finnair is undergoing the fastest growth phase in our 94-year history with new aircraft, new routes and a strong focus on Asia,” Stone told reporters in Sydney in early December.

“This Northern Hemisphere winter we will have four new long-haul routes including Havana, Goa, Puerto Vallarta in Mexico and Puerto Plata in the Domincan Republic.”

Stone, who finished up his six and a half year stint as Finnair’s Australian boss at the end of 2017 to take up a new role as chief operating officer of Australian Cruise Group, noted Finnair was the largest European carrier in Japan with 31 weekly frequencies to four cities.

Moreover, Finnair was also growing strongly in the China market, with nonstop flights between Helsinki and Nanjing due to start in 2018 meaning the airline would soon serve seven destinations in the country.

“This year sees us with 87 weekly flights to Asia and by next year we will have 97 weekly flights to Asia,” he said.

Finnair, a member of the oneworld airline marketing alliance, has been recognised as the best offline carrier at the Australian Federation of Travel Agents National Travel Industry Awards for the past five years.

“I would like to pay special tribute to a wonderful group of professionals and terrific people with whom I have been privileged to work with at Finnair in Australia over these last few years,” Stone said.

“They are absolutely dedicated to delivering the best possible service and outcomes for our clients and industry partners.

“Thank you also to so many of you in the Australian travel industry who have supported me over the years and continue to help us in maintaining Finnair’s strong reputation and bookings in the Australian marketplace.”

Cathay Pacific in summer 2018 season is expanding codeshare partnership with Finnair, covering additional European sectors to/from Helsinki. Planned new codeshare routes as follow.

Cathay Pacific operated by Finnair
Helsinki – Brussels (eff 25MAR18)
Helsinki – Copenhagen (eff 02MAY18)

Routesonline.com

Helsinki – Alicante eff 01DEC18 1 weekly
Helsinki – Budapest eff 28OCT18 3 weekly
Helsinki – Ivalo eff 28OCT18 1 weekly (3 weekly from 04DEC18)
Helsinki – Kittila eff 31OCT18 3 weekly (4 weekly from 02DEC18)
Helsinki – London Gatwick eff 28OCT18 8 weekly (11 weekly from 01DEC18)
Helsinki – Oslo eff 28OCT18 11 weekly (12 weekly from 07DEC18)
Helsinki – Oulu eff 29OCT18 6 weekly (up to 3 daily by 02DEC18)
Helsinki – Paris Orly eff 02NOV18 1 weekly (3 weekly from 03DEC18)
Helsinki – Rovaniemi eff 28OCT18 5 weekly
Helsinki – Salzburg eff 12JAN19 1 weekly
Helsinki – Tenerife South eff 30OCT18 3 weekly

Norwegian has reported its highest ever passenger figures in a single year, with more than 33 million passengers and a load factor of 87.5 percent[/b] in 2017. The launch of 54 new routes and a substantial increase of intercontinental traffic contributed considerably to the growth. The company took delivery of 32 brand new aircraft and launched 54 new routes, mainly between Europe and the US. The Group hired approximately 2,000 new staff members. The 2017 load factor was 87.5 per cent, compared to 87.7 per cent the previous year.

Norwegian chief executive, Bjørn Kjos, said: “The 2017 traffic figures show that our international footprint grows stronger, in line with the Norwegian Group’s strategy. “Our Scandinavian operation is stable and positive, and we see that our long-haul and short-haul networks complement each other, consequently strengthening our competitiveness. “Our growing long-haul networks from the UK and Ireland continue to be well-received by passengers, proving the demand for high-quality, affordable travel. Increased tourism creates economic value and new jobs at all the destinations we serve.”

December 2017 was also characterised by passenger growth and a solid load factor. Norwegian carried 2,402,005 passengers in December, up 12 per cent from the same month last year. Both the capacity growth and the traffic growth were 32 per cent. The load factor was 84.6 per cent, the same as December 2016. Kjos said: “December has been a busy travel month in all markets we serve.“ This winter, we once again offer flights between the U.S. East Coast and the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, enabling the company to achieve better fleet utilisation in low season in Europe.”

Norwegian operated 99.3 per cent of its scheduled flights in December, of which 68.2 per cent departed on time.

Someone83 wrote:

More Norwegian 737-8MAX based at HEL from Winter 2018/2019. Not sure, but will that mean HEL will be a 737-8MAX only base after Dec. 2018?


https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/ai ... -helsinki/

Helsinki – Alicante eff 01DEC18 1 weekly
Helsinki – Budapest eff 28OCT18 3 weekly
Helsinki – Ivalo eff 28OCT18 1 weekly (3 weekly from 04DEC18)
Helsinki – Kittila eff 31OCT18 3 weekly (4 weekly from 02DEC18)
Helsinki – London Gatwick eff 28OCT18 8 weekly (11 weekly from 01DEC18)
Helsinki – Oslo eff 28OCT18 11 weekly (12 weekly from 07DEC18)
Helsinki – Oulu eff 29OCT18 6 weekly (up to 3 daily by 02DEC18)
Helsinki – Paris Orly eff 02NOV18 1 weekly (3 weekly from 03DEC18)
Helsinki – Rovaniemi eff 28OCT18 5 weekly
Helsinki – Salzburg eff 12JAN19 1 weekly
Helsinki – Tenerife South eff 30OCT18 3 weekly

HELyes wrote:

A fatal accident at Kittilä (KTT) airport today: The pilot of a Gulfstream G150 (OE-GKA) died after he was somehow hit by the aircraft door.

Kikko19 wrote:

I see from Amadeus that the 7m8 (737 max 8) has only up to 165 seats... is that true?

QuawerAir wrote:

Kikko19 wrote:

I see from Amadeus that the 7m8 (737 max 8) has only up to 165 seats... is that true?

According to Wikipedia, 737 MAX 8 has 189 seats while 737-800 has 186/189 seats.

Kikko19 wrote:

QuawerAir wrote:

Kikko19 wrote:

I see from Amadeus that the 7m8 (737 max 8) has only up to 165 seats... is that true?

According to Wikipedia, 737 MAX 8 has 189 seats while 737-800 has 186/189 seats.

yes, I guess DY/D8 will use the same config, oddly Amadeus gives a lower count.

Are there any particular routes/geographies you are targeting?
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In Europe, with Singapore having strong links with Norway across various sectors, CAG is pursuing opportunities to develop direct air links to the Scandinavian country.

Routesonline.com 5.1.2018

Kikko19 wrote:

naa you just decode ACF type and it comes with that result...
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Nami wrote:

An interview covering Changi Airport had this little sentence:

Are there any particular routes/geographies you are targeting?
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In Europe, with Singapore having strong links with Norway across various sectors, CAG is pursuing opportunities to develop direct air links to the Scandinavian country.

Routesonline.com 5.1.2018

If I'm not mistaken Norwegian has long been rumoured to open the connection but as SQ is probably quite unlikely, could Scoot also be a candidate?

Finnair sees India as a 'priority destination'
Finnair in talks with Kingfisher and American Airlines to increase passenger traffic to/from India

Finnair director Indian sub-continent Kari Stolbow stated India is a "priority destination" for the carrier, with plans to add more cities to the network. Key cities including Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad are under consideration.
[...]

Finnair is in talks with Kingfisher and American Airlines to increase passenger traffic between India and Europe and North America. More destinations like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad are on our radar." “We get good amount of traffic, particularly business travellers, in summer, but winter is a hard time for us on this route,” he said. The carrier also stated it ... has no objection with Kingfisher Airlines launching new services between India and Helsinki. "I cannot rule out Kingfisher connecting Helsinki with some of the major Indian cities...

QuawerAir wrote:

If I'm not mistaken Norwegian has long been rumoured to open the connection but as SQ is probably quite unlikely, could Scoot also be a candidate?

Air China resumes Copenhagen service from late-May 2018

Air China in this week’s inventory update opened reservation for its planned service resumption on Beijing – Copenhagen route, set to commence on 30MAY18. The Star Alliance member will operate this route 4 times a week, on board Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

CA877 PEK0255 – 0645CPH 330 x246
CA878 CPH1315 – 0410+1PEK 330 x246

The airline previously planned to resume this route from June 2012, however service was cancelled prior to planned resumption.

Routesonline.com 5.1.2018

Robbie86 wrote:

I’m hoping to see a launch of ARN-HND or NRT this year. Since SK already flies to NRT from CPH maybe a launch by ANA could be possible, or at least wishful. If I am not mistaken NH did launch BRU and DUS last year. So perhaps we could see ARN this year...

Someone83 wrote:

QuawerAir wrote:

If I'm not mistaken Norwegian has long been rumoured to open the connection but as SQ is probably quite unlikely, could Scoot also be a candidate?

Singapore is the main unserved destination from Norway, so I think OSL will get its long-awaited service to Singapore within next few years pretty surely. Norwegian or Scoot will probably launch the service with Boeing 787, but I'm not sure which one will be the airline launching the service.

Someone83 wrote:

The issue here is that the demand for business class between Norway and Singapore (and SQ's onward destinastions) is rather strong, and better than the other Scandinavian contries. This is a dilemma in this situation

hvusslax wrote:

Difficulties at KEF this morning due to snow and poor braking conditions caused two Icelandair 767s to divert to Akureyri (AEY). They are still on the ground there. I don't remember AEY ever taking widebodies before. Let alone two at the same time.

kanye wrote:

How come business demand would be bigger from Oslo? Doesn't really make sense considering Stockholm and Copenhagen are significantly bigger cities and SQ already serve both destinations.

UpperDeck79 wrote 11 years ago
There was no official announcement about the new terminal / satellite terminal. However, something, of course, has to be done if HEL will have 30 million passengers per year in 2017.

ilari wrote:

AY HEL to MAN turned back this morning just after 10 mins. Last night SK ARN to VAA turned back after circling around VAA for some time, that might have been because of strong winds but I wonder what was wrong with AY.

teme82 wrote:

ilari wrote:

AY HEL to MAN turned back this morning just after 10 mins. Last night SK ARN to VAA turned back after circling around VAA for some time, that might have been because of strong winds but I wonder what was wrong with AY.

OH-LZA was performing the AY1361 flight. It reached 9 000 ft then leveled and turned back. No idea of the reason. But is it the oldest A321's AY have? It's age according to flighradar24 is 18 years.


[EDIT] it left 10:54 local time and now at FL 360 west of Stockholm

kanye wrote:

Someone83 wrote:

QuawerAir wrote:

How come business demand would be bigger from Oslo? Doesn't really make sense considering Stockholm and Copenhagen are significantly bigger cities and SQ already serve both destinations.

kanye wrote:

Someone83 wrote:

QuawerAir wrote:

If I'm not mistaken Norwegian has long been rumoured to open the connection but as SQ is probably quite unlikely, could Scoot also be a candidate?

Singapore is the main unserved destination from Norway, so I think OSL will get its long-awaited service to Singapore within next few years pretty surely. Norwegian or Scoot will probably launch the service with Boeing 787, but I'm not sure which one will be the airline launching the service.

Someone83 wrote:

The issue here is that the demand for business class between Norway and Singapore (and SQ's onward destinastions) is rather strong, and better than the other Scandinavian contries. This is a dilemma in this situation

How come business demand would be bigger from Oslo? Doesn't really make sense considering Stockholm and Copenhagen are significantly bigger cities and SQ already serve both destinations.