Finnair adds capacity to Lisbon, Alanya and Brussels

Finnair is set to add flights between its Helsinki hub and Lisbon, Portugal and Alanya (Gazipasa), Turkey for the winter season 2018-2019.

The carrier opened its Lisbon route during the summer 2018 season, and the strong demand means it will now fly the route daily year-round. The frequencies added to the Lisbon route increase the capacity on this route by 70 per cent during the winter season.

Finnair is also adding flights to Alanya (Gazipasa), a popular holiday destination in Turkey, with services twice a week during the winter season (28 October 2018 to 31 March 2019). This is the first time a destination on the Turkish Mediterranean coast will now be available on Finnair scheduled flights year-round.

Increased capacity

In addition, capacity will be added to Finnair’s Brussels route as of 31 October, when the airline will start to fly one of its daily frequencies, on both Wednesdays and Saturdays, with a wide-body Airbus A330. This change will offer added passenger and cargo capacity between both cities and an excellent business class product with full-flat seats for this busy route.

Juha Järvinen, the airline’s chief commercial officer, said: “These additions are a direct response to the strong demand and wishes from our customers and serve both our Nordic customers as well as our customers connecting from Asia.”