Finnair boosts India operations: total of 12 flights from Delhi and Mumbai

29 Mar 2007

New Delhi: Finnish carrier, Finnair is all set to expand operations to India and will make Mumbai its second destination in the country after New Delhi. It is also set to increase the frequency of its operations to New Delhi to a daily one.

Finnair currently operates three flights a week to the country's capital, but will boost services to a daily one from mid-May. It will operate five times a week from Mumbai, starting June 17.

Together, both destinations will see Finnair operating 12 flights a week to and from Finland.

The carrier began its India operations in October 2006 and boasts of running the shortest service between India and any EU country, with a flight time of barely six-and-a-half hours.