Finnair confirms the news in its press release:

http://www.finnairgroup.com/group/gr...000463982.html

"23 Feb 2010

Finnair Plc Press release Indian Kingfisher joins oneworld alliance

Kingfisher, the leading airline on India's internal routes, has announced that
it is joining the oneworld alliance. Finnair flies daily to Delhi, from where
Kingfisher has excellent onward connections.

Kingfisher's joining oneworld means for Finnair a very extensive destination
network within India. Kingfisher is one of the world's few five-star quality
airlines and it complements Finnair service network in India very well, says
Finnair Vice President Paavo Virkkunen, who is responsible for oneworld
relations.

Including Kingfisher, oneworld has a total of approximately 800 destinations in
150 countries, to which the alliance flies with around 2,350 aircraft.
Kingfisher has around 400 daily departures and oneworld around 9,000.
Kingfisher brings to oneworld 58 new Indian destinations.

The starting date of membership will be announced when India's aviation
authorities have approved Kingfisher's application. It generally takes around
18 months to compete the membership formalities, so Kingfisher is expected to
become a full member of oneworld during 2011.

oneworld airlines carry more than 340 million passengers per year. The oneworld
alliance members are currently American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay
Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Kingfisher, LAN, Malév Hungarian
Airlines, Mexicana, Qantas and Royal Jordanian as well as around 20
subsidiaries. S7 Airlines will join the alliance during 2010 Airlines.

Finnair Plc
Communications
23.2.2010"