Finnair launches direct flights to Guangzhou
Nov 17, 2004, 9:10 am
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Finnair launches direct flights to Guangzhou (AY's 4th destination in China)
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Press Release
17 Nov 2004
Finnair launches direct flights to Guangzhou
Finnair will launch direct flights from Helsinki to Guangzhou (Canton) in China on September 2, 2005. Finnair will fly to the city three times a week. Guangzhou is located in southern China on the Pearl River Delta and is one of the country's most important economic centres.
"Launching the Guangzhou route is a natural continuation of our Asian strategy. Finnair has been systematically moving the focus of its long-haul traffic to Asia since the year 2000. Guangzhou is already our fourth destination in China in addition to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong," says Finnair VP, Sales in Europe and Asia, Hannu Sundberg.
Guangzhou is located in the economically significant Guangdong Province through which passes a third of Chinese exports. Guangzhou is also part of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) economic and cultural powerhouse, which also includes Hong Kong and Macao. With a population of some 40 million, the PRD is one of the largest and fastest developing industrial areas in the world.
Finnair operates to ultramodern Guangzhou airport which opened this year. The airport is the first in China to offer an especially built transit area for passengers. The airport has excellent connections to other parts of mainland China as well as Hong Kong and Macao.
Finnair flies to Guangzhou from Helsinki on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays with flights from Guangzhou to Helsinki on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Flight time between the two cities is approximately ten hours. Finnair offers excellent connections from these flights to the rest of its extensive European network.
Guangzhou, or Canton as it is also known, is also a historically significant city which has held on to its traditional Chinese ambiance. The town has attracted foreign trade for the past 2000 years. Guangzhou has a population of about ten million.
Finnair Plc
Communications
17.11.2004
Press Release
17 Nov 2004
Finnair launches direct flights to Guangzhou
Finnair will launch direct flights from Helsinki to Guangzhou (Canton) in China on September 2, 2005. Finnair will fly to the city three times a week. Guangzhou is located in southern China on the Pearl River Delta and is one of the country's most important economic centres.
"Launching the Guangzhou route is a natural continuation of our Asian strategy. Finnair has been systematically moving the focus of its long-haul traffic to Asia since the year 2000. Guangzhou is already our fourth destination in China in addition to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong," says Finnair VP, Sales in Europe and Asia, Hannu Sundberg.
Guangzhou is located in the economically significant Guangdong Province through which passes a third of Chinese exports. Guangzhou is also part of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) economic and cultural powerhouse, which also includes Hong Kong and Macao. With a population of some 40 million, the PRD is one of the largest and fastest developing industrial areas in the world.
Finnair operates to ultramodern Guangzhou airport which opened this year. The airport is the first in China to offer an especially built transit area for passengers. The airport has excellent connections to other parts of mainland China as well as Hong Kong and Macao.
Finnair flies to Guangzhou from Helsinki on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays with flights from Guangzhou to Helsinki on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Flight time between the two cities is approximately ten hours. Finnair offers excellent connections from these flights to the rest of its extensive European network.
Guangzhou, or Canton as it is also known, is also a historically significant city which has held on to its traditional Chinese ambiance. The town has attracted foreign trade for the past 2000 years. Guangzhou has a population of about ten million.
Finnair Plc
Communications
17.11.2004
Last edited by harri; Nov 17, 2004 at 12:03 pm
