Oy Air Finland was an airline with its head office and base at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland,[1] which was operating chartered and scheduled flights to holiday destinations, as well as aircraft lease services.[2] The company was founded in 2002 and filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
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| Founded | January 2002 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | April 2003 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | June 26, 2012 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Helsinki Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 (scheduled) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Vantaa, Finland | ||||||
| Website | www.airfinland.fi | ||||||
History edit
The airline was established in January 2002 and started flight operations on 3 April 2003. It was owned by three individuals from the aviation, finance and travel marketing industries: Harri Naivo (Chairman and Chief Financial Officer), Mika Helenius (Chief Executive Officer), and Lauri Komi. At March 2007, the company had 210 employees.[2] On 26 June 2012, Air Finland announced that it would immediately cancel all flights and filed for bankruptcy.
Destinations edit
As of March 2011, Air Finland operated scheduled flights to the following destinations.[3] The broad range of charter flights offered by the airline is not included.
- Cyprus
- Larnaca – Larnaca International Airport seasonal
- Finland
- Helsinki – Helsinki Airport base
- Greece
- Chania – Chania International Airport seasonal
- Heraklion - Heraklion International Airport seasonal
- Rhodes – Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras" seasonal
- Spain
- Alicante – Alicante Airport
- Fuerteventura – Fuerteventura Airport seasonal
- Gran Canaria – Gran Canaria Airport
- Lanzarote – Lanzarote Airport seasonal
- Málaga – Málaga Airport
- Tenerife – Tenerife South Airport seasonal
- Turkey
- Antalya – Antalya Airport seasonal
- United Arab Emirates
- Dubai – Dubai International Airport seasonal
Fleet edit
As of June 2012, the Air Finland fleet consisted of three Boeing 757-200 aircraft with an average age of 18 years. They provided space for 219–235 passengers in an all-economy class cabin layout.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Oy Air Finland Ltd in English Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine." Air Finland. Retrieved on 25 February 2010.
- ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ "Air Finland booking engine". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Air Finland fleet list at planespotters.net". Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
External links edit
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Finnish)
