Finnair (AY) is specialised in flights between Helsinki (HEL) and Asia.
They still use the MD 11 in 2009, but only a few, as these aircraft are being replaced by Airbus A330/A340 aircraft.
In the afternoon and evening they have 10 widebody aircraft leaving for
Asia, for most destinations on a daily basis. Destinations in 2009 are:
- China: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing
- South Korea: Seoul
- Japan: Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya
- Thailand : Bangkok
- India : Delhi, Mumbai
Long-haul departures in 2009:
HEL-JFK (New York) AY005 14:10-15:55 (daily) 333
HEL-HKG (Hong Kong) AY067 16:50-07:25+1 (daily) 343
HEL-PVG (Shanghai) AY057 17:10-07:10 (daily) 343
HEL-NGO (Nagoya) AY079 17:15-08:55+1 (4 pw) 333
HEL-NRT (Tokyo) AY073 17:20-08:55 (4 pw) 343
HEL-KIX (Osaka) AY077 17:20-08:45+1 (daily) 343
HEL-ICN (Seoul) AY041 17:30-08:25+1 (6 pw) 333
HEL-BOM (Mumbai) AY029 18:00-04:10 (5/6 pw) M11
HEL-DEL (Delhi) AY021 18:10-03:25+1 (daily) 333
HEL-PEK (Beijing) AY051 20:10-08:55 (daily) 343
HEL-BKK (Bangkok) AY095 23:40-13:35+1 (daily) M11
Long-haul arrivals in 2009:
BKK-HEL AY096 00:20-06:40 (daily) M11
JFK-HEL AY006 17:45-08:50+1 (daily) 333
BOM-HEL AY030 08:15-13:45 (5/6 pw) M11
ICN-HEL AY042 10:15-14:05 (6 pw) 333
PEK-HEL AY052 11:00-14:20 (daily) 343
DEL-HEL AY022 9:40-14:40 (Mon 8:40-13:40) (daily) 333
PVG-HEL AY058 10:00-14:50 (daily) 343
HKG-HEL AY068 09:30-14:55 (daily) 343
KIX-HEL AY078 11:00-15:10 (daily) 343
NGO-HEL AY080 11:00-15:10 (4 pw) 333
NRT-HEL AY074 11:00-15:20 (4 pw) 343
The busiest time at HEL will be from 2 pm to 8 pm, when most of the
Europe-Asia and Asia-Europe connections will be.
However, the extension to the Non-Schengen part of the terminal 2 will
not be ready until autumn 2009.
This will mean quite a few bus connections to long-haul aircraft until
the new gates are ready.