In wings of Russia: Finland restores air traffic with China

Finland restores impaired air traffic with some cities of China. Previously, it was suspended due to Russia’s closure of its airspace and pandemia Covid-19, said the operator of the Finnavia Finnish airports.

“Route renewal is an important step towards restoring air transportation to China after the pandemic Covid-19,” said the senior vice president of Finavia Petri Vuori.

Previously, flights between Helsinki and Chinese cities Shanghai and Candu were previously resumed. In September, weekly flights to Guangzhou will begin.

According to the operator, due to the fly in the territory of Russia, the flight time increased by 40%. Because of this, fuel costs and navigation increased. FINNAIR airline lost about € 133 million