How Finnair Handles the Russian Bear

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Finnair Has a Plan to Find a New Niche

Other than, say, Ukraine International Airlines, almost no non-Russian airline has been hit harder than Finnair with the increasing isolation of Russia. It’s not that Finnair cares much about Russia itself but rather, the airline needs to use its airspace. With that no longer being an option, Finnair has made the wise move to pivot instead of waiting around for the situation to improve.

Take a look at Finnair’s route map from summer 2019. You can see three main thrusts for the airline. . . . . .


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