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Finnair
Finnair completes longhaul cabin renewal Finnair has successfully completed the rollout of its longhaul cabin renewal, with all aircraft in the airline’s longhaul fleet of A350s and A330s now refurbished.
The project includes the launch of an entirely new Business Class seat, a brand-new Premium Economy cabin, and a refreshed Economy Class.
Designed to maximise space, the unique fixed shell lounge seat enables a wide variety of sitting and sleeping positions, allowing customers to make the space their own during a longhaul flight.
The cabin has been inspired by Finnair’s Nordic design language and warm, dark, comforting colour scheme – following the palette and design of the airline’s non-Schengen lounges, unveiled at Helsinki Airport pre-pandemic.
Offered progressively since 2022, “customer feedback on our revolutionary Business Class seat and brand-new Premium Economy cabin has been excellent”, shared Ole Orvér, chief commercial officer of Finnair.
“We also know our customers value consistency and reliability, so to offer a uniform cabin concept across our whole fleet is a huge step on our customer experience journey. Customer satisfaction with our longhaul cabins has increased significantly with the cabin renewal,” he added.
In the coming months, Finnair will update the cabins of its regional E190 aircraft and open a new and larger lounge at the Schengen area of its home hub Helsinki Airport for its Business Class customers and Finnair Plus tier members.
Korean Air
Korean Air expands Asian network Korean Air will resume and boost services to China, and increase frequencies on select routes to Japan to meet rising demand.
The airline will resume its Busan-Shanghai Pudong and Jeju-Beijing routes with daily flights starting July 1. Additionally, the Seoul Incheon-Hefei service will resume with five weekly flights from August 19, the Busan-Beijing route with six weekly flights starting September 16, and the Seoul Incheon-Kunming service with four weekly flights from October 14.
Select routes will also see an increase in flight frequencies. The Seoul Incheon-Yanji route will increase to daily flights from four weekly flights starting June 1. The Seoul Incheon-Dalian route will temporarily see an increase by four flights to 11 weekly flights from July 1 to September 15. The daily Seoul Incheon-Tianjin route will increase to two daily flights from August 5 to October 20.
Additionally, the Seoul Incheon-Ulaanbaatar route will be increased by two flights, to operate eight weekly flights from June 1 to September 30.
To accommodate growing travel demand for Japan, the airline will resume thrice weekly Jeju-Tokyo Narita services from July 19 to October 25 while Seoul Incheon-Okayama route will increase from three to five weekly flights starting August 3. The Seoul Incheon-Kagoshima route will also increase from three to five weekly flights starting September 2.
Vietjet
Vietjet connects Taiwanese cities to Phu Quoc Vietjet’s first flights between resort island Phu Quoc and the Taiwanese cities of Taichung and Kaohsiung have taken off.
The Phu Quoc-Taichung route operates with three return flights per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, while Phu Quoc-Kaohsiung service comes on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Vietjet currently operates nine direct routes connecting Vietnam to Taiwan’s major cities, and is the only airline offering flights between Phu Quoc and all three of the largest cities of Taiwan, namely Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung.
Finnair completes longhaul cabin renewal
Finnair has successfully completed the rollout of its longhaul cabin renewal, with all aircraft in the airline’s longhaul fleet of A350s and A330s now refurbished.
The project includes the launch of an entirely new Business Class seat, a brand-new Premium Economy cabin, and a refreshed Economy Class.
Designed to maximise space, the unique fixed shell lounge seat enables a wide variety of sitting and sleeping positions, allowing customers to make the space their own during a longhaul flight.
The cabin has been inspired by Finnair’s Nordic design language and warm, dark, comforting colour scheme – following the palette and design of the airline’s non-Schengen lounges, unveiled at Helsinki Airport pre-pandemic.
Offered progressively since 2022, “customer feedback on our revolutionary Business Class seat and brand-new Premium Economy cabin has been excellent”, shared Ole Orvér, chief commercial officer of Finnair.
“We also know our customers value consistency and reliability, so to offer a uniform cabin concept across our whole fleet is a huge step on our customer experience journey. Customer satisfaction with our longhaul cabins has increased significantly with the cabin renewal,” he added.
In the coming months, Finnair will update the cabins of its regional E190 aircraft and open a new and larger lounge at the Schengen area of its home hub Helsinki Airport for its Business Class customers and Finnair Plus tier members.
Korean Air expands Asian network
Korean Air will resume and boost services to China, and increase frequencies on select routes to Japan to meet rising demand.
The airline will resume its Busan-Shanghai Pudong and Jeju-Beijing routes with daily flights starting July 1. Additionally, the Seoul Incheon-Hefei service will resume with five weekly flights from August 19, the Busan-Beijing route with six weekly flights starting September 16, and the Seoul Incheon-Kunming service with four weekly flights from October 14.
Select routes will also see an increase in flight frequencies. The Seoul Incheon-Yanji route will increase to daily flights from four weekly flights starting June 1. The Seoul Incheon-Dalian route will temporarily see an increase by four flights to 11 weekly flights from July 1 to September 15. The daily Seoul Incheon-Tianjin route will increase to two daily flights from August 5 to October 20.
Additionally, the Seoul Incheon-Ulaanbaatar route will be increased by two flights, to operate eight weekly flights from June 1 to September 30.
To accommodate growing travel demand for Japan, the airline will resume thrice weekly Jeju-Tokyo Narita services from July 19 to October 25 while Seoul Incheon-Okayama route will increase from three to five weekly flights starting August 3. The Seoul Incheon-Kagoshima route will also increase from three to five weekly flights starting September 2.
Vietjet connects Taiwanese cities to Phu Quoc
Vietjet’s first flights between resort island Phu Quoc and the Taiwanese cities of Taichung and Kaohsiung have taken off.
The Phu Quoc-Taichung route operates with three return flights per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, while Phu Quoc-Kaohsiung service comes on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Vietjet currently operates nine direct routes connecting Vietnam to Taiwan’s major cities, and is the only airline offering flights between Phu Quoc and all three of the largest cities of Taiwan, namely Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung.