Air Finland

Air Finland
IATA
OF		 ICAO
FIF		 Callsign
AIR FINLAND
Founded January 2002
Commenced operations April 2003
Ceased operations June 26, 2012
Operating bases Helsinki Airport
Destinations 6 (scheduled)
Headquarters Vantaa, Finland
Website www.airfinland.fi
Air Finland head office

Oy Air Finland Ltd. 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.

History

Boeing 757-200 in the old livery at Kangerlussuaq Airport (2010).
Boeing 757-200 in the current livery at Malaga Airport (2012).
An ex-Air Finland Boeing 757-200 in basic Jet2 Holidays livery at Leeds Bradford International Airport (2011)

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

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.

Fleet

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

External links

Media related to Air Finland at Wikimedia Commons