Finnair will resume flights to Tokyo Narita airport four times a week, avoiding Russian airspace, due to the conflict in Ukraine. The new flight time for the Finnish flag-carrier will increase to approximately 13 hours when services resume from March 9.
Ole Orvér, Finnair chief commercial officer, said: “Japan is one of our most important markets, and we want to continue offering safe and reliable connections between Helsinki and Tokyo. Japan is also an important cargo market, and air connections are needed to keep cargo moving. We continue to evaluate possible alternative routings for our flights to China and Korea and will communicate on these as soon as the plans are finalized.”
Finnair flies from Helsinki to Tokyo Narita four times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, departing at 17:30. The Tokyo – Helsinki route is operated on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays departing at 22:40.
Earlier this week Finnair canceled its flights to China, Japan and Korea until March 6. Finnair continues to fly to Bangkok, Delhi, Phuket and Singapore, using a longer route that avoids the Russian airspace. Finnair also flies to Bangkok and Phuket from Stockholm Arlanda, in addition to Helsinki.
Finnair communicates flight changes and cancellations directly to customers who have bookings that are affected by these changes. In case of flight cancellation, customers can change their travel times, accept an alternative flight, or apply for a full refund for the unused ticket.
