Finnair Airline

Airline Code: AY

About Finnair:
Finnair was founded as Aero O/Y (Aero Ltd) by consul Bruno Lucander in 1923. Lucander had previously run the Finnish operations of the Estonian airline Aeronaut. In mid-1923 he concluded an agreement with Junkers Flugzeugwerke AG to provide aircraft and technical support in exchange for a 50% ownership in the new airline. The charter establishing the company was signed in Helsinki on September 12, 1923 and the company was entered into the trade register on December 11, 1923. The first flight was flown on March 20, 1924 from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia with Junkers F.13 aircraft equipped with floats. The last seaplane service was operated in December 1936 following the construction of the first aerodromes in Finland.

Air raids on Helsinki and other Finnish cities made World War II a difficult period for the airline. The company saw half of its fleet requisitioned by the Finnish Air Force during that time, and it is estimated that during the Winter War of 1939 and 1940 half of the airline's passengers were children for evacuation to Sweden.

Finnair Major Hubs:
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Member lounge: Finnair Lounge

Alliance: Oneworld

Aircraft Type:
Airbus A319-100
Airbus A330-343E
Airbus A350-900 XWB
Boeing 757-200WL
Embraer 170
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

Fleet Size: 66 (+25 orders)

No. of Destinations: 66, leisure flights 60, total 126

Airline was founded in: 1923