Finnair is to resume flights to Japan, 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 9 March 2022.
Finnair will fly to Tokyo Narita four times a week from Helsinki and allow smooth connections to the carrier’s European network.
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 finalised.”
Finnair flies from Helsinki to Tokyo Narita four times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, departing at 5.30pm.
The Tokyo - Helsinki route is operated on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays departing at 10.40pm. Flights are now available at finnair.com and at travel agents throughout the UK and Ireland.
Earlier this week Finnair cancelled its flights to China, Japan and Korea until March 6, 2022.
Finnair continues to fly to Bangkok, Delhi, Phuket and Singapore, with a longer routing that avoids Russian airspace. Finnair also flies to Bangkok and Phuket from Stockholm Arlanda, in addition to Helsinki.