Finland's national carrier Finnair is all set to start direct flights between Helsinki in Finland and Mumbai in India from June 27, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) quoted Christer Haglund, senior vice president of the airline, as saying here Tuesday.

 

Starting June 27, Finnair will connect Mumbai to Europe in the fastest and most convenient service five times a week with the most competitive return fares.

 

Apart from providing the latest wide-bodied Airbus A340 crafts, Finnair will cater to Indian tastes and preferences with Indian cabin crew.

 

Haglund said Finnair has decided to focus on India as a major Asian hub of its operations.

 

Finnair commenced operations from to India with three flights a week to Delhi in October 2006.

 

With a flight time of just over eight hours, the Mumbai-Helsinki flights will be environmental friendly as there will be no refueling stops on Europe's most modern fleet of aircraft.

 

(Xinhua News Agency June 13, 2007)