Finnair is adding a new longhaul route to Australia with a cool new Fifth Freedom flight, but the real story is less about expansion and more about adaptation.
As a result, Finnair has been forced to rethink how it uses longhaul aircraft that were once optimized for Asia. Some East Asian routes became significantly longer and less competitive. Others were suspended entirely. Adding Australia via Southeast Asia is part of a broader effort to redeploy widebody capacity in a way that still makes economic sense.
From a passenger perspective, the product will be familiar. Finnair offers a rather unique business class seat on its longhaul fleet that I reviewed here.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
