Reindeer Route

Finnair shows how offline carriers can still effectively serve Australia

While Finnair’s fleet of Airbus widebodies are not seen over Australian skies, the airline has created enough of an impression in recent times to win a place on the federal government’s air travel services panel.

The Helsinki-based Finnair is the only offline carrier in the government’s 18-airline list, meaning it can capture a slice of the roughly $420 million in travel that politicians and public servants undertake each year.