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5 unusual facts about Finnair


Finnair

Finnair's English-language in-flight magazine, Blue Wings, is published 10 times per year by the Finnish media group Sanoma.

Finnair has also used special liveries, including the "Moomins" and "Santa Claus", 1950s retro livery, Angry Birds and Oneworld.

FinnPa

When the company changed its name to Finnair, the club was also renamed Finnairin Palloilijat (Ball players of Finnair).

Finnair wasn't willing to support the club financially anymore, so it folded.

Karhumäki brothers

In 1963, Aero O/Y (today's Finnair) acquired the majority of its stake, and in 1996 Karair (as it was known by then) was fully absorbed into Finnair.


Airship Italia

Floatplane / ski aircraft Junkers F 13 ”Turku” K-SALG (from Aero OY / Finnair) pilot: Lihr

Freedoms of the air

Icelandair sells tickets between Europe and North America via Iceland, Finnair sells tickets from North America to Asia via Helsinki.

McDonnell Douglas MD-11

The first MD-11 was delivered to Finnair on December 7, 1990 and it accomplished the first revenue service by an MD-11 on December 20, 1990, carrying passengers from Helsinki to Tenerife in the Canary Islands.


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