FINNAIR PLC INVESTOR NEWS 9.10.2008 FINNAIR LEISURE FLIGHTS DIRECTLY TO THAILAND ENSURED Finnair Leisure Flights has leased an Airbus A330-200 long-haul aircraft from the leisure flight company Air Europa for the coming winter's holiday flights to Thailand. The aircraft will be used to replace the originally planned XL Airways flights. Air Europa aircraft will fly six direct flights per week from Helsinki to Phuket in Thailand, mainly according to the original plan. “The solution was the best option available on the market. The aircraft has a quality Comfort class. The aircraft does have slightly fewer seats than the original aircraft, but if this causes changes to individual customers' travel plans, tour operators will inform them in good time,” says Finnair's VP Leisure Flights Erno Hilden. Air Europa is one of Europe's leading leisure flight companies, with a modern fleet of 40 aircraft. Air Europa has also operated leisure flights from Helsinki to Spanish destinations. Finnair Plc Communications 9 October 2008 Further information: Erno Hilden, VP Finnair Leisure Flights tel. +358 9 818 8550