Starting June 15, Finnair will offer a faster connection at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to passengers coming from Asia and continuing to European destinations. "Our customers value good schedules and a smooth travel experience, which is why we want to make an effort to provide high-quality service to passengers even when their connection time is short," says Sari Fairchild from Service Product Management. As a new service, passengers departing from Asian destinations with under an hour to change flights at Helsinki-Vantaa, will be given boarding cards with a "short connection" notification. "We will inform passengers about the service at check-in, and in person at Helsinki-Vantaa. There are also signs at the security control," explains Fairchild. Due to fast 'Via Helsinki' connections between Europe and Asia, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport has become an increasingly popular venue to change flights. In comparison to many of its competitors, Finnair's home base is efficient, compact and functional. For these reasons, Finnair is able to offer a minimum connection time of 35 minutes at Helsinki-Vantaa, which is among the shortest in Europe. Finnair Plc Communications 11.6.2009 Further information: Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020 or media.desk[a]finnair.com Finnair blogs: http://blogs.finnair.com Image bank: www.finnair.com/gallery Finnair Group website: www.finnairgroup.com via.Helsinki: www.viahelsinki.com