Skytrax awards Finnair with best in Northern Europe accolade, oneworld the best alliance in the world

Air passengers have chosen Finnair as the Best Airline in Northern Europe in
the 2010 independent Skytrax survey. About 18 million passengers from some 100
different countries contributed to the Skytrax research, which was carried out
between July 2009 and April 2010. 

"The customer is more important than anything to us, so we are absolutely
delighted at our customers' feedback," says Christer Haglund, Senior Vice
President, Corporate Communications. "This confirms that our product is already
at the very highest level in world terms. Of course we want to keep developing
our service to make it even better." 

The oneworld alliance, of which Finnair is an active member, was chosen in the
Skytrax awards as the World's Best Airline Alliance for the seventh time. 

"We are in good company as a member of the world's best known airline
alliance," says Paavo Virkkunen, responsible for Finnair's oneworld alliance
relations. "Together with its alliance partners, Finnair has helped
determinedly to develop oneworld services and quality criteria." 

Skytrax is a recognised research survey company that evaluates commercial
airlines and their services. Finnair is rated as a four-star airline in Skytrax
assessments. 

Finnair Plc 
Communications 
21.5.2010

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