Russian airline S7 Airlines today, November 15, becomes a member of the oneworld global alliance, of which Finnair is also a member. "We are very satisfied to welcome to oneworld a top quality alliance partner, whose membership brings even more coverage to the Russian market area," says Finnair managing director Mika Vehviläinen. "In Russia, S7 has a comprehensive domestic route network within which our customers will be able to use oneworld benefits." S7 Airlines and its subsidiary Globus serve 90 destinations in 28 countries and they add nine new countries to the oneworld network, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. With the accession of S7 to membership, oneworld flies to as many as 750 destinations in 150 countries. Finnair Plc Communications 15.11.2010 Further information: Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020, comms(a)finnair.fi Rethink Quality website: www.finnair.com/rethinkquality Finnair blogs: http://blogs.finnair.com Finnair on Facebook: www.facebook.com/finnair Photobank: www.finnair.com/gallery Finnair Group website: www.finnairgroup.com via.Helsinki: www.viahelsinki.com