Finnair to suspend Mumbai route for the summer

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Finnair has decided to suspend its route to Mumbai in India temporarily from May until mid-October.

The decision was made due to the unfavourable economic conditions affecting both passenger and cargo sales in India and Europe. There is also overcapacity on Mumbai-Europe routes.

"The overcapacity has driven air fare levels radically down and cost level has not declined respectively. Market conditions for the entire summer period look bleak. Summer is clearly more difficult than winter season on the Mumbai route", says VP for Finnair's network strategies Petteri Kostermaa.

The Helsinki-Mumbai route is currently operated four times per week. Finnair's route between Helsinki and Delhi will be operated daily as planned also during the summer period.

Finnair Plc Communications 9.3.2009