Finland's Helsinki Airport continues to grow rapidly and has announced extended flight schedules on a pair of popular routes to the U.S.
The airport's operator, Finavia, confirmed that Finland's flag carrier Finnair will extend the flight schedule on its Helsinki-Chicago route until December 3, 2018, and on its Helsinki-San Francisco route until December 5, 2018. Finnair will operate two weekly flights to both destinations.
The flights were originally scheduled for briefer periods from April 19 to October 27, 2018 (Chicago) and May 3 to September 27, 2018 (San Francisco).
Finland's largest airport hosted nearly 19 million passengers last year and is on track to reach the 20 million passenger milestone in 2018.
"There are exceptionally good flight connections to Finland from all around the world. Both holidaymakers and business life benefit from the most versatile route selection in the Nordic countries," said Joni Sundelin, Finavia's new Director of Helsinki Airport, in a statement.
"The number of transfer connections has increased by more than 75 percent within the last decade in Helsinki Airport and about 50 airlines operate regularly at the airport," added Sundelin. "We are negotiating with several airlines on new launches, additional routes and the deployment of larger aircraft."
The airport is currently undergoing a $1.1 billion development program as it eyes 30 million annual passengers in the coming years.
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