Spanair to add new Helsinki route

Barcelona based carrier, Spanair has revealed that effective November 1st it will launch a twice-weekly service from its main base to the capital of Finland Helsinki. The route will be operated with A320 equipment, and the Star Alliance member will compete with Finnair, which operates 8 weekly flights and regional operator, Blue1 which operates 5 weekly flights.

IATA BSP data shows that over 115,000 O+D passengers have flown the route between June 2009 and 2010.