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Airlines
The incoming chief executive inherits a company which has had its business model uprooted by the Russian airspace closure.
Gordon Smith | 4 months ago
News Blog
The Finnish Border Guard will allow passengers on selected Finnair flights to and from the UK to pass through border control at Helsinki Airport using new Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) from 28 August 2023. Credit: Finnish Border Guard The pilot project forms part of a reported world first pilot program, which has been launched in…
Adam Stacey | 8 months ago
Air India is expected to emerge as a global network carrier in terms of size, scale and quality over the next few years.
Amrita Ghosh | 8 months ago
Tourism
Chinese travelers are the world's largest outbound travel market. With the launch of Helsinki's WeChat collaboration, it seems the days of asking them to pay cash in a destination are numbered.
Rosie Spinks, Skift | 5 years ago
HEL is working hard to become a traveller's heaven. It won't be the largest airport in the world, but it's certainly going to be one of a kind.
Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago
It's a breathtaking lounge and bound to be popular with top-tier customers, possibly tempting enough to get others to fly more, in order to earn the privilege of letting off some steam between flights.
Ground Transport
We'd love to see similar projects done by cities around the world, and then have them use the participants' stories and suggestions to make public transportation a little better every year.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago
European airports are ahead of their American peers in making wait times more enjoyable for flyers, especially with design aspects that represent the cities where the hubs are located.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago
Finland is living up to its title as Word Design Capital and making an extra effort in the travel sector to brand itself as such to foreigners.
Skift | 11 years ago