Finnair Oyj - Company Announcement

Finnair adds seating capacity to its feeder fleet

Finnair Plc         Stock Exchange Release          18 December 2015 at 9:00 am
EET

Due to a growing need for feeder traffic capacity, Finnair has decided to
improve the space efficiency of its current Airbus narrow-body fleet, operating
mainly on its European routes. According to the plan, seats will be added to the
aircraft primarily without changing the leg space available to the passenger, so
as to preserve travel comfort. Space efficiency will be improved by modifying
storage and technical space at the front and rear of the aircraft.

The value of the investment is approximately EUR 40 million, and it includes 22
narrow-body Airbus aircraft in Finnair’s fleet. The cabin layout change excludes
five A321ER aircraft, which are already configured according to the plan, having
209 seats. The cabin reconfiguration is estimated to take two weeks per aircraft
during 2017. The reconfiguration adds 6 to 13 seats depending on the aircraft
type, increasing the passenger capacity of Finnair’s Airbus narrow-body fleet as
measured by available seat kilometers by close to 4 percent.

Finnair has previously stated it needs more European feeder traffic capacity
with a view to the growth of its long-haul capacity. The additional capacity
will be acquired mainly by increasing the average size of its narrow-body
aircraft over the next few years.

Finnair Plc
Communications
Further information:
Finnair communications, tel. +358 9 818 4020, comms(a)finnair.com

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Finnair is a network airline specialising in passenger and cargo traffic between
Asia and Europe. Helsinki’s geographical location gives Finnair a competitive
advantage, since the fastest connections between many European destinations and
Asian megacities fly over Finland. Finnair’s vision is to offer its passengers a
unique Nordic experience, and its mission is to offer the smoothest, fastest
connections in the northern hemisphere via Helsinki and the best network to the
world from its home markets. Finnair is the only Nordic carrier with a 4-star
Skytrax ranking and a member of the oneworld alliance. In 2014, Finnair’s
revenues amounted to EUR 2,400 million and it had a personnel of almost 4,500 at
the year-end. Finnair Plc’s shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki.