New shopping area and My City Helsinki restaurant world open at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

The second major step in the transformation of the Helsinki-Vantaa terminal
extension has taken place with the opening of a new shopping area and a large
My City Helsinki restaurant world. 

"Finnair customers arriving at the terminal now have full access to a new
shopping area and a nearly 400-seat restaurant world, which includes a video
theatre for the smallest members of the family and an ice-cream bar. Excellent
champagne and interesting wines are available from the bar, while new gate
facilities cut transfer times," explains Markku Remes, Finnair's Customer
Experience Management Manager. 

New stores in the extension section include Luxbag, Mulberry, Stockmann,
M-Boxi, Aseman Kello and an R-kiosk newsstand. 

New departure gates are progressively been taken into use as well as a seven
line security check area for arriving transfer passengers, which will really
accelerate their way to connecting flights. 

The first phase of the new 150 million euro terminal opened in August, serving
long-haul flight customers and those bound for other destinations outside the
Schengen area, speeding up Finnair customers' connection-flight formalities and
improving the general enjoyment of Finnair passengers at Helsinki-Vantaa
Airport. 

Finnair is among the very few world-class airlines taking customers' well-being
to new heights: the final stage of the airport expansion will be completed on
11 December with the opening of a stylish 1,000 m2 Via Lounge. The services
provided will include six private shower rooms, a snack buffet and a
well-stocked Via wine bar, plus relaxation and working areas. 

Unique in the world of airports, a nearly 600 m2 Via Spa environment will also
open. Via Spa will offer four different saunas: an Alpine-style spruce sauna, a
stone sauna, a steam sauna and a traditional Finnish sauna with a view over a
mineral water pool to the aircraft taxiways. Special spa treatments will be
offered by expert staff based on the Haslauer spa concept. 

These innovations are part of the joint goal-directed development work of
Finnair and Finavia to provide increasingly efficient and pleasant transit
services to passengers on routes between Europe and Asia. 

Finnair Plc
Communications
17.9.2009

Please refer to
http://www.finavia.fi/press/pressreleases/finavia_releases/finavia_release?id=13
32070
for the Finavia release on the extension. 

Further information: Customer Experience Development Manager Markku Remes,
tel. +358 9 818 2478 or Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020 or
media.desk(a)finnair.com
Finnair blogs: http://blogs.finnair.com
Photobank: www.finnair.com/gallery
Finnair Group website: www.finnairgroup.com
via.Helsinki: www.viahelsinki.com