Finnair is launching scheduled nonstop flights between the Indian capital of Delhi and the Finnish capital of Helsinki in November 2006.

Thanks to Helsinki’s optimal geographical position, flight time from Helsinki to Delhi is only 6 hours and 35 minutes, over 30 minutes faster than on any other route from Western Europe to India.

There are relatively few frequencies from the whole of Europe to Delhi and there are no direct connections to the city from Northern Europe. The new Finnair route from Helsinki to Delhi has connections from all over Northern Europe, Scandinavia and Baltic Sea area, even from London and Paris. In the Delhi-Helsinki direction there are quick Finnair connections to around 30 cities in Europe. Delhi on the other hand is the main airline hub in India and offers connections to the rest of the country.

The inaugural flight to Delhi will be on Wednesday 1 November 2006. The route will be operated initially three times a week with Finnair’s Boeing MD-11 fleet. The other departure days from Helsinki are Monday and Friday. From India, the route will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.