Blue1 starts operations between Tallinn and Helsinki on January 31st, 2011

The flights will be operated twice daily with ATR-72 aircraft, with a seating capacity of 72. Blue1 will operate the route in co-operation with Estonian Air.

With the new Tallinn–Helsinki service, Blue1 further strenghtens its hub at Helsinki Airport offering a competitive business timetable from Tallinn to Helsinki with excellent connections to Blue1 and Star Alliance destinations in Finland, Scandinavia and Europe, e.g. Brussels, London Heathrow, Berlin, Zurich, Amsterdam and Paris.

Timetable
Tallinn–Helsinki 05:55–06:30 Monday–Saturday KF600
Tallinn–Helsinki 15:10–15:45 Monday–Friday KF608




Helsinki–Tallinn 14:05–14:40 Monday–Friday KF607
Helsinki–Tallinn 23:55–00:30 Monday–Friday and Sunday KF609

“Blue1 is very excited in entering the Estonian market in January, with double daily flights to Helsinki, which connects well to Blue1 and Star Alliance network via Helsinki-Vantaa. We will offer good connections to cities, like Oulu, Amsterdam, London Heathrow, Brussels, Paris, Zurich, Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin. The new Blue1 Premium product for business travelers with key airport benefits, like lounge and Fast Track security included, and good quality inflight service in the package, and our deep co-operation with SAS and Estonian Air will offer a great expanded product alternative for Estonian business and leisure travelers”, says Juha Järvinen, VP Commercial Blue1.

Blue1 offers on all Blue1 operated flights Blue1 Premium, a product designed for the business traveler. It includes amongst others Business Class check-in and Fast Track Security Control where available. For leisure travelers, Blue1 offers a competitive Economy Class product.

The flights will become bookable online at www.blue1.com on Friday, October 8.