Blue1, the Finnish member airline of the SAS Group, will be introducing a new daily direct service from Helsinki to London Heathrow, which is less than 90 minutes from Birmingham and the University of Warwick Science Park. The airline's new service considerably improves connections to Birmingham and Bridge to Growth facilities for Finnish Companies.
From 30 March 2008 the airline will operate a new daily direct service from Helsinki to London Heathrow. The new service will replace the current Blue1 service to Stansted and will make travel to the West Midlands easier and more convenient than ever. All flights will be operated by MD90 aircraft.
The full flight schedule is:
London Heathrow (LHR) - Helsinki (HEL):
| KF556 | Mon, Thurs, Fri | Depart LHR | 1515 |
| Arrive HEL | 2010 | ||
| KF556 | Tues | Depart LHR | 1605 |
| Arrive HEL | 2100 | ||
| KF556 | Weds | Depart LHR | 1250 |
| Arrive HEL | 1745 | ||
| KF556 | Sat | Depart LHR | 1645 |
| Arrive HEL | 2110 | ||
| KF556 | Sun | Depart LHR | 1500 |
| Arrive HEL | 1955 |
Helsinki (HEL) - London Heathrow (LHR):
| KF555 | Mon, Fri | Depart HEL | 1205 |
| Arrive LHR | 1315 | ||
| KF555 | Tues | Depart HEL | 1255 |
| Arrive LHR | 1405 | ||
| KF555 | Weds | Depart HEL | 0845 |
| Arrive LHR | 0955 | ||
| KF555 | Thurs | Depart HEL | 1155 |
| Arrive LHR | 1305 | ||
| KF555 | Sat | Depart HEL | 1145 |
| Arrive LHR | 1255 | ||
| KF555 | Sun | Depart HEL | 1040 |
| Arrive LHR | 1150 |
Blue1 offers travellers a two class service on its Helsinki to London route, offering passengers its popular Economy Extra service and Economy service.
Economy Extra class gives passengers greater flexibility on its short-haul service. All customers travelling on the airline's daily service from Helsinki to the UK can now take advantage of flexible tickets, use of Business Class check-in, dedicated cabin space and complimentary food and wine during the flight.
Blue1's flexible one-way tickets are combinable across the two classes allowing customers to tailor their travel to suit their individual needs, be that Economy Extra on the outbound leg and Economy Class on the return. The flexible tickets allow customers the option to change their Blue1 ticket and even rebook on another SAS service. The Economy Extra ticket entitles purchasers to a full refund upon cancellation and members of the SAS frequent flier programme, EuroBonus, will receive 50 per cent more points per one way flight than passengers travelling in Economy.
For more information, see www.blue1.fi
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