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Blue1 offers it passengers the possibility to travel direct to other parts of the world, giving Finnish travelers an alternative - the possibility to travel abroad without the need to fly via Helsinki.
As a result of high flight frequency, Blue1 is able to offer a large amount of choice and customers are able to travel according to their individual requirements.
It is estimated that Blue1 will have 340 employees at the end of the year, compared with 40 in 1998.
Blue1 has joined Star Alliance, the world's largest global airline alliance, which gives the Finnish travelers convenient access to a network of more than 750 destinations worldwide.
Blue1, with 500 employees, has more than 120 daily flights in and out of Finland (Helsinki, Oulu, Tampere, Turku and Vaasa) to both Scandinavia and Europe.
With Blue1, Star Alliance now implements its regional membership strategy, which is part of the alliance’s mission to serve more places, more often than any other alliance,” said Jaan Albrecht, CEO, Star Alliance.
In 2004Blue1 is expected to carry more than 1 million passengers between Finland and Scandinavia and Europe.
Blue1, as the first regional member, joins South African Airways and TAP Air Portugal as future members of the alliance.
Blue1, the fastest growing airline in Finland, continues its expansion program in connection with the summer traffic program starting March 2006.
Blue1 suuntaa voimakkaasti Euroopan markkinoille ja aloittaa maaliskuussa 2006 säännölliset lennot Helsingistä seuraaviin Euroopan kaupunkeihin: Ateena, Barcelona, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Lontoo, Madrid, Nizza, Pariisi, Rooma, Varsova ja Zürich.
Last time I was attending the Blue1 customer meeting (EBGs invited to give their opinion about the new service concept) they told that they are very proud to be full-service airline.
Have flown with Blue1 dozens of times from HEL to HAM, GOT, OSL, CPH and they've never let me down yet: always on time, nice meals and excellent drink selection for such short flights, FA's professional, genuinely friendly and very attentive.
It was the first time but not the last time we use Blue1.
I flew with Blue1 in May CPH-HEL and it was a great flight.
Blue1 has one of the youngest fleets in Europe consisting of 14 aircraft.
Blue1 said on Monday the trade union representing the pilots threatened to go on strike initially on February 15, starting at 0500 Finnish time for seven hours, with another strike to follow on February.
Their average monthly salary is over 4,300 euros ($5,606), said Peter Forsstrom, head of employers' lobby Palvelualojen toimialaliitto, which represents Blue1 in the matter.
Blue1 will go heavily in on Europe with daily connections to such destinations as London, Zurich and Warsaw but also with flights to tourist destinations in southern Europe such as Athens, Rome, Nice and Barcelona.
Blue1 expands on the European market by introducing scheduled flights starting from March 2006 to:
Blue1 is already the biggest operator between Finland and Scandinavia, we have a firm grip of the Finnish domestic market and now our next step is Europe.
Blue1 reports passenger traffic up by 25% in October 2005.
Scandinavianairlinegroup SAS reported on Monday (7 November) that its Finnish subsidiary Blue1's total passenger traffic (RPK) had increased by 25% in October 2005, as compared to October 2004.
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South African Airways (SAA), TAP Air Portugal and Finland'sBlue1 will join the Star Alliancenetwork by 2005, increasing its membership to 19, the international airline partnership said on Saturday.
The addition of SAA and TAP will extend the world's biggest airlinenetwork to Latin America and Africa, executives from the group's members, including SingaporeAirlines, said in a press conference in Singapore.
Blue1 will be Star Alliance's first regional member, a newly created position that is open to airlines that receive sponsorship from a full member of the network before applying for membership.
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Blue1 to open Helsinki-Rovaniemi route in Finland - report
Blue1 to open Helsinki-Rovaniemi route in Finland - report.(Brief Article)
International: Finland's euro excitement leaves Santa and his elves unmoved A cautious welcome awaits monetary union in land of the midnight sun, writes Philip Jacobson in Rovaniemi, Lapland
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SASAB said Monday that the Star Alliance approved the membership of its Finnish regional carrier Blue1, along with South African Airways and TAP Air Portugal.
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SAS Group Finnish regional subsidiary Blue1 has promoted CFO Stefan Wentjarvi to the position of president and CEO, in succession to Sveneric Perssons who is moving to New York to head the SAS organisation in the...
Blue1 pilots lift strike threat after reaching deal (14 February 2005)
SAS Group Finnish regional carrier Blue1 has reached an agreement with its pilots which has resulted in the lifting of a threatened strike that had been due to start tomorrow.
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Blue1 is a regional partner in Star Alliance®.
Blue1, the SAS subsidiary in Finland, will add three MD-90s, boost ASKs more than 70% and increase its destinations from 14 to 25 with the start of the summer season in March.
The Star Alliance regional member will add Athens, Barcelona, Dublin, Dusseldorf, London, Madrid, Nice, Paris, Rome, Warsaw and Zurich to its network.