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Finnair to lease two A330-300s to Qantas Group
May 22nd 2023
oneworld alliance member, Finnair, will lease two A330-300s to Australia’s flag carrier. Read More » In the first two years of the agreement, the A330-300s will be wet-leased to Qantas and fly nonstop from Singapore and Bangkok to Sydney. The aircraft will then be dry leased for the following two and a half years. “This agreement enables us to fully deploy our A330 fleet in profitable operations,” Finnair senior vice president for network and revenue management, Antti Tolvanen, said. Finnair has eight A330-300s. International capacity will be 100% of pre-COVID-19 levels by March 2024 compared with 84% at present, Qantas said. “The rebound in demand for international travel since borders reopened has been incredibly strong,” Qantas Group CEO, Alan Joyce, said.