Japan Airlines Celebrates 10 Years at Helsinki Airport with Festivities and Cultural Exchange

Tokyo, Japan, 2023-Jul-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines’ 10-year journey at Helsinki Airport was celebrated at the airport on 1 July 2023. The festivities were held at the departure gate for their anniversary flight to Tokyo, featuring Moomin characters, Sakura Queens, origami and Japanese-inspired delicacies to mark a decade of strong cooperation between Japan Airlines and Finavia.

The 10th anniversary of Japan Airlines’ Helsinki–Tokyo connection was celebrated at Helsinki Airport on Saturday, 1 July 2023. The event held at the departure gate for the flight to Tokyo was attended by invited guests and a large number of passengers preparing the board their flight.

“The 10th anniversary of Japan Airlines flights at Helsinki Airport is strong evidence of our highly effective cooperation. At Finavia, we are proud to have contributed to developing smooth connections and cultural ties between Finland and Japan. This milestone is another example of our active efforts to promote Finland’s international connectivity,” says Petri Vuori, Senior Vice President, Sales and Route Development at Finavia.

Japan Airlines currently operates direct flights from Helsinki Airport to Tokyo Haneda Airport five days a week.

His Excellency Fujimura Kazuhiro, the Ambassador of Japan to Finland, also attended the event. He delivered a speech to the audience gathered in the gate area, highlighting the importance of the Helsinki-Tokyo route for the connectivity of Europe and Asia.

Remarks were also delivered by Ross Leggett, Senior Vice President, Route Marketing of Japan Airlines and Fredrik Wildtgrupe, Senior Vice President, Alliances & Airlines Partnerships of Finnair.

Japanese traditions and Finnish culture came together at the airport

At the event, Japanese traditions were represented by the elegant Sakura Queens as well as ornately served Japanese delicacies. The passengers on hand also got to try making origami.

Finnish culture was represented by Moomin characters. They greeted the passengers and wished them a pleasant journey. Moomintroll, Little My and Snufkin are the most popular Moominvalley residents in Japan.

The traditional festivities did not end at the gate area, as the Helsinki Airport community honoured the departing flight to Tokyo with an impressive water greeting that is a tradition in aviation.

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Source: Japan Airlines

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