(TAN): The Finnair Lounge at Helsinki Airport’s Schengen area opened for flyers on July 1, the airline said in statement.
The lounge is open from 0600 to 1000 hours and from 1400 until 2000 hours a limited selection of food and beverages. The lounge services are being operated with reduced capacity and extra cleaning to support high hygiene standards. Customers who are going on a non-Schengen flight and are eligible for lounge access may use the lounge in the Schengen area.
Finnair’s lounges on the airport’s non-Schengen area, however, will remain closed.
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Expansion of In-flight service in July-August
During July-August, Finnair’s flights within Finland and on the shortest routes in Europe, such as Stockholm’s Arlanda, will serve coffee and tea, juice and water in economy class. On longer European flights, biscuit or a sandwich, will be additionally served depending on the length of the route. On long-haul flights, the service is returning closer to normal in both economy and business classes, even though the range of special meals and alcoholic beverages remains limited.
“Clean Kit” for customers
In addition to stepped up cleaning measures and regular disinfections onboard aircraft, Finnair will launch a new “Clean Kit” to be distributed to all passengers from the beginning of July. The kit contains hand sanitiser, surface wipes, an information leaflet and is packaged within an envelope that acts as a waste container.
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Temporary reduction in the size of hand luggage
Finnair has temporarily changed the permitted size of hand luggage. The new dimensions of hand luggage are 55x40x23cm (old dimension 56x45x25cm). Economy class tickets includes one hand luggage and a small personal item with dimensions of 40x30x15cm. The total weight of hand luggage and personal belongings may not exceed 8 kg. Business class tickets includes two hand luggage and one personal item, such as a handbag, with a total weight of up to 10 kg.
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