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We have also developed our strategy here in the region and give more focus on route development and sustainability and stability for the route development. Times were so different when they had 13 routes from Tampere and a lot has happened since. We have a good relationship with Ryanair and they are still operating from Tampere. What can you do to grow this segment of the market? In 2011, Ryanair operated 13 routes from the airport and has served 18 destinations in total since 2006. Among Europe’s (U)LCCs, so far only Ryanair has served Tampere regularly. Our role is to support the national development and I believe that our growth and success here in Tampere is good for growth and success for Helsinki Airport. We want to profile ourselves as a gateway between the rest of the Europe and Finland and be the home airport for most of the Finnish people living in central Finland. Here in Tampere, we are more focusing on the intra-European market and for Finland our position is excellent for easy and smooth traveling without long waiting times and queues in big airport. Helsinki Airport is concentrating on its long-haul Asian strategy and hopefully will get back its strong position as a transfer point between Europe and Asia. It depends so much on what traffic we are talking about – most of the time it is good to have the main airport only within two hours travelling as it gives us so much more opportunities with our accessibility, for example to events.
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Is the fact that Tampere is less than two hours by train from downtown Helsinki a good thing or a bad thing when it comes to attracting new air services?
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These connections are also connecting Tampere to the whole world with only one flight change, as airBaltic co-operates with Lufthansa and SAS, and we will have direct flights to Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Munich which are huge hub airports with global networks. After the pandemic, it is the perfect time for opening the base in Tampere and use the opportunities that Finland’s second airport offers for intra-European traveling. Tampere’s location is perfect for being able to have direct connections to Europe, as our catchment area is the largest one in Finland with reasonable distance and good connections by rail and road. Tampere is growing fast also with its population, and we have lots of international companies located here in the region that need good international connections. What were the key features that persuaded airBaltic to decide to open a base, with six new routes, at Tampere starting in May?Īs we have been working together for several years, they are aware of the region’s economic development and the position in Finland as a strong second biggest growth area.
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We need to get our international connections and international incoming travellers for full recovery. Because there are not so many Finns, we have a lack of volume to raise enough natural demand to be able to increase travelling as much as it would have been needed for example to re-launch the flights to regional airports quicker. Our international accessibility is dependent on our air connections. Finland is located in a remote area of Europe and is isolated from the continent. After the pandemic started, travelling by air has been totally paralyzed and also the recovery has been much slower than elsewhere in Europe.
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Posted on Febru| Airports, Europe, News & Analysis What has been the biggest challenge for you regarding air service development during the pandemic?