Slovenia seeks year-round Finland flights

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The Slovenian Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, has met with her Finnish counterpart, Elina Valtonen, in Helsinki where the two discussed a number of topics including improving connectivity between the two countries. Ms Fajon noted that more needs to be done in promoting tourism exchange between the two states and expressed her wish for Finnair’s seasonal service between Helsinki and Ljubljana to be extended to year-round operations. Finnair launched services to Ljubljana in 2006 and has served the city on a seasonal basis ever since, with a three-year hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic. It handled 27.107 passengers on the route in 2024, with an average cabin load factor of 73.7% for the duration of the summer. The Oneworld member is due to resume operations to the Slovenian capital on April 3, with services to be maintained until October 25. As previously reported, it will decrease frequencies from last year’s four weekly to three weekly rotations this coming summer.