Hong Kong, Feb. 16 -- Flag carrier, Finnair, flew 11 million passengers in 2023; nearly 21% more than the number of air travellers it carried in 2022. Read More Revenue increased 26.8%, to 2.99 billion euros (US$3.22 billion). Finnair said its business model of taking advantage of its geographical location to offer the shortest flights between East Asia and Europe had been impacted by the pandemic and the closure of Russian airspace. As a result, capacity on these routes was 55% lower than in 2019. In 2024, the oneworld Alliance carrier will gradually build capacity on its existing routes to Asia, especially Japan. Frequency from Helsinki to Osaka Kansai Airport will increase to five flights a week compared with the northern summer 2023 sch...