Finnair was rated Japan's favourite western airline in the Top 10 Airline Survey conducted by the AB-ROAD magazine, the country's most reputable travel magazine.

Overall, Finnair was ranked fourth in the survey. All Nippon was first, Singapore Airlines second and Japan Airlines third. It is notable that Finnair performed best among western airlines. The other airlines placed in the top ten were Emirates, Aircalin, Virgin Atlantic, Eva Airways, KLM and Cathay Pacific.

Finnair was ranked best in three of the eight categories. The company's meal and drinks were the world's best, in the opinion of the Japanese, as was in-flight service. In addition, Finnair was an airline that people would most like to fly with again.

Finnair received a special mention as an airline that tries to serve on its flights meals that are designed to take the tastes of Japanese passengers into account.

The survey was carried out in March by asking Japanese people who travelled abroad to evaluate their experiences and images of the airlines. Nearly 5,000 people answered the questionnaire.

Finnair is the only airline that operates from Northern Europe to all of Japan's three most important cities, Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya - offering the fastest connection between Japan and around 30 European capitals. With additional flights planned for next spring, Finland will become the third largest western airline operating between Europe and Japan.

Finnair has been flying to Japan since 1983, i.e. for 23 years. The flights have had Japanese-speaking cabin service staff from the very beginning.