Finnair to resume long-haul flights to Asia in July

An employee of the Finnish airline company Finnair wearing a protective face mask guides a passenger, as according to Finnish Civil Aviation Administration, Finavia, the use of mouth-nose protectors is required of all airport employees who work in the customer interface, at the Helsinki International Airport in Vantaa, Finland May 18, 2020. - Reuters

HELSINKI AFP): Finland's national airline will restart routes between Europe and Asia in July once countries begin to lift coronavirus restrictions on travel, the company announced on Monday (May 18).

Beijing and Shanghai will be the first long-haul destinations to reopen, alongside Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok and three Japanese routes, Finnair said in a statement.