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FINNAIR OYJINVESTOR NEWS25 JULY 2007

oneworld AIRLINES SEEK TO EXPAND COOPERATION IN THE US

American Airlines, Finnair and three other oneworld® Alliance partners Iberia,
Malev and Royal Jordanian yesterday filed with the United States Department of
Transportation (DOT) for antitrust immunity effective March 30, 2008.

The application seeks to allow cooperation among the five airlines in a wide
variety of operational areas, including code-sharing, frequent flyer programs,
route and schedule planning, advertising and marketing, pricing and yield
management, revenue allocation, ground handling, cargo services, information
technologies and distribution systems, and several other areas.

This is primarily a question of cooperation within the US. In the future we
could sell our corporate customers in the US the whole of Europe by combining
the networks of all the airlines in question whereas at the moment each airline
can only offer its own European network, explains Finnair VP Alliances and
International Relations Kari Koli.

The antitrust immunity would increase the number of choices for passengers as
well as competition between the alliances. For oneworld antitrust immunity is
competitively of vital strategic importance. Star and Sky Team alliances
already have such immunity.

Finnair and American Airlines have antitrust immunity for their bilateral
cooperation. The agreement has been in effect since the beginning of 2002. For
passengers it can be seen as increased and better connections between Finland
and the US through New York and Europe as well as more efficient airport
services and combine prices.

Finnair Plc
Communications
25.7.2007

Additional information: Kari Koli, VP, Alliances and International Relations,
Finnair and Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020, communications@finnair.com

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