Save Money by Flying to European via Helsinki on Finnair

[image error] A lesser-known tactic for saving on trans-Atlantic flights is to fly to your ultimate destination on Finnair via Helsinki. True, this may require a stopover and a few hours-long connection time in the Finnish capital, and the advantageous fares will not permit departures on a weekend. But if you'll accept those drawbacks, you can get to London this coming September for as little as $728 round-trip, including all taxes, fees and surcharges.

Your saving will be even greater if your ultimate destination is one of those expensive-to-reach eastern destinations like Warsaw, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Budapest, or Moscow. Again, you go there via Helsinki, and you'll need to be prepared to cool your heels there for a few hours before boarding a connecting flight. You've flown a fairly long distance out of your way, but you'll save as much as $300 off the cost of making a non-stop flight to such cities.

Go to Finnair's webstie ( www.finnair.com ), and you can test this thesis.

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