Darkish/Gentle Mode(28/10/23) Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) just isn’t solely the third busiest airport in Finland, it’s also the official airport of Santa Claus and the primary gateway with these wanting to go to Santa Claus village in addition to different components of Lapland.
Jani Jolkkonen, Senior Vice President Airport Community, Finavia
To be taught extra about that airport and others, Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com sat down with Jani Jolkkonen, Senior Vice President Airport Community at Finavia, in the course of the Routes World 2023 airport providers and airline route growth convention and exhibition in Istanbul, Türkiye earlier this month.
On this interview, filmed on 15 October, Jani tells us what number of airports he takes care of, the place they’re in phrases of post-Covid passenger numbers, targets for 2024, which markets have recovered the quickest and which have been essentially the most affected.
We additionally talk about sustainable aviation and Jani offers us an perception into what the airports have carried out to turn out to be carbon impartial and the way they’ll progress from that to turning into internet zero.
Steven asks what the enchantment of Lapland is, how Finavia is utilizing expertise to boost operations and enhance the general journey expertise for passengers passing by means of their airports, and what challenges they face recruiting the fitting employees. All that and far, far more within the HD video and podcast under.
Finavia Lapland – Interview with Jani Jolkkonen, SVP Airport Community, at Routes World 2023
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