Finnair to Join British Airways-Japan Airlines Cooperation

Finnair Oyj said it will seek to join a British Airways and Japan Airline Co. business arrangement to coordinate schedules and share revenue on flights to Japan as the carrier expands ties with Oneworld alliance members.

Combining fares will be a main element of the partnership, Allister Paterson, senior vice president for commercial operations at Helsinki-based Finnair, said in a phone interview. Regulatory approval from Japan could come this quarter, with the business ties operational by the end of the year, he said.