Barclays cuts Finnair to 'underweight' as 'Asian boom' ends

Finnair Oyj

05/06/2026 08:48

** Barclays downgrades Finnish airline Finnair FIA1S.HE to "underweight" from "equal weight" as the brokerage expects the current "Asian boom" in unit revenues to end
** Broker notes the airline currently benefits from high capacity on Asian routes due to reduced competition from Gulf carriers operating below normal flight levels
** "We expect the rebuilt capacity of the Gulf carriers to be marketed aggressively in the near future," Barclays says
** Brokerage's expected relaunch of fare sales by Gulf airlines will cause Finnair's elevated Asian unit revenues to normalise and then fall below average levels later in the year
** One out of five analysts covering the stock rates it "hold" and four rate it "sell" - LSEG data

 (Reporting by Vera Dvorakova)
 ((vera.dvorakova@thomsonreuters.com))