Tag: Airlines
Almost all flights from Keflavik have been cancelled
According to the Isavia website, almost all flights from Keflavik Airport have been canceled due to the weather. The only scheduled flight is Wizz Air’s flight to Budapest at 5pm, though you can expect that to be canceled as well if the winds don’t stabilize. Guðjón Helgason, Isavia’s information representative, said it was up to […]
They’re canceling flights between Iceland and New York
The American airline United Airlines has canceled all flights between Keflavík and Newark Airport in New York. Information about the changes in flights was provided by the travel website The Points Guy. United Airlines started flying to Iceland from New York in May 2018. The airline previously announced that scheduled flights between Keflavík and New […]
Eurowings and Air France will start direct flights from Düsseldorf and Paris to Kittila in December
– We are happy that both Air France and Eurowings are expanding their flight offer to Kittilä! Last year’s lively winter season and 2019’s higher number of charter flights showed that tourism in Lapland continues to grow, says Jani JolkkonenDirector of Finavia Airport Networks. Airlines have noticed an increase in demand from Central Europe to […]
Finnair restricts passengers to London Heathrow under threat of legal action
Finnair announced in a press release on Wednesday that it will limit seats on flights between London and Helsinki due to the restrictions set by Heathrow airport. London’s busiest airport, Heathrow, has said it will limit the number of passengers at the airport due to congestion and staff shortages. According to Finnair’s press release, Heathrow […]
European aviation chaos is crushing confidence in flying
The recent disruption in passenger schedules is clearly visible in the rise in partial cancellations and changes to bookings. Between May 30 and July 10, it has nearly tripled from 13 percent before the pandemic (in 2019) to 36 percent this summer. The collapse of last-minute bookings and the increase in cancellations and changes is […]
Airlines will survive the recovery of tourism after the pandemic
Traveling within the country Traveling in Finland during the pandemic has been interesting. The country has been praised for managing the pandemic, so travel within the country has remained relatively unchanged. I recently took a trip from Helsinki to Lapland, and while there were some changes in airport procedures, overall it was a seamless experience. […]
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport turns 70 years old
In July 1952, Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen opened the new Helsinki-Vantaa Olympic transport for use for a month and a half. Construction of the airport continued after the Olympics. Air traffic at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport officially started on October 26, 1952. At first, only one runway was available. The first airport building was a wooden barracks, […]
Indonesia and Finland celebrate friendship at the summer festival
In addition to food and performances, there were also various tourist stalls, Indonesian handicrafts and a children’s corner that offers experiences of traditional games for Indonesian children. The excitement was felt at the Indonesia-Finland Festival 2022. Indonesia and Finland organized the Indonesia-Finland Festival 2022 at Helsinki Railway Square on June 4 and 5, 2022. The […]
Finnair is reducing summer flights to Japan and increasingly focusing on Western markets
The ban on flights imposed by Russia at the end of February on airlines in 36 countries, including Finland, will remain in force until the end of May, but Finnair is preparing for a long extension. The effects of the ban have been taken into account in both the company’s summer and winter schedules, he […]
Cheap airline tickets for your summer vacation
Have you booked flights for your summer holiday? Do you want to fly the cheapest way? – You can get good advice on finding cheap airline tickets here. Unfortunately, there is no set formula that tells you exactly when to travel, when to book, where to travel to and from and so on. But luckily, […]
Scandinavian Airlines will cancel 4,000 flights this summer
STOCKHOLM, May 10 (Xinhua) – Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will cancel around 4,000 flights this summer, citing staff shortages and delayed deliveries of aircraft, the Swedish financial newspaper Dagens Industri (DI) reported on Tuesday. The staff shortage is a result of the covid-19 pandemic since about 5,000 employees were laid off when demand for international and […]
Canada, Sweden is committed to strengthening cooperation between the EU and NATO, bilateral relations
Ottawa [Canada]May 6 (ANI / Sputnik): Canada and Sweden are committed to strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation between the EU and NATO, the two countries’ foreign ministers said at the end of a meeting in Ottawa. Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde’s first official visit to Canada on Thursday will, in the midst of Stockholm’s endeavor, […]
Friday’s newspapers: Strike threat, Finnair’s problems and Tappara title
Helsingin sanomat newspaper reports Municipal workers in the metropolitan area will go on strike next week after a conciliation committee set up to unite unions and employers said on Thursday afternoon that the parties were too far apart and could not propose a new agreement. The agreement now seems a long way off, as employers […]
Helsinki-Vantaa’s travel experience will be completely renewed during the spring and summer
“Our entire development program is focused on positioning Helsinki-Vantaa’s services and passenger comfort among the best in the world. We have invested not only in streamlining exchange tourism but also in the comprehensive development of the customer experience. Opening a new, advanced security check and moving all flights under one roof is an important part […]
Disruptions to GPS services affect air traffic in Central and Eastern Finland
“Exact number [of abnormal event reports] is unknown. It can be well over 10 ” Jari PöntinenDirector of Traficom, comments To YLE on Tuesday. Traficom has asked Fintraffic’s air navigation services to warn airlines of disruptions to alert airlines. It assured in a press release that flying is still safe because airlines have policies in […]
Thousands of Russians arrive in Finland
Thousands of Russians are leaving their country for fear of the authorities declaring a state of war – a measure that will close borders and stifle internal divisions. The Allegro train between Helsinki and St. Petersburg will be full in the coming days. VR said it plans to increase the Allegro service to meet demand. […]
Finnair’s share price collapses when Russia closes airspace
The national airline Finnair, which recently announced that it was recovering from the pandemic recession, suffered a setback again on Monday. As expected, Russia banned planes from entering the airspace from Finland or other EU countries. This means that Finnair’s profitable Asian routes have to make long and expensive detours. The day after the EU […]
Canada closes airspace to all Russian airlines
Ottawa, Canada – Canada has closed its airspace to all Russian airlines in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ottawa announced on Sunday. But the ban was quickly tested when, according to Canadian officials, a plane operated by the Russian airline Aeroflot flew over the country. Aeroflot flight 111 had departed from Miami, Florida, […]
Finland urges to avoid traveling to Russia
The Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Finns should not travel to Russia. It also called on citizens to leave the Russian-Ukrainian border areas of Belgorod, Voronezh and Rostov immediately due to the deteriorating security situation. According to the ministry, passengers had several travel barriers, including disruptions to payment transactions. According to the ministry, the […]
Finnair suspends flights over Ukrainian airspace
Finland’s national airline Finnair has announced that it has suspended flights over Ukrainian airspace against Russia’s military attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning. The company does not currently fly directly to Ukraine, but Finnair flies over the western part of the country on three routes – Gazipasa in Turkey, Tel Aviv in Israel and Dubai […]
Finland expects a sharp rise in the number of US tourists
International tourism is gradually recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, and the first large group of tourists returning to Finland are not Chinese, but Americans. "We have more direct connections from the United States to Finland this year than ever before, and that is the main reason why tourism to Finland is increasing strongly," says Heli […]
Finnair’s strike could undermine ski holiday travel plans
The transport trade union AKT has issued a strike warning to a group of service sector employers in Palta about the members of Finnair’s cabin crew. The union is threatened with a strike from February 22 to March 8, when most schools have a winter break, or ski holiday. Traditionally, many families from populated southern […]
Icelandic airlines will fly to Cuba
Icelandair is expanding its network of connections and this time it has been informed about a new destination which will be Cuba. Icelandair planes will fly to Cuba from Florida and Texas. On January 13, the US Department of Transportation approved Icelandair’s application for a license for 170 charter flights between Havana, Cuba and the […]
Local Round-Up: Copenhagen Airport outlines seven-year expansion plans for DKK 4.5 billion
Copenhagen Airport has confirmed its expansion plans after confirmation after broad political agreement on the framework for the development. The seven-year extension of DKK 4.5 billion will enable improved safety, better access to public transport, improved facilities for airlines, larger baggage claim and passport control areas as well as adjustments to runways and hangars to […]
About 2,500 flights canceled, 5,200 late worldwide on Tuesday: Tracker
Data from Flightradar24 showed that the day before, a total of 12,528 flights and 2,959 canceled flights were reported from airlines and airports in the United States, accounting for nearly half of all global delays and cancellations. Similarly, air passengers in the United States experienced flight disruptions when 2,513 flights were canceled on Sunday and […]
YLE: Tourists violate quarantine instructions in Finnish Lapland
According to him, Finnish tourists who have received a virus-positive test have been largely understanding, cooperative and patient when they have been instructed in quarantine. Local tourism companies have also shown a willingness to work together to find out where tourists are breaking quarantine. “There are 65 people in the isolation, about half of whom […]
