Tag: Finnair
The former auditor of Finland is appealing the dismissal to the Supreme Administrative Court
The Parliament unanimously decided to dismiss Tytti Yli-Viikari from his position as auditor in the summer of 2021 after the information obtained about his use of Finnair Plus points.
Finnair scraps plans to outsource cabin crew services on Thai and North American routes
The contract, valid until the end of 2025, also stipulates that the current cabin crew collective agreement will be extended by one year, until January 31, 2025. “We are happy that we have been able to find solutions together with our employees” said Johanna Karppi, Finnair’s people and culture manager. “The agreements with our employees […]
Finavia’s summer 2023 flight list: Almost 150 direct flights around the world
Finnair increases flights to more than 50 European destinations and opens a new route to Bodø in Norway. Norwegian flies to 17 destinations in Europe, including Malaga and Alicante in Spain, Nice in France and Dubrovnik in Croatia. Ryanair flies to several destinations in Europe. Finnair is also increasing flights to Asia and the United […]
Finnair cancels its plan to outsource the cabin crew
The deal brings changes to the rules of stopover hotels and the payment of long-haul flights.
NATO negotiations, elections and exciting summer plans: Finland in the world press
Sweden saw the meeting as a step forward despite Turkey’s blockade and objections. “The most important thing today is that we have gathered,” the Swedish negotiator Oscar Stenström told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Politico reported. Stenström added that the countries have agreed on further meetings. The article also discusses the alliance’s speculation about […]
Finnair’s pilot flies off course to show passengers the northern lights
The strong solar winds this week have offered opportunities to see a colorful spectacle in places in the south all the way to Helsinki.
The acute crisis phase is over, says Finnair
The number of passengers transported by the airline increased by almost 61 percent to 2.5 million, which increased the passenger utilization rate to 72 percent. Topi MannerCEO of Finnair on Wednesday said the airline is leaving behind the acute three-year phase of the crisis and continues to recover. “This is another important step in the […]
Finnair will stop selling flights on all flights at the end of February
“Vehicle and advance purchases have become a less important service among our customers” explained Valtteri halfDirector of Finnair’s product offering. Halve reminded that the airline announced its decision to end in-flight sales on its intra-EU flights almost three years ago. The purpose of the decision was to reduce the total weight of the aircraft and […]
Finnair is ending all in-flight retail sales
In 2020, the airline announced plans to end retail sales on intra-EU flights due to aircraft weight reduction targets.
Finnair faces the passenger compensation requirements of consumer cards
The chairman of the Consumer Disputes Board, Pauli Ståhlberg, is concerned about the effects of Finnair’s operations on the country’s consumer protection system.
THL rejects the entry ban from China; Finnair expands flights
THL does not recommend restrictions for passengers arriving from China.
Beyond innovation: Coziness meets high concept
Dawn. Slipstreaming over the Øresund. The ‘bridge’ shakes hands with Sweden. I look down on the windmills, harvest the elements and fuel our future. The wind and the waves. For millennia, the Danes have exploited them. What is it with me and Denmark? Half Scottish and one hundred percent European. There is probably also a […]
Finnair will cut around 150 jobs, 90 of which are in Finland
The surgeries are scheduled to be performed by the end of February 2023. Some of the employees can be offered new roles in the organization, while others are offered re-employment support in the form of, for example, career coaching and training opportunities. “Finnair’s employees are committed professionals who had to stretch out in many ways, […]
Finnair is cutting 150 employees
The airline said it is determined to restore profitability through measures that include “reducing unit costs and strengthening unit revenue”.
Finnair is canceling around 100 flights due to the exclusion of cabin crew
On Saturday, AKT accused Finnair of bad management, personnel policy and the use of dismissals to threaten employees in connection with its plan to subcontract in-flight flights from Thailand and the United States. “Finnair openly blackmails its own employees in order to cut wages” stated Ismo KokkoChairman of the ACP. Yesterday, the airline announced that […]
Finnair is canceling around 100 flights
Finnair’s cabin crew at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport will start on Sunday.
Finnair’s cabin crew is organizing a walkout
The industrial action concerns flights departing from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
Finnair starts consultative discussions, up to 450 jobs
Negotiations will start on 23 November 2023 and end at the beginning of January 2023. Services will be subcontracted from partners by the end of next year. The partners already offer in-flight services on the airline’s routes to Hong Kong, India and Singapore, as well as on the routes between Copenhagen and Doha and Stockholm […]
Finnair’s profitability plan threatens 450 cabin crew jobs
The airline said that agreements were reached with some employee groups, but not with the cabin crew in Finland.
APN podcast: Will Finland’s attitude towards China change?
In the Yle Uutisten podcast, we hear about Finland’s evolving view of China and find out what Finnair’s carbon dioxide emission project looks like on the ground in India.
Finnair’s third quarter result was boosted by the release of pent-up demand
He estimates that the development is due to the airline’s measures to reduce costs, improve sales and optimize profits. However, the result for the season was EUR 37.2 million in losses due to, among other things, record high jet fuel prices, unfavorable exchange rates, the closure of Russian airspace and the prolonged effects of the […]
Finnair: Some customers have been affected by the data breach of the Portuguese airline
Portugal’s national airline TAP announced the breach at the end of last month.
Finnair starts negotiations on reducing 120 jobs in Finland
The job cuts are part of a strategic effort to return profitability to the pre-pandemic level and switch to operating with a smaller capacity. Read more: Finnair balances its route network, shrinks its fleet as part of a strategic reassessment (September 8, 2022) “Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the closed Russian airspace have significantly affected […]
Finnair will reduce 200 jobs, 120 in Finland
The profitability of the national airline has been seriously weakened by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the closure of Russian airspace.
Finnair balances its route network, shrinks the fleet as part of a strategic reassessment
Topi MannerFinnair’s CEO said that the airline must create significant additional savings to restore profitability to pre-pandemic levels. The airline has implemented cost savings of around 200 million euros in the past 30 months. “We need savings of the same size,” he comment For Helsingin Sanomat. “We are talking about an ambitious goal because we […]
Finnair won the tender for four subsidized routes in Finland
“We have made a procurement decision and we are now starting contract negotiations with Finnair,” said Pipsa Eklund, Director of Traficom. “The purpose is to conclude the negotiations as soon as possible and start the flights according to the plan on October 31, 2022.” Traficom revealed that four airlines submitted offers for the routes: Amapola […]
Finnair won the bid to return to offering low-passenger domestic routes
Air traffic to Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kokkola-Pietarsaari and Kemi-Tornio airports will continue at the end of October, operated by Finnair.
Finnair entered into a strategic partnership with Qatar Airways
Finnair and Qatar Airways are also investigating the possibility of starting air traffic between other destinations in Europe and Doha. Topi MannerFinnair’s CEO said Doha is becoming an increasingly critical hub for international air traffic, in part because of Qatar Airways’ connections to Africa, Australasia and the Middle East. “With this codeshare agreement, Nordic travelers […]
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 […]
Finnair thoroughly re-evaluates its strategy due to the closed Russian airspace
– We are working on a thorough strategy reform and aim to communicate our direction and the changes it brings more during the fall. Finnair reports that its second-quarter net sales increased by more than 390 percent from 112 million euros a year ago to 550 million euros as demand for air travel began to […]
Finnair predicts a third year of losses, promises a new strategy
The national airline Finnair predicts that this year will be its third consecutive year of significant losses. On Tuesday, the company reported comparable operating losses of around 84 million euros in April-June, compared to 151 million euros a year earlier. It was worse than the analyst panel predicted, reports the financial newspaper Kauppalehti. It cites […]
The Finnish aviation sector is making a strong comeback, the operator says
The Finnish aviation industry recovered well in the first half of this year, estimates the national airport operator Finavian. In January-June, approximately 6.6 million passengers traveled through Finnish airports, the company said in its statement on Tuesday. Compared to the first six months of 2021, the growth was 520 percent, or sixfold. However, passenger figures […]
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. […]
Finnair is almost broke after being suspended from Russian skies
The airline suffers financial losses from having to fly around the world’s largest country Finland’s flag airline Finnair has reportedly become the latest victim in the sanctions war between Russia and the West. The airline suffered heavy financial losses due to the forced necessity to fly around Russia, after the country closed its airspace in […]
The court fined Finnair for a cost dispute between the pilot and the cabin crew
The Labor Court has convicted the national airline Finnair of violating its collective agreements in a dispute concerning the daily allowance of a pilot and cabin crew. Last year, unions representing pilots and crew claimed the company had breached the terms of the agreement by unilaterally making changes to working hours and daily allowances. The […]
Passengers are preparing for new airport delays as air traffic increases
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport operator Finavia warns again on Sunday about serious passenger delays. On Friday, some passengers had to queue for an hour for security checks. Congestion is likely to be at its worst in the afternoon, especially between 2pm and 4pm. The security check at Terminal 1 was closed from Sunday morning, so all passengers […]
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 […]
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 […]
Finnair makes ninth consecutive loss-making quarter, announces cost cuts
However, the change is twofold, as a coronavirus pandemic that has eased its grip has led to the normalization of travel in southern Asia – India, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Europe and the United States. “Over the past two years, Finnair has faced two major disruptions on a historical scale: the global pandemic […]
Q1 results: Finnair launches cost-saving program, Telia puts Finland first
Several major Finnish companies released their Q1 results on Wednesday, and the reports show the delayed effects of the Covid pandemic and the economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finnair launches a savings program The national airline Finnair reported a loss of EUR 132.9 million in the first three months of 2022, which is […]
A large-scale accident training will be held at Helsinki-Vantaa
At Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, one of the largest major-accident training exercises ever will be held on Wednesday, with the participation of 15 different organizations and 450 people. "Normally, such a large exercise is held at the airport once a year. However, due to Covid, it was not possible to practice for a few years," said Jorma […]
In the Finnish capital region, a wide-ranging mask recommendation is being scrapped
The mask is also recommended for people who have a compelling reason to move out of the home and who suspect they have contracted the virus, suffered from respiratory symptoms, or been exposed to the virus. Users of social and health services are also advised to follow the instructions given by the service provider. The […]
Finnair, VR drop mask requirement
The nationwide airline Finnair has announced that it will remove the requirement for passengers and cabin crew to wear masks on all flights. The change will take effect on Monday, April 25th. The only exception is if the use of face shields is an explicit requirement of the destination or country of origin. The company […]
Finavia’s summer flight list: Lots of new routes – interesting American and Asian destinations included
There will be flights to numerous destinations in Europe and the Americas, not to mention Asia. Again, travelers have a lot of choice in resorts, he says Petri VuoriFinavia’s Sales and Route Development Director. Finavia’s airports operate direct flights to more than 130 destinations around the world. According to the mountain, almost 200 flights a […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Presidential approval, 2024 opportunities and climate issues in the budget
Helsingin Sanomat carries inquiry has provided individual questionnaires to leading Finnish politicians since the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine. It is no surprise to see that president Sauli Niinistö Acceptance ratings are high after his extensive international diplomacy on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a parallel discussion about Finland’s possible application to join NATO. […]
Foreign destinations are once again popular, with Finnish travel agencies reporting sales growth
The sales of travel agencies abroad have increased as the number of people traveling abroad has increased. Currently, city breaks and package tours, he says, are especially popular Timo Kousa, Managing Director of the Finnish Travel Agency Aurinkomatkat. The agency has recorded an increase in bookings and expanded its portfolio. Laura AaltonenThe director of communications […]
Hot Springs and Heli Skiing in Hokkaido
Initially, Finnair was to launch direct flights from Helsinki to the new Chitose Airport from July this year, when Hokkaido will once again become a much more accessible destination for those arriving from Europe and Finland. However, due to the continuing challenges of the global pandemic, the plan has unfortunately been postponed for the time […]
Most of Finland’s highly educated people abroad have experienced discrimination in their job search and work
says Mika Sallinen, Country Director of Universum Finland, an organization focusing on employer image research and development. A joint study by Universum and the City of Espoo also revealed that the biggest challenges in job search are related to employers’ requirements for proficiency in the mother tongue of Finnish. “The survey was answered by almost […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: Covid Remnant, Aviation Return, and Yle’s Nazi Series Controversy
Finnish Minister of Family and Social Affairs Who is Linden (SDP) spoke Helsingin Sanomat about the deteriorating Covid situation in Finland. The government’s coronavir virus working group met for the first time in four weeks on Tuesday. "Although no one suggested new restrictions, the general feeling of the meeting was worrying," said Linden. Currently, about […]
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 […]
Finnair reports GPS interference near Kaliningrad
Finnair pilots have reported GPS interference around Kaliningrad, Reuters reports. Finnair flies over Russia’s Baltic Sea region on many European and Asian routes. GPS interference has also been detected near the eastern border of Finland, and ten pilots reported similar incidents this week. Flights by the Lithuanian airline Transaviabaltika have been prevented from landing in […]
Finnair is starting temporary termination negotiations with its personnel
The Finnish national airline Finnair has announced that it will start negotiations with personnel representatives to lay off the flight crew for a maximum of 90 days. In a press release issued on Thursday, the company said that the closure of Russian airspace would cause significant changes to Finnair’s traffic. "The need for additional monthly […]
Restaurants are celebrating the end of Covid restrictions, fearing a shortage of Russian tourists
As of Tuesday, Finland has lifted the Covid-19 restrictions on the opening hours and capacity of the country’s bars and restaurants. However, restaurants must continue to adhere to certain hygiene standards, including ensuring that customers can properly disinfect their hands, prevent congestion and improve sanitation. By Timo LappiThe celebration of the lifting of Covid restrictions, […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Trains, planes and hockey players flee Russia
As Russia becomes increasingly isolated after the Ukrainian invasion, leaving the country is a challenge. Flights have been blocked from many western countries, and the few that are still able to take off are now dramatically more expensive than they were just a few days ago. In this way, trains to Finland will remain one […]
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 […]
Finland closes airspace to Russian traffic
Finland is preparing to close its airspace from Russian air traffic in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka (SDP) tweeted bulletin on Saturday night. Russia’s retaliation could seriously affect the national airline Finnair and effectively close Asian routes, according to the airline’s spokesperson. Satu Haataja. The government has […]
Finland is preparing for a possible ban on Russian airspace
Despite the escalating conflict, Finnair and other European airlines have maintained uninterrupted flights via Russian airspace to Asia. However, the EU is already preparing for a situation in which Russia would suddenly revoke the rights of airlines to fly over the country. This would mean the suspension of Finnair’s Asian flights. "As part of joint […]
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 […]
Annual reports: Finnair, NoHo reduce losses, Posti plans new logistics center
Several Finnish companies – including the national airline Finnair, the postal broker Posti and the restaurant group NoHo Partners – published their 2021 annual reports on Thursday. Finnair will reduce losses in 2021 Finnair’s Annual Report 2021 revealed that the airline increased its turnover by more than 300 per cent to EUR 413.5 million in […]
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 […]
The court fined the former auditor for abuse of office
The Helsinki District Court ruled on Friday Tytti Yli-Viikariformer auditor at the National Audit Office (VTV), pays 80 income-related "daily fines" after finding him guilty of misconduct and maladministration in public office. The charges relate to an employment contract under which a VTV official received two years’ salary without working. In its decision, the court […]
Finnair may have to cancel flights if the flight strike continues
The Finnish national airline Finnair is concerned that the ongoing flight strike may lead to the cancellation of some flights. The aviation unions began a strike on Monday 17 January, which will affect the operations of Finnair, Finnair Tekniika, GA Telesis Engine Services, the ground support service company TCR and Hub Logistics. Jaakko SchildtFinnair’s Chief […]
Pro and Palta suspend negotiations on the dispute that sparked the Helsinki-Vantaa strike
The controversy arises from an attempt to give aeronautical engineers the right to negotiate their own collective agreement after they resign from the Finnish Civil Aviation Association (IAU). Both the IAU and Palta, which have a collective agreement, have opposed the granting of the ITA, according to Pro. According to Pro, it is unfortunate that […]
The aviation strike will start on Monday, Finnair warns of possible cancellations
The trade union pro has called for an aviation strike on Monday from 6 p.m. Pro says technical workers and members of the Finnish Civil Aviation Association (IAU) are involved in the march, but the latter denies involvement in industrial action. The march is due to end on January 31st. The influential companies are Finnair, […]
