Airport

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC

Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted 86% in August

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

Air freight and mail transport has also decreased by 41% so far this year.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Dogs capable of detecting Covid-19 deployed at Helsinki airport

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

Trained dogs can also identify the virus days before the symptoms have even started. This is something that laboratory tests fail to do.

World

AIRLINES

Qantas launches 7-hour Australia scenic flight to nowhere

The Nomad Today 9/17/20

The flight will also include an in-flight auction of Boeing 747 memorabilia.

Finland

BUSINESS

Passenger traffic at Finnish airports plunged 89% in July

The Nomad Today 8/27/20

Finnair has just announced that it will cut 1,000 jobs due to falling demand for travel. Now, official figures confirm that passenger traffic is minimal at airports.

World

Belgian aviation police chief transferred after officer's Nazi salute

The Nomad Today 8/22/20

The deceased inmate, Slovakian Jozef Chovanec, was arrested at Charleroi airport in 2018, according to media reports.

Finland

TO COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS

Finland reopens 3 airports

The Nomad Today 8/11/20

Tampere airport is also planning on reopening its doors to passengers in September.

World

Woman stopped at the airport with husband's bones in luggage

The Nomad Today 8/4/20

The man had died in 2008 and was buried in Greece.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC COLLAPSE

Passengers at Finnish airports decreased by 96%

The Nomad Today 7/30/20

Helsinki Airport accounted for 81% of all passengers at domestic airports.

Tourism

Wizz Air starts new route from Turku to Larnaca

The Nomad Today 7/13/20

Direct flights to Larnaca will be operated twice a week throughout the year.

Finland

Passenger traffic at Finnish airports collapsed

The Nomad Today 7/8/20

The number of passengers at Helsinki airport decreased by 97.6% between April and June.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Passengers at Finnish airports decreased by 98%

The Nomad Today 6/25/20

Altogether 5 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in the January to May period

Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish airport restaurants and services gradually reopening

The Nomad Today 6/10/20

Popular restaurants opened their doors again in early June.

Economy & Business

Airlines protest as Britain begins Covid-19 quarantine for arrivals

The Nomad Today 6/8/20

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says "millions of jobs" could be lost.

Tourism

Ryanair plans to restore 40% of scheduled flights on 1 July

The Nomad Today 5/12/20

Cabin crew will wear face masks/coverings. Queuing for toilets will be prohibited and toilet access will be made available to individual passengers "upon request." The airline also intends to ask…

Finland

Lapland airport seeks new owner to avoid closure

The Nomad Today 5/5/20

Located in deep Lapland, Enontekiö airport has been mainly used for charter flights in winter, particularly by British tourists willing to experience the wild north. The end of scheduled flights and…

Tourism

Only 20% of coronavirus cases in Finland linked to tourism

The Nomad Today 5/5/20

Since 27 March, 8,837 health checks have been carried out at the Helsinki airport. Most of the cases related to tourism were imported from Austria.

Finland

Video: This is how Helsinki airport looks completely empty at Easter

The Nomad Today 4/12/20

"The airport is almost ghostly deserted," police says.

Finland

Coronavirus will cost Finnish airports over 100 million euros

The Nomad Today 4/7/20

Air traffic sank by 57.2% in March at Helsinki-Vantaa airport. "And the numbers keep falling," says Finavia.

Coronavirus

Government imposes mandatory health forms at the airport for returnees

The Nomad Today 3/28/20

People at the health checkpoint who are experiencing symptoms will be directed to sampling and brought to hotel accommodation to wait for the results. The use of public transport will not be…

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

HUS Director: Finnish tourists must be quarantined 2 weeks at airport hotel

The Nomad Today 3/27/20

There may be significant infections among returning tourists which would increase Covid-19 cases in Finland.