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AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finnair's passenger traffic plummeted 92% in November

The Nomad Today 12/8/20

Passenger numbers decreased in Asian traffic by 98.3%, in North Atlantic traffic by 100%, in European traffic by 93.8% and in domestic traffic by 80.3%.

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BUSINESS

Coronavirus sinks Finnair's revenue in the third quarter

The Nomad Today 10/28/20

Between February and September, the carrier paid over 400 million euros in refunds to customers for cancelled flights due to the pandemic.

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BUSINESS

Finnair cuts 700 jobs over drop in air traffic due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 10/20/20

The Finnish flag carrier currently employs approximately 6.500 people.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair to cut flights to five Finnish cities in March

The Nomad Today 9/17/20

A working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications has proposed that the state buy the air traffic to the airports of Kokkola, Joensuu, Kajaani, Jyväskylä and Kemi until the end of…

A Finnair A350 aircraft. Photo: Finnair.

Tourism

BUSINESS

Finnair cuts flights for October and gives up reopening routes

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

Route starts planned for October to destinations like Bergen, Barcelona, Madrid, St. Petersburg and Stuttgart will be postponed, as well as domestic destinations, Turku and…

The Helsinki airport boarding area is half empty in July. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

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RECESSION

Air traffic figures confirm agony of Finnish aviation and tourism

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Finnair carried 193,000 passengers in August, which is 85.8% less year-on-year. At the Helsinki-Vantaa airport , the total number of travelers plummeted by 87%. Finavia says the drop is much lower…

Finnair-ground-personnel-crew-by-Finnair

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BUSINESS

Finnair to cut 1,000 jobs despite €700 million state aid

The Nomad Today 8/25/20

The announcement came exactly three months after the Finnish Parliament approved public aid to save the airline within its third supplementary budget for 2020.

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CORONAVIRUS

Finnair to cut dozens of flights in Europe due to travel restrictions

The Nomad Today 8/12/20

Customers will be contacted to be informed about canceled flights and re-route them on other flights, the company said.

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Finnair racks up millionaire losses over coronavirus

The Nomad Today 7/24/20

Revenue decreased in the April-to-June period by 91.3% to 68.6 million euros, while net loss grew to 172 million euros.

Tourism

RESTRICTION LIFTED

Air travelers in Finland can again take domestic connecting flights

The Nomad Today 5/27/20

The flight restriction concerning domestic transfer passengers has been removed. Passengers arriving in Finland from abroad can again take domestic connecting flights.

Tourism

What will change in air travel after the Covid-19 pandemic

Barbara Stojanovic 5/24/20

Mandatory face masks, blood tests and even dogs trained to smell coronavirus... During these confusing times many things are changing and some of them permanently, so what does that mean for air…

Tourism

Finnair to resume long-haul flights but cut domestic routes

The Nomad Today 5/18/20

The company, which is waiting to receive a 700 million euro injection from the government, has angered politicians by announcing it will stop flying to five cities in Finland. Find in this…

Coronavirus

Passengers must wear masks on Finnish flights and airports

The Nomad Today 5/12/20

If, before the coronavirus, taking a flight seemed uncomfortable due to the strict schedules, luggage and security controls, the pandemic will bring these discomforts to unknown levels. Read the new…

Economy & Business

SAS got a guaranteed 300 million credit from Sweden and Denmark

The Nomad Today 5/5/20

The agreement is intended to support the airline’s liquidity and prepare for the recovery of its activities. Norwegian also approved a restructuring plan and in Finland the Government is preparing to…

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Government prepares to support Finnair with 700 million euros

The Nomad Today 4/29/20

Finnair’s Board of Directors is set to propose a share issue authorisation at the General Meeting in May 2020.

Helsinki-airport-Finnair-plane-by-Finavia

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Finnair to establish a joint venture with Juneyao Air

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

Finnair and the Chinese carrier Juneyao Air have signed a letter of intent to deepen their cooperation on routes between China and Europe.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair brings Finns home on extra flights

The Nomad Today 3/23/20

Additional flights will depart from Las Palmas, Tenerife and Antalya. Those returning to Finland must place themselves in quarantine-like conditions for 2 weeks.

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