Several employee unions in Finland have announced a political strike against the Finnish government, which will take place on February 1-2, 2024. The political strike will have a significant impact on Helsinki Airport and Finnair's flight operations. Approximately 550 flights will be canceled between February 1st and 2nd.
A Finnair has approximately 280 flights per day in its normal traffic schedule, so the vast majority of flights will be cancelled.
A companhia will implement cancellations from today, January 30th, offering alternative routes for customers. engers on long-haul flights connecting in Helsinki on February 1-2 will be routed directly to their destinations.
“We have already given customers the opportunity to change their travel dates on Finnair flights. From January 30th, we started redirecting customers, also using flights from other airlines”, said Jari Paajanen, Vice President of Finnair's Operations Control Center.
Due to the large number of canceled flights and customers, processing cancellations and rerouting customers will take approximately two days.
“We will do our best to offer a suitable flight option to as many customers as possible, but the number of alternative flights is limited,” says Paajanen. “We ask customers to kindly wait for us to redirect as our customer service team is busier than usual and queue times can be long.”
On January 19, several unions in Finland announced a strike that will also affect air transport from February 1 to 2, 2024.
