Finnair

Tourism

AIRLINES

Finnair to cut 200 jobs and operate "with a smaller capacity"

The Nomad Today 9/30/22

The war in Ukraine and closed Russian airspace have significantly affected the company's business, according to CEO Topi Manner

Tourism

TOURISM

Finnair removes the face mask requirement on its flights

The Nomad Today 4/21/22

"Those who wish to continue to wear a mask when traveling are naturally welcome to do so," the company said

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Finnair to cut 20% of flights in February due to Covid-19 sick leave

The Nomad Today 1/12/22

The majority of the cancelled flights are on routes where Finnair operates multiple daily flights, such as Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Paris and Rome, so many customers will be offered an…

Economy & Business

AVIATION

Emirates once more rated safest airline in the world by aviation body

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/3/22

In Europe, KLM (93.31) took first place, ahead of Finnair (93.16), Air Europa (93.12), Transavia (92.83), easyJet (91.28) and Norwegian (90.95)

Work

HIRING NOW

Finnair and Wunderdog to establish new technology hub in Malaga

The Nomad Today 12/9/21

The hiring of software developers will begin before the end of the year and the staff will be employed by Wunderdog to work fully integrated with Finnair's digital services

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair to allow checking covid passport online before traveling

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

Customers will get a 'clear to travel' confirmation together with an online boarding pass. No certificate checks are needed at the airport

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair adds frequencies and routes to Europe, Asia, North America

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

The company’s European network will rapidly increase in frequencies throughout the winter, with double daily services to key European cities

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair to offer affordable Covid-19 testing near Helsinki Airport

The Nomad Today 7/29/21

The test result and certificate in English are delivered electronically within two hours

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair opens long-haul flights from Stockholm to Bangkok, Phuket and Miami

The Nomad Today 7/10/21

All three routes will be operated with an Airbus A350 aircraft

Tourism

TOURISM

Finnair prepares to fly to 70 destinations next winter

The Nomad Today 6/17/21

According to the airline, destinations for autumn and winter include  Canary Islands , with flights starting already in September as well as  Miami , New York and Thailand…

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC

Finnair tripled passenger numbers in May despite travel restrictions

The Nomad Today 6/9/21

Passenger numbers increased especially in European and domestic traffic.

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair already accepts vaccination certificates for travel to Finland

The Nomad Today 5/11/21

One dose of vaccine is sufficient for the certificate, says the airline.

Finland

EMPLOYMENT

Finland to receive EU aid to support redundant Finnair staff

The Nomad Today 5/9/21

The application concerns a total of about 500 former employees who lost their jobs at Finnair and related companies.

Finland

AIR TRANSPORT

Passengers at Finnish airports decreased 83% in March

The Nomad Today 4/29/21

45% of the passengers were from international flights and 55% from domestic flights.

Tourism

REOPENING

Finnair to fly to over 60 destinations in summer 2021

The Nomad Today 4/26/21

As of May 11, Finnair also accepts a Covid-19 vaccination certificate in order to travel.

Finland

BUSINESS

Finnair to test Neste's so-called 'sustainable aviation fuel'

The Nomad Today 4/13/21

The collaboration between both companies serves as a showcase for other businesses with "ambitious climate commitments."

Finland

AIRPLANES ON GROUND

Finnair reports net loss of 523 million euros in 2020

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/18/21

The airline expects travel to begin to recover from summer 2021 onwards.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair resumes passenger flights from the UK, Ireland to Finland

The Nomad Today 1/24/21

Passengers must present a certificate of a negative Covid-19 test, and if the document is not provided, they will be denied boarding.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finland applies EU aid to re-employ laid off Finnair workers

The Nomad Today 12/30/20

The total budget of the project is estimated at approximately 3 million euros, of which 40% will be nationally funded.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Government begins preparations to rescue Finnair

The Nomad Today 12/16/20

The future financing arrangement will require approval from the European Commission ’s competition authority.