According to Finnair, the strike may affect individual flights even after Monday, as for example the return flights of long-haul flights cancelled on Sunday and Monday will not be operated.
The airline Finnair says it will cut around 150 jobs. Around 90 people in Finland and 57 people outside Finland will lose their jobs.
According to Finnair, the closure of Russian airspace has dramatically changed the operating environment.
Finnair’s staff reductions will be implemented by the end of February. Some of them may be offered another position within the airline.
At the end of September, Finnair announced that it would start change negotiations, which could reduce 200 jobs globally. According to Finnair, about 770 people in Finland were involved in the change negotiations that have now ended, in management, chief, expert and white-collar positions. The negotiations did not concern flying personnel.
Finnair has a total of approximately 5,300 employees in Finland and abroad.
Passenger terminal strike continues until the afternoon
The strike regarding Finnair’s cabin service continues on flights departing from Helsinki today until three o’clock in the afternoon.
Finnair said yesterday that it will cancel a total of about a hundred flights between yesterday and today. According to the airline’s travel bulletin, there are slightly more than a hundred canceled flights.
Finnair’s communication informs STT via email that the vast majority of canceled flights have been processed and customers have received information about the replacement flight. Replacement flights are still being sought to replace some of today’s canceled flights.
According to Finnair, however, not all customers can find a replacement flight for the same day, but may have to wait for a new flight for several days.
– In the event of a cancellation, the customer always has the option of canceling the trip and applying for a refund for the unused flight ticket, says Finnair’s communications.
Hundreds march out to protest against staff policy
The cancellations of the flights are related to the day-long walkout of the cabin crew announced by the Automotive and Transport Workers Union AKT, which started on Sunday afternoon.
According to AKT, the walkout is protesting Finnair’s personnel policy, bad management and threatening to fire employees, the union’s press release says.
Finnair said on Wednesday that it will start change negotiations, which could reduce around 450 jobs in the company’s cabin services. Finnair plans to outsource its cabin service on Thai and North American routes.