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The Sunclass Airlines flight from Kuopio to Gran Canaria had to make an extra stop in Stockholm on Wednesday. According to Finavia, the weather rarely hinders smooth operations.

Air passengers departing from Kuopio have been confused by the holiday flight to Gran Canaria the other night, which did not get enough fuel for its journey.

The Sunclass Airlines flight that left Kuopio had to make an extra refueling stop at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm. However, the situation did not pose a danger to the passengers.

The flight distance from Kuopio to Gran Canaria is about 6,000 kilometers. With the a321 airplanes used by Sunclass Airlines, you could only fly about 1,500 kilometers further with a full tank. Even a relatively small shortfall in refueling therefore causes the need for a stopover.

The vacationers finally reached their destination a good two hours behind schedule.

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The current contract for scheduled flights to Kajaani, Kemi, Kokkola, Joensuu and Jyväskylä ends in July. Extending the flights until the end of April 2024 would require an allocation of 17 million euros.

Continued funding for air traffic at provincial airports is sought from the state’s additional budget.

The contract of Kajaani, Kemi, Kokkola, Joensuu and Jyväskylä airports for flights to Helsinki expires at the end of July, but by using the option, an extension could be obtained until the end of April 2024. An allocation of 17 million euros would be needed for the option.

Earlier, Finnair announced that it would focus on strong domestic flight connections, and the company is not interested in commercial operation of regional flights without government support.

According to Malinen, the additional budget is the most urgent and important issue to be resolved. At the same time, we are trying to influence that Finnair, which won the flight competition, would also continue flights during the additional funding period. Until now, Finnair’s message has been clear.

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In Finland, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health should take a position on whether pre-testing of Chinese tourists is necessary, according to senior infectious disease doctor Markku Broas.

Already fifty countries around the world require a negative corona test from Chinese tourists coming to the country. On Wednesday, Italy became the first in Europe to impose a corona test as a condition for Chinese tourists to enter the country.

– STM should definitely take a position on whether it makes sense to test tourists coming from China in advance, says Broas.

On Tuesday, China announced the lifting of travel restrictions, and Finland will soon start to see Chinese tourists as well after a long time. Corona is spreading fast in China, but possible new troublesome variants have not yet been encountered.

– Yes, it is something that must be followed very carefully. There are risks involved, that’s for sure, says senior infectious disease doctor Markku Broas.

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In Lapland, the news that the Chinese authorities intend to allow tourism abroad again has been received with joy. However, a quick and spectacular return of Chinese tourists is not expected.

In Finland, travel from China is expected to increase after the country’s authorities announced that they will waive the corona restrictions.

For example, Finnair estimates that the demand for flights to China will start to recover at the turn of January-February for business travelers. According to Finnair, next summer will again be a turning point in Chinese leisure travel.

Finnair has already held negotiations to restore flights to China that were canceled due to the corona virus. More capacity will also come due to the removal of location restrictions.

– First of all, it will take time to increase the number of flights. Another thing is how many other customers the companies already have. Is there necessarily even room for large groups now?

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The flight arriving in Kajaani on Sunday night and its return flight to Helsinki on Monday morning will be canceled due to low occupancy. The flight shift will be moved to Saturday, where there has been no flight so far.

Finnair will change the Kajaani flight schedule at the beginning of February.

Flight AY 419 arriving in Kajaani late on Sunday night and its return flight AY 420 to Helsinki on Monday morning at 5:10 am will be canceled due to the low occupancy rate of the flights. The fill rate of the Sunday night flight in particular has been weak in November, only 12 percent. There have been an average of eight passengers on the flight.

– In November, the average occupancy rate of flights on the Kajaani route was 65 percent, which is quite a good level. Our goal is also to make it rise clearly, which could support the return to profitable market-based route traffic and at the same time the long-term sustainability of flights.

The Sunday flight shift will be moved to Saturday, where there has not been a single flight. On Saturday, the departure from Helsinki is at 10:30 and the return flight from Kajaani is at 12:10.

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The spare vessel M/S Kökar, which was brought to the rescue from Turku, will take tourists on cruises and ice rafting until Sampo is operational again.

M/S Kökar, which replaced the broken tourism icebreaker Sampo, has started its cruise in the Red Sea.

M/S Kökar, acting as a reserve vessel, makes 1-2 cruises almost every day, according to the schedule originally planned for Sampo.

M/S Kökar can take 150 tourists on board, while Sampo’s cruise usually accommodates 180 tourists. Due to the smaller size of the ship, groups on some cruises have had to be rearranged.

Along with the cruise, tourists still have the opportunity to visit the interior of the icebreaker Sampo.

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China, which is in the grip of Corona, is rapidly dismantling its own travel restrictions. According to THL, China’s incomplete information makes it difficult to make a risk assessment of new conversions.

The United States is considering new corona restrictions for travelers arriving from China.

– There is growing concern in the international community about the spike in corona infections in China and the lack of reliable information, the US health authorities’ statement says.

Despite the rapid spread of the disease, China is now rapidly dismantling its strict corona restrictions.

China will remove the quarantine requirement for travelers entering the country starting January 8, it was announced on Monday. Even a corona test is no longer required of those arriving in the country, the Chinese customs authorities added today on Wednesday.

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The share of foreign tourists is small. Tahko has foreign tourists, especially from Estonia.

The time of Christmas and New Year brings a lot of domestic tourists to Eastern Finland. It is reported that the reservation books have been well filled for the sites in the area.

For example, Christmas at the spa hotel Vesileppis in Leppävirta was celebrated with a full hotel, and there are plenty of reservations for the New Year as well.

Kol, Bomba and Tahko also have enough people during the season. However, there is some space in all the destinations.

The economic situation has not yet affected

There are hardly any foreign tourists at Eastern Finland’s destinations this year, even though the corona situation is different from previous years.

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Opening hours returned to normal this year after the corona years, and even more private events were organized.

The National Museum is satisfied with the number of visitors to the Häme Castle and Prison Museum in 2022. The opening hours were normal for the first time after the corona.

Among other things, private events returned to the castle. Even more of them were organized than in 2019.

101,200 people visited the castle this year. The prison had about 30,000 visitors.

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Hanko’s winter is enlivened especially by leisure residents, but more and more often also by occasional tourists. Next summer is almost fully booked in several lodgings.

The door of the red brick bank building built on Hanko Boulevard in 1903 is invitingly open.

Kukkonen has just returned from Spain and recounts the events of the trip. Piiroinen and Parkkonen listen carefully and ask more questions.

– This bank is supposed to be a creative meeting place for people from Hanko. I think there is an order for this specifically during the off-season, Piiroinen estimates.

All three praise the winter in Hanko.

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