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Monday March 20, 2023

Baltic Princess cancels trip after renovation due to technical glitch

The departure of cruise ship Baltic Princess scheduled to resume service on Turku-Kapellskär route on Sunday after a renovation, had to cancel due to a technical glitch, said the owner of the ship Tallink Grupp in a press release. The ship was scheduled to leave Turku at 6:30pm. The authority

Published: 02:36 am,Friday 17 March 2023

Helsinki Airport wins Skytrax Award

Passengers have selected Helsinki Airport as the best airport in Northern Europe in a global airport customer satisfaction survey conducted by Skytrax. The award was given to country´s airport Finavia in Amsterdam on Wednesday, said Finavia in a press release on Thursday. “We are delighted and proud that our passengers

Published: 02:19 am,Thursday 16 March 2023

Finnair not to increase subcontracting in inflight services in Finland

National flag carrier Finnair reached a savings agreement Finnair's cabin crew resulting discontinuation of the subcontracting plan for inflight services on routes to/from Thailand and North America, said Finnair in a press release on Wednesday. The savings agreement is valid until the end of 2025. Finnair has earlier agreed on

Published: 01:44 am,Wednesday 15 March 2023

Talks continue as locomotive drivers warn of strike from March 20

Railway Union Association (Rautatiealan Unioni Ry-RAU) representing railway engine drivers warned to go for a strike from March 20 to March 31, if its demand for a collective bargaining agreement is not realized by this time, said RAU in a press release on Tuesday. If the strike takes place,

Published: 23:10 pm,Tuesday 7 March 2023

Easier security control at Helsinki Airport to allow liquid in hand baggage

Passengers travelling from Helsinki Airport will be allowed to carry liquid containers of over 100 ml in hand baggage as country´s airports operator Finavia is making the security control easier from summer. At the beginning of the summer, the airport’s remaining old security control equipment will be replaced by

Published: 03:16 am,Tuesday 7 March 2023

Helsinki Airport ranks Europe's best airport in its size category

The Helsinki Airport has been awarded as the best airport in Europe in the 15 to 25 million passengers size category, said Finavia, the company operates country´s airports referring to a passengers’ survey. The ASQ (Airport Service Quality) award was granted by Airports Council International (ACI), the international umbrella

Published: 01:46 am,Friday 3 March 2023

2 Finnair A350 aircraft get Moomin makeover

National flag carrier Finnair featured Moomin characters on the livery of two its widebody aircraft for the duration of the year marking the centenary of the airline, said Finnair in a press release on Thursday. Finnair has taped a picture of Moomintroll and Snorkmaiden in the livery of two

Published: 23:50 pm,Saturday 25 February 2023

Tourist inflow ups in Jan but lower than pre-pandemic level

The number of nights spent by tourists was 48 per cent higher in January 2023 than one year earlier, according to Statistics Finland. In total, one million overnight stays were recorded for resident tourists, which is 44 per cent more than in January 2022. For non-resident tourists, 0.53 million overnight

Published: 00:32 am,Thursday 23 February 2023

Finnish airports see higher passengers in Jan but lower than 2019

A total of 1.5 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in January 2023, which was 78 per cent more than one year ago, but still a quarter lower than pre-pandemic level in January 2019, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers on domestic flights increased by 57 per

Published: 01:24 am,Saturday 18 February 2023

Snowfall likely to disrupt flights at Helsinki, Turku, Tampere airports

Heavy snowfall may affect flights at Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere Airports on Saturday and Sunday, said Finavia, the company operates country’s airports on Friday, quoting weather forecast. “Together with key airport companies, we are prepared for difficult weather conditions. There may be delays if the runway capacity must be

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