Finnair has trimmed its flight schedule for the winter season in line with customer demand, while planning to boost frequencies during spring 2021.
The update comes as the airline responds to a temporary softening of demand in the market due to widespread travel restrictions.
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Finnair's long-haul flights will focus on
Ole Orver, Chief Commercial Officer, Finnair, said: 'We continue to maintain critical air connections for our
'The pandemic situation and the related travel restrictions continue to have a heavy impact on demand for air travel, and thus it is not feasible to operate all the flights we in May planned for this winter.'
Due to the lower customer numbers, Finnair will temporarily close its lounge at the Schengen area of
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Updated flight information is now available on Finnair.com com and in travel agencies' booking systems, from which cancelled flights have been removed.
Due to the continuing uncertainty created by travel restrictions, Finnair offers flexible change of travel dates for all flights booked between
Affected Finnair customers will be contacted directly by the airline and offered an alternative flight wherever possible. Customers can also opt for a full refund of the ticket, if the new flight offered is not suitable.
Flights increase for summer 2021
Finnair has also updated its preliminary flight program for the summer season 2021, which starts on
'Our network will expand and we will increase weekly frequencies during the spring', says Orver. 'We continue to follow the demand outlook and will be updating the summer 2021 traffic program accordingly in early 2021. We of course hope that travel restrictions and the pandemic situation will alleviate by then, so that we can increase our flight offering.'
Delayed from this year, Finnair plans to open its new
These latest updates to Finnair's traffic have no effect on the company's estimates of the financial result for 2020 presented in connection with its half-year report.
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