Finnair will cancel approximately 100 flights over the next two days due a strike.
The Finnish airline, which operates flights to and from Manchester Airport, will cancel flights leaving Helsinki Airport on Sunday, November 20 and Monday, November 21. The Finnish Transport Workers' Union AKT has announced a strike affecting Finnair's cabin crew in Helsinki between 3pm on Sunday and 3pm on Monday.
Flight cancellations and rerouting of customers began on Saturday and work is continuing today. Customers will be informed of flight cancellations through contact information provided in bookings and will try to offer customers a new route to their destination.
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Customers can also check the status of their flight in the 'manage booking' service on Finnair's website. The strike does not affect flights operated by Norra or flights whose cabin service is provided by Finnair's partners, such as flights to Singapore and India, or flights operated by other airlines’ aircraft and crew to destinations like Barcelona and Madrid.
Jaakko Schildt , Finnair's Chief Operating Officer, said: "We are deeply sorry for the concern and inconvenience this strike is causing our customers, and do our best to reroute our customers as soon as possible".
"It is sad that the labour union has chosen the path of an illegal strike instead of negotiations. Throughout the autumn we have discussed savings possibilities with the unions, but unfortunately, we have not been able to achieve a result with cabin crew. We still hope to find solutions together".
Finnair's service will return to normal on Monday afternoon, but the strike may still impact individual flights after Monday. Return flights for long-haul flights cancelled on Sunday and Monday will not be flown and there may be delays and cancellations on individual flights.
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