Finnair to Cut Capacity by 90%

Finnair will cut capacity by 90% from 1 April, maintaining what it calls "critical air connections for Finland".

As of 1 April, Finnair will temporarily operate only approximately 20 routes and will start transitioning to the limited network immediately, cancelling between 1,500 to 2,000 flights by 31 March.

The adjustments will be in effect until the situation improves.

“The coronavirus epidemic has decreased air travel dramatically, but we want to maintain the most critical air connections for Finland also in this exceptional situation,” said Topi Manner, Finnair’s CEO. “We continue to follow the situation closely, adding routes and frequencies to the traffic program as demand returns. We hope to be able to return to normal operations as soon as the coronavirus situation alleviates. We are extremely sorry about the disruption and uncertainty the situation is causing to our customers and their travel plans. In this situation, the capacity cuts are unavoidable – we cannot fly customers in a situation where we may not be able to fly them back home.”

As of 1 April, Finnair will operate the routes listed below, with a limited number of weekly frequencies, provided that there are no additional travel restrictions set by the authorities. All flights on other routes are cancelled.

Domestic Finland

Kuopio
Mariehamn
Oulu
Rovaniemi

During the Easter travel season (early to mid April) Finnair will also operate the following routes: Ivalo, Kittilä, Kuusamo

Europe

Amsterdam
Berlin
Brussels
Frankfurt
London
Munich
Paris
Stockholm
Zürich

Finnair will also fly to Copenhagen, Moscow, Oslo, St Petersburg, Riga and Tallinn once the travel restrictions to these destinations are lifted.

Intercontinental Flights

Tokyo

The cancellations will be updated in Finnair systems in phases, and at this stage Finnair cancels flights from its systems until end of June 2020.

Decisions regarding tour operator flights are made with the tour operator partners, and tour operators, including Finnair’s own tour operator Aurinkomatkat, will communicate any changes to their customers.

If a customer has made their booking via a travel agent, they should contact the travel agent directly.

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