The Finnish Air Line Pilots’ Association has announced a strike taking place on 9 and 13 December 2024.
The pilot strike will impact Finnair’s capability to operate flights and forces Finnair to cancel a total of approximately 300 flights from the strike days.
The strike will also impact some individual flights in the days before and after these.
The pilot strike is expected to impact approximately 33,000 Finnair customers.
Jaakko Schildt, Finnair’s Chief Operating Officer says: “It is disappointing that the Finnish Air Line Pilots’ Association has chosen to strike rather than negotiate.
“This unfortunately disrupts the travel plans of thousands of our customers during the pre-Christmas season.
“We are doing everything we can to serve our customers well even in this difficult situation and will offer alternative flights to as many customers as possible.”
Finnair has to cancel approximately 140 flights from 9 December and approximately 150 flights from 13 December.
Customers will receive information about the cancellation as soon as it has been made, and when possible, they will also get a new routing, which will be visible in Finnair’s Manage booking service and mobile app.
Vesa Uuspelto, SLL chairman says: “I find it very unfortunate that at the local level we have been able to agree on savings, but the discussions to develop working conditions are not progressing.
“On the contrary, the employer side tries to turn even these negotiations into the path of efficiencies and outsourcing.
“I can say with certainty that the employer’s aggressive negotiation style will not maintain mutual trust and will not promote dialogue in the future either,”
