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Thursday May 09, 2024

Finnair suspends flights to Tartu for 1 month

National flag carrier Finnair on Monday decided to suspend its daily flights to Tartu, Estonia from April 29 to May 31, said Finnair in a press release. The airline took the decision so that an alternative approach solution that doesn’t require a GPS signal can be put in place

Published: 19:50 pm,Sunday 28 April 2024

Glitch forces Finnair Chicago-Helsinki flight to land in NY

A Helsinki bound flight of the national flag carrier Finnair departed from Chicago on Sunday morning had to land at New York Airport due to technical glitch, local media reported, quoting the airline. The pilots of the aircraft were noticed about the glitch in one of the engines and

Published: 03:11 am,Sunday 28 April 2024

2 Finnair flights fail to land at Tartu Airport due to GPS disruptions

Two flights of the national flag carrier Finnair failed to land at Tartu airport in Estonia due to Global Positioning System (GPS) interference and had to return to Helsinki Airport early Friday and early Saturday, local media in Estonia and Finland reported. Estonian Broadcasting Corporation ERR, quoting a passenger

Published: 00:03 am,Friday 26 April 2024

Season´s 1st Int´l cruise ship arrives at Helsinki Port

The 2024 cruising season will be kicked off by the MS Borealis, which is due to arrive at Hernesaari on Friday, said the Port of Helsinki in a press release on Thursday. Ninety-nine vessel calls have been booked in advance in Helsinki this season. Ship occupancy rates are expected to

Published: 04:11 am,Sunday 21 April 2024

Finnish airports see higher passengers in March but below pre-pandemic level

A total of 1.7 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in March 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers was 2 per cent higher than in the previous year, but a quarter less than before the corona pandemic. The number of passengers on domestic flights decreased by

Published: 03:25 am,Thursday 18 April 2024

VR sees more long-distance passengers in March

About 1.25 million journeys were made by train in long-distance traffic in Finland in March, showing a year-on-year increase of 19%, said national railway operator VR in a press release on Wednesday. Growth was driven especially by Easter, which fell at the end of March. "In March, we were able

Published: 02:21 am,Tuesday 2 April 2024

Track work brings major changes to Helsinki Train services

Track work will cause changes to train services on different routes in Helsinki Metropolitan Area from Tuesday, said the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (Helsingin seudun liikenne – HSL). The K, I and P train will operate a reduced service on the sections of line between Helsinki, Tikkurila and Kerava

Published: 01:11 am,Thursday 28 March 2024

Electric scooter season in Helsinki begins

The City of Helsinki has agreed with the operators that the electric scooter season in Helsinki will begin on Thursday, said the city in a press release on Wednesday. Starting from spring 2024, the parking of electric scooters and bicycles in shared use will be restricted outside the city

Published: 01:27 am,Thursday 28 March 2024

Number of passenger train trips slides in last quarter

A total of 20 million trips was travelled by rail in the fourth quarter of 2023, which was 4 % less than in the same quarter of 2022, according to Statistics Finland. Freight transferred by rail was 7 million tons, which was 12 % less than in the fourth

Published: 23:28 pm,Monday 25 March 2024

Southwind denied permission to operate flights to Finland

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) rejected the application of Southwind Airlines to operate flights to Finland due to the airline´s link to Russian stakeholders, said Traficom in a press release on Monday. The air carrier, operating from Türkiye requested permission from the Traficom to commence flight operations

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