Finnair cuts 150 jobs globally, 90 in Finland

National flag carrier Finnair reduced about 150 jobs following the impacts of the Russian airspace closure, said the airline in a press release on Monday.

Finnair has ended the change negotiations that were started early October on its plan to reduce 200 jobs globally.

The plan was linked to Finnair’s new strategy published on September 7 which targets to restore Finnair’s profitability.

Due to the changes in Finnair’s operating environment caused by the closure of Russian airspace, Finnair now reduced about 90 jobs in Finland.

Some employees can be offered a new role at Finnair. Outside Finland, 57 jobs will be reduced.

The personnel reductions will be implemented by the end of February 2023.

"Finnair employees are committed professionals, who in many ways have already had to stretch, first during the pandemic, and then because of the war started by Russia. I’m deeply sorry that we must take these difficult but necessary measures in our quest to restore our profitability," said Topi Manner, Finnair CEO.

The change negotiations concerned some 770 employees in Finland who work in executive, manager and expert roles. Finnair has a total of approximately 5300 employees globally.

Earlier on November 16, Finnair also has taken an initiative to cut up to 450 jobs of cabin crew by the end of next year, which prompted the cabin crew to go for a strike.