Finnair’s Mass Flight Cancellations March 27, 2025
Finnair introduced on Tuesday that a number of unions will strike at Helsinki Airport between 2 PM and 4 PM at the moment (March 27, 2025), leading to mass flight cancellations.
Finnair initially estimated that roughly 70 flights could be cancelled resulting from this motion, however the quantity on the time of writing that is already at 104 (keep in mind that the return rotation is mechanically cancelled as nicely) + there are possible additional cancellations because the day progresses.
You’ll be able to entry Finnair here.
Word that this strike possible impacts not solely Finnair however different airways serving the airport. It’s best to examine with the airline to see if the flight will function or has been canceled/retimed.
The EC 261/2004 laws’s Responsibility to Care applies, and airways are required to rebook affected passengers to their ultimate vacation spot as quickly as attainable, even when this implies rebooking them on different airways.
Airways additionally want to supply lodging and meals in case of lengthy delays.
Passengers may go for a refund if their journey is disrupted, and the airline is required to supply a refund in that occasion, even on non-refundable tickets.
If any of the putting staff who brought on the flight cancellation are straight employed by the airline, the EC 261/2004 delay compensation additionally kicks in.
Finnair Flight Cancellations March 27, 2025 (2 AM GMT)
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The consequences of commercial motion on Finnair flights on 27 March 2025
Finnair cancels a number of flights on Thursday, 27 March 2025 resulting from industrial motion at Helsinki Airport.
Printed 25.03.2025Updated 26.03.2025
Three commerce union sections of the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) – Civil Aviation Staff (SLT), Open Technical Commerce Union Part (ATA), and the Finnish Civil Aviation Officers Union – together with the Finnish Transport Staff’ Union (AKT) have introduced industrial motion. In response to the announcement, the economic motion will happen at Helsinki Airport on Thursday, 27 March 2025, between 2p.m. and 4p.m.
The economic motion will have an effect on operations at Helsinki Airport, together with customer support, baggage dealing with, and different floor companies, and can disrupt Finnair’s flight operations. In consequence, now we have to cancel a number of flights on Thursday, and flight delays are additionally attainable.
We monitor the state of affairs carefully and can replace this web page with any new info. We’re very sorry for the uncertainty and hurt this case might trigger you, and we are going to do our greatest to minimise the impression in your journey.
How do I do know if my flight is disrupted?
If there are modifications to your journey, we are going to contact you personally through SMS and/or e-mail. Please go to Manage booking and examine that now we have your present contact info. You could find your flight particulars in Manage booking and Finnair app. You may as well examine the knowledge on departing and arriving flights on the native airport’s web site, for instance Finavia’s site for Helsinki Airport.
In case you miss a connecting flight on the identical ticket, we are going to e-book you a brand new flight to your vacation spot and ship you a message as quickly as your journey plan is accomplished. In case you have a connecting flight onwards from Helsinki, you possibly can see actual time standing of your connecting flight onboard in Nordic Sky portal in our narrow-body Airbus aircrafts and through Inflight Leisure in our wide-body aircrafts.
Your choices, in case your flight is cancelled
In case you have acquired a message of a flight cancellation, these are your choices:
- As quickly because the flight has been cancelled, we begin working in your new journey plan, and also you’ll obtain a separate SMS and/or e-mail when now we have booked you the absolute best various flight(s). Sadly, the supply of different flights is proscribed, which is why rerouting might take longer than ordinary. Thanks to your endurance.
- In Manage booking you possibly can settle for your new journey plan or see different Finnair flight choices and alter your journey date freed from cost +/-14 days from the unique date. You may as well make modifications by contacting our customer service or the ticket issuing company.
- If we had been unable to give you another flight however you want to journey, please contact our customer service for re-arrangements.
- In case you don’t wish to use any of the flights in your reserving and wish to cancel your entire journey, or now we have cancelled all of the flights in your reserving, you possibly can apply for a refund in Manage booking.
- If you wish to use among the flights in your reserving and apply for a refund of a cancelled flight, please contact our customer service or the ticket issuing company.
As a result of flight change, we sadly won’t be capable of verify among the pre-ordered journey extras, equivalent to meals or pet transportation, to your new flights. You’ll be able to examine your confirmed companies in Manage booking. If you don’t obtain journey extras bought from Finnair, you possibly can apply for a refund.
Lodging
If you happen to want resort lodging resulting from our re-booking and you’ve got already began your journey, we give you resort lodging.
You’ll be able to e-book a resort your self at Helsinki Airport and lots of different locations utilizing our on-line software. If the web software is on the market for you, you’ll obtain additional info through SMS and/or e-mail. Observe the hyperlink within the message to pick out a resort and get extra info in your meal preparations. If you happen to don’t obtain the SMS or e-mail, please contact our floor crew on the airport to make the mandatory preparations.
In different locations, please contact Finnair consultant for the preparations. Alternatively, if we couldn’t organize lodging for you or if you’re not on the airport and also you select our rebooking, you possibly can e-book the lodging your self and apply for compensation of affordable resort and floor transportation prices afterwards from us. Please hold the receipts for the declare and get in touch with us through Contact and request forms.
In case you are travelling with checked baggage
As baggage dealing with companies are anticipated to be disrupted, there could also be delays in baggage deliveries. We advocate packing essentially the most necessities, like medicines, in your carry-on baggage, following your carry-on baggage allowance.
In case your baggage didn’t arrive on the identical flight with you, we mechanically create a delayed baggage report for you on the newest when your baggage is positioned and rerouted. You’ll be able to handle and comply with your delayed baggage report here. Please examine from present report that now we have your right contact particulars, supply deal with and baggage info. We will even hold you knowledgeable with updates in your baggage arrival through SMS and/or e-mail if now we have your contact particulars within the report.
We ship your baggage to you as quickly as attainable and can contact you to arrange the supply as soon as the bags has arrived at your vacation spot. You could find native handler’s contact info and opening hours in your delayed baggage report. Learn extra details about delayed baggage here.
Contacting our customer support
If you happen to booked your ticket by a journey company or a tour operator, please contact them to make modifications to your reservation or to use for a refund. If you happen to booked your ticket by Finnair, our customer service is working laborious that will help you on this distinctive state of affairs. You may as well contact us through chat on our web site or in Finnair app. We’re sorry that our customer support and refund dealing with could also be congested.
Conclusion
I consider that it’s about time for Finnair and its worker unions to provide you with an answer that might put an finish to all these strikes as a result of they’re actually starting to have an effect on the airline’s reliability.
