Scheduled flights resume
The two day strike of Finnair pilots ended today (November 18) with some of the airline's scheduled flights returning to normal.
Finnair and the Finnish Pilots' Association (FFL) said they had accepted a peace settlement plan from Esa Lonka, the national conciliator.
The airline said it had agreed to the level of savings in the Esa Lonka proposal.
Tomi Hänninen, Finnair's UK sales director, said: "In addition to structural changes, we achieved significant short-term cost savings through this agreement.
"It has been agreed that, in addition to the 5% wage reductions, we will together pursue a 13% cut in unit costs."
During the dispute Finnair cancelled more than 500 flights which affected about 40,000 passengers.
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