The airline starts negotiations with the employees. This involves the restructuring of the company, including through downsizing. Finnair will operate at a lower capacity than before the pandemic and fly less to Asia.

Up to 200 jobs could be cut worldwide if the plan goes ahead, the airline said. About 120 of the redundancies would take place in Finland. Employees in managerial positions are affected. In total, the airline has around 5.300 employees around the world. In any case, the negotiations do not concern the crew or other operational employees. A social support program for those at risk of losing their jobs will also be discussed in the negotiations. Finnair already offered something like this in 2020 to help those who lost their jobs due to the pandemic to get back to work.

“Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the closure of Russian airspace have had a significant impact on our business. Therefore, among other measures to restore Finnair's viability, we must also discuss measures that are unfortunately very painful for our employees," said airline CEO Topi Manner.