Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Does Your airport cut jobs? Why?

by Jarkko on September 12, 2009

in Airports, Travel

It looks like the hard times hits the airline and airport business very hard in very near future to those that it haven’t hit already. But what comes to cutting jobs in airports, especially in ground handling, I think there is something to be cut, at least in Helsinki airport (HEL). I arrived in HEL [...]

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Transformation Under Way at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

August 24, 2009

Image via Wikipedia On Thursday August 27, the first phase of a new 150 million euro terminal opens at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport serving long-haul flight customers and those bound for other destinations outside the Schengen area. At this point, new service areas will speed up our customers’ connection-flight formalities and improve the general enjoyment of Finnair [...]

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Terminal Changes at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

August 2, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Separate domestic and international terminals will no longer operate at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport from next Wednesday. After this date, the two terminals will be divided according to various airlines and not in accordance with destination. All Finnair domestic and overseas flights will operate from the current international terminal, which will be designated as [...]

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Fly & See Santa!

December 1, 2008

VACC Finland welcomes you to fly and see the original Santa Claus and his home just before the Christmas. Northern lights and Santa Claus are calling pilots for a journey to the Finnish Lapland. Fly & See Santa is the biggest annual Christmas event in VATSIM skies and is held at three airports in Northern [...]

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Finnair Cancels Weekend Bangkok Flights

November 29, 2008

Finnair has cancelled all weekend flights between Helsinki and Bangkok. Thai officials have announced Bangkok International Airport will remain closed until at least Monday. Meanwhile, nearly 300 Finnair passengers stranded in Bangkok were flown to Helsinki from Phuket, southern Thailand on Friday night. Hundreds of other Finnair customers are still waiting in Bangkok. The Finnish [...]

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