Finnair to initiate change negotiations with cabin crew in Finland

Finnair, in an attempt to restore profitability by reducing unit costs and strengthening unit revenues, has initiated change negotiations with its cabin crew in Finland. The negotiations include the airline’s plan to subcontract inflight service to partners on routes to and from Thailand and US. If realised, the subcontracting plan could result in reducing up to 450 jobs in Finnair’s Inflight services. Finnair currently employs approximately 1750 cabin crew members in Finland. The cabin service for Finnair’s Singapore, Hong Kong, and India routes as well as for the Doha routes from Stockholm and Copenhagen is already provided by Finnair’s partners.