- Flying Finn (airline)
Flying Finn Airways was a low cost airline, based at
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport ,Finland . It ceased operations in 2004.History
The airline was established in December 2002 and started operations on
16 March 2003 . Its cheap air fares were based on the fact that the e-tickets were only sold through Internet and phone. The airline claimed a successful beginning, as the passengers who formerly bought bus and train tickets now bought cheaper flights.The president of the company was Peter Sevelius. The flight captains had been employed from Finnair. It had many celebrities as shareholders, such as the rally driver
Juha Kankkunen . Its competitors includedFinnair ,Ryanair andSöder Airlines .In January 2004, faced with the threat of the termination of its plane lease and operating license for unpaid debts, the financially ailing airline cancelled its flights to London and went into
debt restructuring . OnJanuary 27 ,2004 , Flying Finn ceased all flights and prepared forbankruptcy . Over 20,000 passengers were left without tickets.In August 2007, there was speculation by
Keskusrikospoliisi (the National Bureau of Investigation) that there are financial irregularities due to the airline accounts, leading to seven former employees accused of breaking bankruptcy laws. [ cite news |url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Seven+Flying+Finn+employees+suspected+of+bankruptcy+offences/1135229739345 |title=Seven Flying Finn employees suspected of bankruptcy offences |author= |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat |date=2007-08-23 ]Services
Flying Finn operated daily flights between
Helsinki andOulu . It also ran limited services between Helsinki andRovaniemi ,Kuopio and London Stansted.Fleet
The Flying Finn fleet consisted of 2 leased McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft which originated from
Finnair .References
External links
* [http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Flying_Finn_Airways?show=all Flying Finn Former Fleet Detail]
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