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 included Finnair, Ryanair and Soder 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. On January 27, 2004, Flying Finn ceased all flights and filed for bankruptcy. Over 20,000 passengers were left without refund.
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 being accused of breaking bankruptcy laws.[1]
^"Seven Flying Finn employees suspected of bankruptcy offences". Helsingin Sanomat. 2007-08-23.
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flying, finn, airline, flying, finn, finnish, flying, finn, swedish, flying, finn, cost, airline, based, helsinki, vantaa, airport, finland, ceased, operations, 2004, flying, finniata, icao, callsign, flyingfinnfounded2002, 2002, commenced, operationsmarch, 20. Flying Finn Ltd Finnish Flying Finn Oy Swedish Flying Finn Ab was a low cost airline based at Helsinki Vantaa Airport Finland It ceased operations in 2004 Flying FinnIATA ICAO Callsign FFW FLYINGFINNFounded2002 2002 Commenced operationsMarch 16 2003 2003 03 16 Ceased operationsJanuary 27 2004 2004 01 27 HubsHelsinki Vantaa AirportFleet size2Destinations10HeadquartersHelsinki Finland OH LMR at Helsinki Vantaa November 2003 Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe 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 included Finnair Ryanair and Soder 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 On January 27 2004 Flying Finn ceased all flights and filed for bankruptcy Over 20 000 passengers were left without refund 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 being accused of breaking bankruptcy laws 1 Services editFlying Finn operated daily flights between Helsinki and Oulu It also ran limited services between Helsinki and Rovaniemi Kuopio and London Stansted Fleet editThe Flying Finn fleet consisted of 2 leased McDonnell Douglas MD 83 aircraft which originated from Finnair References edit Seven Flying Finn employees suspected of bankruptcy offences Helsingin Sanomat 2007 08 23 External links editFlying Finn Former Fleet Detail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flying Finn airline amp oldid 1093413835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
