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Finnair pilots begin strike halting most flights
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-11-16 16:48

HELSINKI: Finnair pilots have begun a strike that has grounded all scheduled international and domestic flights affecting thousands of passengers of the Finnish national carrier.

Finnair pilots begin strike halting most flights
Closed check-in counters are seen at the Helsinki airport November, 16, 2009 as the strike of Finnair's pilots cancelled majority of Finnair flights. [Agencies] 

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The strike began early Monday after more than 750 pilots rejected a mediation proposal by the national conciliator during the weekend following months of unsuccessful labor contract talks between the airline and the pilots' union.

The strike is expected to hit about 15,000 people on its first day and will ground all regular flights. Some leisure flights and charter traffic operated by the airline will not be affected.

The airline had canceled some flights already on Sunday. It says daily losses will amount to euro2-3 million ($3-4.5 million).

New mediation talks, which mainly hinge on the use of non-company personnel, were expected to begin later this week.

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