Finnair will resume scheduled flights on Wednesday, when some of the flights will be operated. Traffic is expected to be back to normal by the end of the week. Altogether Finnair has cancelled over 500 flights because of the strike. The cancelled flights affected more than 40,000 passengers. Finnair was able to operate most of its leisure flights despite the strike. Leisure flights were operated by Finnair's management pilots and with the help of leasing arrangements. Finnair will continuously update information about the flights on the internet at www.finnair.com/info. Customers whose flights are cancelled are advised first to contact the travel agent from which they booked their tickets. Finnair will provide telephone service to customers on +358 800 9 3466 and +358 600 140 140. Finnair Plc Communications 17 November 2009 Additional information for customers: www.finnair.fi/info and by telephone +358 800 9 3466 and +358 600 140 140 Additional information for media: Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020 Finnair blogs: http://blogs.finnair.com Photobank: www.finnair.com/gallery Finnair Group website: www.finnairgroup.com