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Finnair wet lease agreement with Qantas Group reduced to one aircraft
April 30th 2025
Finnair has announced its wet lease agreement with Qantas Airways has been revised from two A330-300s to one of the type as a result of ongoing industrial action commenced last December by members of the Finnair Pilots Union. Read More » The disruption is impacting its ability to operate these two aircraft Finnair said. The wide-bodies fly Sydney to Bangkok and to Singapore on behalf of Qantas Airways. As a consequence of the reduced wet lease flying, Finnair will place 36 of its long haul pilots on unpaid leave from the end of September to at least May 2026. “Unfortunately, the industrial action of the pilots has affected our ability to operate our wet lease operations with the reliability needed, resulting in changes in our collaboration and consequently, the need to furlough some of our pilots,” Finnair chief operating officer, Jaakko Schildt, said. “The situation is unfortunate for all parties.”
