Air Italy to wet lease A330 to Finnair after ORD incident
Finnair will wet-lease an Airbus A330 from Air Italy to operate its Helsinki-Chicago O’Hare and Helsinki-Miami routes Oct 12-31. Finnair A330-300, registration OH-LTS, was damaged at O’Hare International Sept 25 when a high loader accidentally hit it. Finnair said the wet-lease will allow for operation of its flights to Chicago and Miami while the damaged aircraft is being repaired. Finnair COO Jaakko Schildt said, “The aircraft damage in Chicago was very unfortunate. With a high-quality wet-lease from Air Italy, we can continue operating our Chicago and Miami flights regardless of the aircraft change.” Beside the Air Italy crew, the flights will have 2 Finnair cabin crewmembers on board to ensure delivery of the airline’s specific customer services. <br/>
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Air Italy to wet lease A330 to Finnair after ORD incident
Finnair will wet-lease an Airbus A330 from Air Italy to operate its Helsinki-Chicago O’Hare and Helsinki-Miami routes Oct 12-31. Finnair A330-300, registration OH-LTS, was damaged at O’Hare International Sept 25 when a high loader accidentally hit it. Finnair said the wet-lease will allow for operation of its flights to Chicago and Miami while the damaged aircraft is being repaired. Finnair COO Jaakko Schildt said, “The aircraft damage in Chicago was very unfortunate. With a high-quality wet-lease from Air Italy, we can continue operating our Chicago and Miami flights regardless of the aircraft change.” Beside the Air Italy crew, the flights will have 2 Finnair cabin crewmembers on board to ensure delivery of the airline’s specific customer services. <br/>
