Helsinki - Finnair pilots late Tuesday called off a strike that has grounded hundreds of flights and affected some 40,000 passengers, the Finnish flag carrier said. Finnair said about half its scheduled flights were to resume Wednesday, and expected traffic "to be back to normal by the end of the week."
Earlier Tuesday, pilots and representatives of the carrier met at the office of the National Conciliator and accepted a compromise deal.
Thousands of passengers have been impacted by the strike involving some 800 Finnair pilots that began Monday. Already on Sunday some long-haul flights and European flights were cancelled.
The pilots have been concerned over job losses in the wake of Finnair's plans to outsource flights to a domestic partner that offers lower salaries.
Charter-flights were initially not affected.
The carrier advised passengers to consult its website www.finnair.com/info for details.
