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MAR 19, 2003 (newstodate): Finnair states that all routes will operate normally despite the war possibly coming up in Iraq.
The International Air Transport Association IATA, ICAO and oneworld airlines are monitoring the situation constantly in close co-operation and have planned alternate flight routes for their operations should a war break out.
On the basis of information currently available, Finnair flight routes pass the possible war zone from a sufficient distance meaning that the flights can be operated normally, says Finnair.
-A war in Iraq will not affect Finnair's scheduled traffic, as flights in Europe and to Asia do not pass by Iraqi airspace. Only possible
disturbances in Afghanistan's airspace might cause slight route alterations to our Asian flights. We have already anticipated this by obtaining the necessary flight permits, says Hannes Bjurstr�m, Finnair SVP Flight Operations Division.
The International Air Transport Association IATA, ICAO and oneworld airlines are monitoring the situation constantly in close co-operation and have planned alternate flight routes for their operations should a war break out.
On the basis of information currently available, Finnair flight routes pass the possible war zone from a sufficient distance meaning that the flights can be operated normally, says Finnair.
-A war in Iraq will not affect Finnair's scheduled traffic, as flights in Europe and to Asia do not pass by Iraqi airspace. Only possible
disturbances in Afghanistan's airspace might cause slight route alterations to our Asian flights. We have already anticipated this by obtaining the necessary flight permits, says Hannes Bjurstr�m, Finnair SVP Flight Operations Division.