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Apr 27, 2021 (newstodate): In Q1, 2021, Finnair continued cost adjustment and financing measures while travel demand remained weak. Gradual recovery of demand is estimated to start only by late summer.
   -While the outlook for passenger flights remains dim, cargo continued to perform, according to the company's Group Interim Report 1 January – 31 March 2021, out today.
   -Demand for cargo remained strong, and cargo revenue in March was record high, the report says.
   -Cargo demand was supported by supply chain challenges caused by the pandemic, which was exacerbated by the Suez Canal blockage.  
   -We operated 547 all-cargo flights lifting a total of 11,781 tonnes in the first quarter, and cargo also supported the continuation of some long-haul passenger flights. Cargo continued to account for over 50 per cent of our revenue.
    The carrier performed its first all-cargo flight on March 28, 2020, with an Airbus A350-900 passenger aircraft between Helsinki and Seoul, while on March 28, 2021, the number of all-cargo flights rounded 1,800 operations.
   Three Airbus A340-300 and two Airbus A350-900 passenger aircraft have had seats removed to offer capacity for cabin cargo as well as belly freight, and other all-cargo flights are performed with belly cargo-only on other Finnair aircraft.
   In 2020, Finnair lifted a total of 71,733  tonnes, of which 26,036 tonnes were transported on all-cargo flights.