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Mar 30, 2022 (newstodate): Finnair reopened passenger flights from Helsinki to Shanghai only from March 10, 2022, but the plights did not stop there..
Due to the Russian attack on Ukraine and the enforcement of airspace closure, the carrier's one weekly rotation is forced to operate on alternate routes south or north of Russia, translating into longer flying hours and thus also less optimal use of aircraft that otherwise manage to perform a full rotation within 24 hours.
Now, China has again seen an outbreak of Covid-19 in Shanghai, and CAAC has announced that all inbound international passenger flights to Shanghai from Thursday, March 17, 2022, will be diverted to 13 other cities for six weeks.
Adding to this, Shanghai Pudong Int'l Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd has informed its customers, including Finnair Cargo, that restrictions have now been placed on cold storage and handling of all temperature-controlled cargo in their terminal.
This effectively means that Finnair Cargo will not be able to transport Norwegian seafood shipments on the route until restrictions are lifted.