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Jun 29, 2022 (newstodate): For the third year in a row, Finavia is now tendering PSO flights on five domestic routes in Finland.
The PSO tender comprises flights to connect Helsinki with the small airports at Joensuu, Jyvaskyla, Kokkola-Pietarsaari, Kemi-Tornio and Kajaani.
According to Finavia's Director of Airport Network, Jani Jolkkonen, maintaining the PSO routes is however a doubtful long-term venture...
According to Mr Jolkkonen, passengers on the thin routes, mostly operated with small aircraft at low load factors, pay only some 10 percent of the actual costs.
Another 60 percent is covered by taxpayers' contribution to the airline subsidies involved - and the remaining 30 percent of the actual costs are direct losses covered by Finavia itself.
The PSO tender comprises flights to connect Helsinki with the small airports at Joensuu, Jyvaskyla, Kokkola-Pietarsaari, Kemi-Tornio and Kajaani.
According to Finavia's Director of Airport Network, Jani Jolkkonen, maintaining the PSO routes is however a doubtful long-term venture...
According to Mr Jolkkonen, passengers on the thin routes, mostly operated with small aircraft at low load factors, pay only some 10 percent of the actual costs.
Another 60 percent is covered by taxpayers' contribution to the airline subsidies involved - and the remaining 30 percent of the actual costs are direct losses covered by Finavia itself.