{"id":20169,"date":"2022-04-29T18:06:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20169"},"modified":"2022-04-29T18:06:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:36:31","slug":"british-airways-agrees-wet-lease-for-aircraft-with-titan-airways-and-finnair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/29\/british-airways-agrees-wet-lease-for-aircraft-with-titan-airways-and-finnair\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways agrees wet lease for aircraft with Titan airways and Finnair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The UK flag carrier will use the four A321 and two Boeing 757 aircraft to ease the ability of its overstretched short-haul services.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnair\u2019s current endeavor to rebalance its fleet following a downturn in Asian-bound traffic has found a new customer \u2013\u00a0British Airways<\/a>. Seeking to extend its operations, the UK flag carrier has moved to wet-lease four\u00a0Airbus A321\u00a0jets from Finnair<\/a>Finnair and two\u00a0Boeing 757\u00a0from\u00a0Titan Airways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The airline axed over 1,400 flights through April <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The decision is not unprecedented; Titan Airways is a regular BA choice to ease capacity on its services, with the charter carrier operating several medium-haul routes during BA\u2019s grounding of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BA has notably been experiencing severe capacity issues over the past month, expected to continue through the summer period. The airline axed over 1,400 flights through April, resorting to reducing several services through the summer and extending a new short-haul crew hub in Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Both Finnair and Titan Airways aircraft will be deployed on BA\u2019s short-haul routes, providing much-needed relief to its overstretched operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passengers flying on board some BA services will find themselves on one of Titan Airways 757 aircraft, averaging around 22 years old. According to travel news site Head for Points, BA\u2019s Club Europe business class offerings will still be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is good news for fans of the \u201cflying pencil,\u201d which British Airways retired from its fleet in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional arrangements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BA’s arrangement with Finnair will see four A321 jets and their crews join the carrier from May through the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It follows another current wet-lease deal between Finnair and Eurowings Discover, of which the Lufthansa subsidiary will receive two Airbus A350 aircraft to boost its summer capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a report published on Finnair\u2019s LinkedIn, Senior Vice President of Operations Jaakko Schildt noted,<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTogether with the deal made with British Airways, these wet-lease deals bring Finnair revenue and offer work to our employees in a situation where, due to the Russian situation, we are not able to use our total aircraft capacity profitably.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two deals are set to bring 600 Finnair crew members out of Furlough, with 400 alone heading to Eurowings,
The Helsinki-based carrier has been battling against growing operating challenges due to the closure of Russian airspace and tight coronavirus restrictions at its northern Asian destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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