Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Finland
Region
Manner-Suomi; Etelä-Suomi; Uusimaa
Location of affected unit(s)
Helsinki
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51.1 - Passenger air transport

160 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 June 2014
Employment effect (start)
19 June 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

Finnish airline Blue1 has announced that it will cut 160 jobs in Helsinki. According to the source, Blue1 has entered into employer-employee talks about the redundancies. The source reports that the airline is making these redundancies as the company is reducing its services due to a decline in demand.

Blue1 is a member of the SAS group. The ERM has reported on previous restructuring events at Blue1 in 2011.


Sources

  • 19 June 2014: Svenska YLE

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Blue 1, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 77206, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77206.