For most airlines, especially those that are based in colder climates, winter is a season which brings with it a myriad of challenges. Ice, runway contamination and adverse weather conditions are just a few of the hazards that must be mitigated to ensure safe operations can be achieved. For Finnair, winter flying has become something of a ‘specialist subject’.
Finland certainly experiences its fair share of cold weather and endures a winter which lasts up to 200 days per year in northern parts of the country. According to the Finnish Meteorological Society, the season usually begins mid-October in Lapland and during November in the rest of Finland, though not until December in the southwestern archipelago. Spring begins in reverse with the most southern regions thawing in early April, while the northern reaches of the country don’t begin to see spring until early May.
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