I'm familiar with EU 261 as I have received compensation in the past. And I'm going to be putting in a claim.
I thought that the striking workers actually worked for Finnair. But now I'm hearing that on Wednesday, the same workers will be striking against other airlines so I have to research to see what's going on.
I looked and there are no better flights available. The earlier Finnair flght from Helsinki to Heathrow that I would have preferred--especially since it's on a Airbus 350 rather than the 321 I'm going to take--has been canceled. Everything else was either two stops and the only one stop is via Istanbul.
I take the overnight train from Rovaniemi tonight and will arrive at Helsinki airport tomorrow morning. I plan to go to the Finnair desk tomorrow to see if there is anything better once the airlines knows exactly which flights are canceled and which ones are going. Much better than trying to get someone on the phone or dealing with the chat bot.
I'll also want to do this Tuesday as I have a feeling Wednesday is going to be crazy in the terminal.
While I usually use a boarding pass on the airline app, htis time I want a paper boarding pass in my hand.
When I said "fun" I meant that sarcastically.
As I was writing this I got an email from Finnair stating my new flight is still scheduled but that may change. It fact, they sent it to me twice.
What's getting me is....I only planned this journey into Finland a couple of weeks ago. I contemplated whether or not to do it because of the strikes. I should have listened to myself.
The saga continues.....