I landed in Helsinki at around 9pm, having not changed my flight plans in response to the strikes as my planned connection to Hong Kong is scheduled to operate. It did however recieve a 1 hour delay, making it a VERY isolated flight with nothing 1 hour before it and 4 hours after it.
It is surreal to be in such a well furnished, large airport that is near-empty. Who needs lounge access when the airport keeps half the terminal running just for you? I am laid here feeling like Jeff Bezos renting out Venice!
around 5% of shops are still running: a bit of duty free, convenience stores and restaurants. Desks are 99% unstaffed. Toilets, lights and ventilation is kept running.

by WangYat2007

3 comments

  1. Nice. But what are you trying to say? It is pretty much the same worldwide at mid sized international airports when the last flights of the night are departing.

  3. That is quite common for medium sized airports outside rush hours. During the day there is like 4-6 hours of whole airport usage. Usage comparable to the biggest airports. Rest of the time is anywhere from dead to moderate traffic. Most of the cancellations were from the rush hours and as you can see from the board, there were no cancelled late evening flights (because there are so few. People mostly fly during the day).

    Helsinki airport is very quiet after 18 and practically dead between 0 and 3.

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