News / Finnair Cargo announces end of MD-11F operations and long-haul freighter flights

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Finnair Cargo has made the “difficult decision” to phase out its MD-11F operations and end all long haul freighter flights by the end of this year.

The carrier announced last month that it was to stop its Hong Kong freighter service at the end of December. Other long haul freighter destinations are Hanoi and New York.

“This was a difficult decision to make, and we played out quite a few scenarios internally,” Mikko Turtiainen, Finnair Cargo’s vice president global sales told media.

“With ...