I got to know about Mr.Hienonen's inglorious exit while at the HEL Silver Wings lounge coming in from a longhaul.

On the following European hop the cabin staff seemed not to be too affected to see him go. Neither am I, he failed his task. He can explain all he wants but it was a failure. Had the unions been approached differently than his typical Finnish bulldozer style, they might have gone along.

Btw, a bus gate both when arriving from the longhaul at HEL and on European departure and arrival. One of Mr.Hienonen's legacies?