I started my trip to Rovaniemi. Finnish Lapland early in the morning. My goal was to ski as much as possible. And I don’t mean downhill skiing, but cross-country skiing which is decent sport and traditional transportation way in Finland back in the days.

I had no idea what to expect at the airport. I knew that services at the airport would be very limited. Typically during COVID-19, there have been only few passengers, but today several airplanes took off at the same time and was not enough capacity at the security control - which meant chaos. I had to queue 45 minutes, which was huge mismanagement by Finavia (Finnish airport operator). Many flights was delayed and almost I missed my flight too.

I didn’t have much time to look at the airport services, because I hurried to the gate. Today’s aircraft type was surprisingly Airbus A321. Finnair has operated typically ATR72 aircraft type during COVID-19. A321 felt comfortable after ATR -shuttle, there was plenty of room for every passengers because passenger loads are so light. Airbus also felt much more quieter.

It was nice to land in a winter wonderland and start my winter holiday by meeting Santa and going for a husky ride! I also skied as there was no tomorrow!


Thank you!

Best regards,
Extra Mile

PS. Moderators, i hope you link this post to the thread i started earlier: First baby steps of flying after COVID-19