Originally Posted by
underfire
Finnair will wet-lease an Airbus A330 from Air Italy to operate its Helsinki-Chicago O´Hare and Helsinki-Miami routes between Oct. 12 and 31. Finnair A330-300, registration OH-LTS, was damaged at O´Hare on Sept. 25 when a high loader accidentally hit it, according to Flight Radar 24.
Finnair said the wet-lease will allow for operation of its flights to Chicago and Miami while the damaged aircraft is being repaired. Finnair COO Jaakko Schildt said,
Wonder who ends up paying for all that? The total expenses must be staggering. Then there is the issue of passengers who expect to board a Finnair airplane and instead find its an Air Italy airplane.