Friday the 13th: Flight 666 makes it safely to HEL
Passenger planes of the Finnish national airline company Finnair stand on the tarmac at Helsinki international airport, Helsinki, Finland Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Finnair pilots have begun a strike that has grounded all scheduled international and domestic flights affecting thousands of passengers of the Finnish national carrier. The strike began early Monday after more than 750 pilots rejected a mediation proposal by the national conciliator during the weekend following months of unsuccessful labor contract talks between the airline and the pilots' union. (AP Photo/ Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander) *** FINLAND OUT. NO SALES. ***
Copenhagen, Denmark • The Helsinki airport says Flight 666 has arrived safety in HEL — the airport code for the Finnish capital — for the last time.
The Finnair flight took off from Copenhagen, Denmark, in the 13th hour of Friday the 13th, headed for Helsinki Vantaa airport.
Finavia, which operates Finland's 21 airports, says the flight landed eight minutes ahead of schedule at 3:47 p.m. local.
The flight started 11 years ago and has fallen on Friday the 13th 21 times with no reported ill effects.
Still, Finnair has decided to retire the flight number. As the carrier is switching around some flight numbers later this month, Flight AY666 will become AY954.
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