Finnair (AY, Helsinki Vantaa) has wet-leased an ATR72-200 from DOT LT (Kaunas International) in order to support its existing domestic and regional network.

ch-aviation research indicates OY-RUG (cn 509) entered revenue service on behalf of the Finnish carrier on October 10.

Finnair has been forced to cancel a number of domestic services this autumn as a result of an ongoing pilot shortage at its NoRRA Nordic Regional Airlines (N7, Helsinki Vantaa) subsidiary. The leased ATR will be used to provide relief for flights which would have otherwise been cancelled.

NoRRA boasts a fleet of eleven ATR72-500s and twelve E190s, all of which are operated on behalf of Finnair.