The Finnish Airline Pilots' Association SLL, which represents Finnair's pilots, rejected a settlement proposal made by the state arbitrator. The pilots announced, however, that they were cancelling their threat of five one-day strikes. An overtime ban, initiated by the pilots in January, will continue. Finnair flights, therefore, will fly for the most part normally. “We, as the employers, would have accepted the settlement proposal. However, we are naturally satisfied that traffic will not be disrupted,” says Finnair Senior Vice President, Human Resources Anssi Komulainen. Negotiations, led by State Arbitrator Juhani Salonius, will continue. Finnair Plc Communications 23.2.2009 Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020 or media.desk[a]finnair.com Finnair's image bank: www.Finnair.com/gallery Finnair Group website: www.Finnair.com via.Helsinki: www.viahelsinki.com