Finnair Flight Diverted to Riga Due to Technical Fault
Finnair flight AY1175, en route from Helsinki to Gdańsk, Poland, was forced to divert to Riga, Latvia, on Monday due to a technical fault. The aircraft, which departed Helsinki at 10:35, altered its course over the Baltic Sea southeast of Gotland, according to flight tracking service Flightradar (Helsingin Sanomat).
Finnair confirmed the diversion, stating that the decision was made following a technical issue. No further details about the nature of the fault were available as of 13:00 (Helsingin Sanomat). The airline has dispatched a mechanic from Finland to Riga to inspect the aircraft, though the exact cause of the fault remains unconfirmed (Iltalehti).
Passengers on the flight have since been re-routed to Gdańsk, Finnair reports (Iltalehti). The original flight was scheduled to arrive in Gdańsk at 11:45, with a typical flight duration of around two hours (Helsingin Sanomat).
In addition, the return flight AY1176 from Gdańsk to Helsinki has been canceled (Iltalehti).
