Finnair’s pilot yesterday agreed to end their today strike that grounded most of their planes. 60-70 flights were expected to fly today, while full service will resume on Friday. The Finish national airline expects to have lost between € 5 – 10 million on the two day-strike.

JetBlue Airways and Virgin America have both announced routes from California to Florida today. Both flights will operate between San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale with JetBlue operating once daily, while Virgin America will operate twice daily. As a special opening sale, JetBlue offers one-way fares for $ 79 (ca. € 53) for travel between December 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010. However, you have to book your travel by midnight (GMT+6) tonight, November 18.

Thai Airways has announced a new First Class service on their flight between Dubai and Bangkok. The airline will launch the service on December 1 with eight First Class seats on the 267-seat large Airbus.