India, Oct. 22 -- Finnair, an airline based in Helsinki, Finland, confirmed that they canceled approximately 70 flights since October 13, which affected around 11,000 travelers, according to People magazine. The airline explained that they had to replace 1,700 seat covers in eight A321 aircraft.

The cancellation of the flights occurred after Finnair decided to suspend the operations of eight A321 aircraft. In a press release, the airline informed that they are currently "replacing approximately 1,700 seat covers" in those eight aircraft, which will return to service by the end of the month.

According to People, Finnair is replacing the seats because "the impact of washing on the fire protection of the seat covers had not been verified i...