Helsinki - Finnish flag carrier Finnair that recently posted a second-quarter pre-tax loss of 35.3 million euros (50 million dollars) is to cut some 200 jobs, the group said Friday.

The move - to be in place by October - was the result of plans to combine scheduled passenger and charter operations, Finnair said.

At the end of June, Finnair had some 9,000 employees. (dpa)