Finnair flight AY666 to Helsinki (HEL) took off from Copenhagen at 12.15pm
It got off to a bad start this afternoon after it took off a minute late from Denmark
The passenger jet taking people from Denmark to Finland was also 13-years-old
Pilots have said the flight has become a running joke among the airline's staff
A spooky Friday the 13th coincidence paired the widely-regarded number of the devil with Helskinki resulting in flight 666 to HEL.
The Finnair flight AY666 took off from Copenhagen at 12.15pm Friday and was expected to land in Finland at 3.50pm.
Although it got off to a bad start as the jet, which also happens to be 13-years-old, took of a minute late - it landed safely at its destination even making up nine minutes.
The flight has been running for years, but the airline said it becomes popular whenever it lands on Friday the 13th.
Last year, it happened on May 13, and landed three minutes late without any problems.
Pilot Juha-Pekka Keidasto has previously told RT: 'It has been quite a joke among the pilots. I'm not a superstitious man. It's only a coincidence for me,'.
'If there's some passenger who is anxious about this 666, our cabin crew is always happy to help them.'
Flight tracker Twitter account Flightradar24 poked fun at the coincidence, saying: 'Would you dare to sit in row 13, on board Finnair flight 666 en route to Hel on Friday the 13th?'
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13, which dates back to the late 1800s.
A specific fear of Friday the 13th is called Paraskevidekatriaphobia, which derives from the from the Greek word paraskeví meaning Friday, and dekatria meaning thirteen.
While the number 666 is widely regarded as the number of the devil, some argue the number is 616.
The fear of the number 666 is hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
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