Finnair to introduce Y+ ("comfort")
Jun 18, 2016, 5:24 am
#226
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 231
You have to request the Y+ seat before Jul 1st as the program is enhanced and the perk is taken away from AY+ Gold / OWS. IIRC there was a report on FT that someone upgraded to business and the travel companion on Y comfort was required to pay for the comfort seat due to this. I just have no experience of it myself.
Jun 18, 2016, 7:56 am
#227
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
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you can allways switch seats onboard just inform crew 
Jun 19, 2016, 1:20 am
#228
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Gold (OWS), Hertz PC, Sixt Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 275
I booked the tickets and I was able to choose the Y+ seats already at the reservation phase, this went very smoothly. Kudos AY!
But then I noticed the Y+ perk removal... not very happy about this, but it's decent that AY honors existing reservations, right? Are Golds still able to choose seats in advance for free, just not Y+?
P.S HEL-JFK for 400 €, I'd say fairly decent price.
Jun 21, 2016, 12:36 am
#230
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
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Jun 28, 2016, 2:32 pm
#231
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,598
It is easy to see:
"Due to market development and external conditions we have been forced to review our loyalty program and improve it to the level of industry standards of global airlines, and we have now introduced a simplified tier level system which better responds to customer needs and is easier to understand"
current Plat VIP -> new Plat
current Plat -> new Gold
current Gold -> new Silver
current Silver -> removed
Basic -> "You know your place"
Jun 28, 2016, 11:03 pm
#232
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: MEL
Posts: 25
I can't seem to find anything online about changes coming July 1st (except for Tier Qualifications) - but if I'm reading this page correctly, Finnair are removing free selection of Economy Comfort for Sapphire/Emerald?
EDIT- Find more in discussion in another thread that AY Gold won't have access to free Economy Comfort. Do we know if this includes other Oneworld Sapphire? So bizarre that there's no info at all about this besides this forum - considering it's changing on Friday. :/
EDIT- Find more in discussion in another thread that AY Gold won't have access to free Economy Comfort. Do we know if this includes other Oneworld Sapphire? So bizarre that there's no info at all about this besides this forum - considering it's changing on Friday. :/
Last edited by lycidas; Jun 28, 2016 at 11:16 pm
Jun 29, 2016, 1:55 am
#233
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,157
Yes, no more complimentary Economy Comfort for Sapphires. For Emeralds, yes.
Sep 26, 2016, 4:12 pm
#234
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If anyone has any views on what seat to avoid or go for in comfort section of A350 then you can just send it to me and I'll (eventually) add it to the graph.
Currently there is only one A350 config but still good to know seat pro/con for it.
Currently there is only one A350 config but still good to know seat pro/con for it.
Sep 27, 2016, 6:14 am
#235
Join Date: Aug 2010
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My first LH in a looooooooong time onbord AY coming up I will be in comfort thanks to AA EXP but which seat to choose. Are the middle seats in row 21 with alot of leg space or really cramped? Not sure I want to spend my upgrade on a BKK run so i will most likely just ruff it in comfort but I would love some legroom
Any advice
I will be in comfort thanks to AA EXP but which seat to choose. Are the middle seats in row 21 with alot of leg space or really cramped? Not sure I want to spend my upgrade on a BKK run so i will most likely just ruff it in comfort but I would love some legroom Any advice
Sep 27, 2016, 6:38 am
#236
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Going around Russian airspace
Posts: 621
My first LH in a looooooooong time onbord AY coming up I will be in comfort thanks to AA EXP but which seat to choose. Are the middle seats in row 21 with alot of leg space or really cramped? Not sure I want to spend my upgrade on a BKK run so i will most likely just ruff it in comfort but I would love some legroom
Any advice
I will be in comfort thanks to AA EXP but which seat to choose. Are the middle seats in row 21 with alot of leg space or really cramped? Not sure I want to spend my upgrade on a BKK run so i will most likely just ruff it in comfort but I would love some legroom Any advice
Sep 27, 2016, 6:46 am
#237
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: No more status, free agent now
Posts: 163
Here is one data point:
My personal notes and preference for AY A350 Y seating preference is
I have found the AY A350 Y+ seats in general pretty good, so any row (except the bulkhead) is OK. In normal seats you have all of the underside of the seat in front for yourself, if the pitch allows keeping legs straight, as it does in AY Y+ (for me, 182cm).
The 22C/J with no seat in front looked cramped to me, as the free space in front seemed to be used by people moving in the aisle so it is not all your own.
My personal notes and preference for AY A350 Y seating preference is
- Any Y+ aisle (except first Y+ row 21 or 22C/J)
- Exit row 42 A/L seats that have no seat in front
- Any Y- aisle seat except bulkheads
- Avoid Y+ first row (row 21)
I have found the AY A350 Y+ seats in general pretty good, so any row (except the bulkhead) is OK. In normal seats you have all of the underside of the seat in front for yourself, if the pitch allows keeping legs straight, as it does in AY Y+ (for me, 182cm).
The 22C/J with no seat in front looked cramped to me, as the free space in front seemed to be used by people moving in the aisle so it is not all your own.
Last edited by haa; Sep 27, 2016 at 6:48 am Reason: clarified 22CJ comment
Sep 27, 2016, 6:47 am
#238
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Going over on the A350 coming back on the 333
i was very confused as the seat map made no sense for the a350 even though it stated it was the a350 the gold line kindly let me know that it is infact the 333
Sep 27, 2016, 7:50 am
#239
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Going around Russian airspace
Posts: 621
Still, I would not select it unless you are very tall (195cm+).
Sep 27, 2016, 12:49 pm
#240
Join Date: Oct 2014
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[QUOTE=haa;27269632]Here is one data point:
My personal notes and preference for AY A350 Y seating preference is
With limited experience of two times 21A I would not say that is a bad seat. Perhaps due to my limited size (175cm).
My personal notes and preference for AY A350 Y seating preference is
- Any Y+ aisle (except first Y+ row 21 or 22C/J)
- Exit row 42 A/L seats that have no seat in front
- Any Y- aisle seat except bulkheads
- Avoid Y+ first row (row 21)
With limited experience of two times 21A I would not say that is a bad seat. Perhaps due to my limited size (175cm).