Last edit by: lkrt
On ARN flights, a cold sandwich with beverages is served. On all other SH flights, the service includes "a hot main meal, something sweet and beverages".
Beverages include sparkling wine (Bernard-Massard Cuve de l'Ecusson), white wine, red wine, beer, cognac, whiskey, vodka, cream liquor and soft drinks.
Iberia-operated MAD and BCN flights have Iberia service with starter, hot meal and proper dessert. On these flights, a different set of beverages is served (IB selection).
Destinations with sandwich:
ARN
Destinations with hot meal only (no starter) and something sweet:
AMS BER BGO BLL BLQ BRU BUD CPH DBV DUS FRA GOT HAM KRK MUC NAP NCE OSL PRG SPU TOS TRD VCE VIE VNO WAW ZAG
Destinations with starter, hot meal and something sweet:
AGP ALC CDG DUB EDI FCO GVA KEF LHR LIN LIS MAN MXP OPO TLV
SPML - Special meals, examples and links (incomplete list)
SFML - Seafood meal, eg Salmon lasagna, Smoked salmon. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VLML - Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal. Example 2
RVML - Raw Vegetarian meal. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VGML - Vegetarian / Vegan
FPML - Fruit platter meal
Beverages include sparkling wine (Bernard-Massard Cuve de l'Ecusson), white wine, red wine, beer, cognac, whiskey, vodka, cream liquor and soft drinks.
Iberia-operated MAD and BCN flights have Iberia service with starter, hot meal and proper dessert. On these flights, a different set of beverages is served (IB selection).
Destinations with sandwich:
ARN
Destinations with hot meal only (no starter) and something sweet:
AMS BER BGO BLL BLQ BRU BUD CPH DBV DUS FRA GOT HAM KRK MUC NAP NCE OSL PRG SPU TOS TRD VCE VIE VNO WAW ZAG
Destinations with starter, hot meal and something sweet:
AGP ALC CDG DUB EDI FCO GVA KEF LHR LIN LIS MAN MXP OPO TLV
SPML - Special meals, examples and links (incomplete list)
SFML - Seafood meal, eg Salmon lasagna, Smoked salmon. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VLML - Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal. Example 2
RVML - Raw Vegetarian meal. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VGML - Vegetarian / Vegan
FPML - Fruit platter meal
Finnair Shorthaul Business Class Food
#526
We got into a discussion around connecting pax, and it kind of felt that they already have abandoned any positive development in intra-eu traffic. --. But if they are considering the shorthaul as mereley feeder traffic with no intrinsic value, then I cant see a positive development in the future.
Who would accept a microwave meal in an expensive restaurant that market itself as a luxurious experience?
Exactly.
#527
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This is perfectly fine if they decide to go this way. However, then they shouldn't advertise their business class product with words such as "extreme comfort" and "top-class service". "Delicious high-quality meal" is far from reality and doesn't correspond to the premium prices they charge.
Who would accept a microwave meal in an expensive restaurant that market itself as a luxurious experience?
Exactly.
Who would accept a microwave meal in an expensive restaurant that market itself as a luxurious experience?
Exactly.
"If this is what they call a 'luxurious meal', then I can easily figure out how to read 'punctual', 'safe' and all other keywords they are trying to associate with the brand"
#528
Join Date: Jun 2015
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I was very satisfied with the food offer on MUC - HEL yesterday evening. I could choose between 2 nice different main dishes. Also no complaints about the starter and the dessert (which came along with a chocolate bar in addition). As you might guess correctly I was not on AY but LH exceptionally.
I only wonder why AY does not manage that despite they put a way higher price tag on it. And I am curious about about the food tommorow on AY on the same route.
I only wonder why AY does not manage that despite they put a way higher price tag on it. And I am curious about about the food tommorow on AY on the same route.
#529
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#531
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The lounge closes now again at 23 and you need to be there before 22:45 to get access. This is usually when you get there if you have checked luggage.
#532
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Can't comment on the LHR route as I usually go with BA there, but just flew BUD-HEL in C (nearly an hour shorter than LHR) and the catering beats BA's hands down. 3 course meal (salad, hot main dish, dessert) + all the ethyl-based beverage you fancy and no, the champer isn't Monopole No "afternoon tea" nonsense either. You won't go hungry as with the 11 am:ish BA flight where you'd simply starve as you'd leave the lounge 10 am or so, no lunch onboard ("too early") but it'll be still after 5 pm you get anything edible landside.
#535
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Flew BUD-HEL in J on Sunday evening. Service was impeccable, but the meal served was lacklustre to say the least (and then I was still very nice to the "kitchen").
Amazing how much the quality of the food went down just within a year on short-haul business class. No menu cards since end of last year, no dessert sinc eearly this year, where is this going to end? Maybe in a year's time it will be "only first drink service is free, after that you have to pay for it"...
And to some extent I'm even more dissapointed, as this time around I've actually travelled in paid J (fair enough, part of a trip to HKG to make it a LOT cheaper, but still).
Ps.: AY please stop serving "goulash" on the HEL-BUD-HEL route. Whatever you are calling goulash is not goulash. Just because you put paprika in a dish, does not make it goulash.
Amazing how much the quality of the food went down just within a year on short-haul business class. No menu cards since end of last year, no dessert sinc eearly this year, where is this going to end? Maybe in a year's time it will be "only first drink service is free, after that you have to pay for it"...
And to some extent I'm even more dissapointed, as this time around I've actually travelled in paid J (fair enough, part of a trip to HKG to make it a LOT cheaper, but still).
Ps.: AY please stop serving "goulash" on the HEL-BUD-HEL route. Whatever you are calling goulash is not goulash. Just because you put paprika in a dish, does not make it goulash.
#537
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#538
I would like to add that this is a special meal, the seafood one. One shouldn't expect this without a preorder. It's quite good actually in my opinion but it seems AY only has one seafood meal as they always serve this one.
Not only in BUD route, so AY: please stop serving this "goulash" on all your flights.
Not only in BUD route, so AY: please stop serving this "goulash" on all your flights.
#539
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#540
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(PS - it seems that we systematically avoid each other on the HEL-BUD-HEL positioning/price dropping route )