AY Announces SFO for S17
Sep 22, 2016, 3:25 am
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AY Announces SFO for S17
Sep 22, 2016, 3:33 am
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OH! To my understanding they've received quite many requests about SFO but I never thought they'd actually do it. Anyway, it's good to get another NA destination (on the west coast!)
Sep 22, 2016, 3:48 am
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Well, this was just a matter of time. Glad to see it happen!
Random dates in June give this info:
AY 011
HEL-SFO 16:35-17:20
AY012
SFO-HEL 19:10-15:30
Good schedule IMO although connections from SFO to Europe seem tight or undoable.
Random dates in June give this info:
AY 011
HEL-SFO 16:35-17:20
AY012
SFO-HEL 19:10-15:30
Good schedule IMO although connections from SFO to Europe seem tight or undoable.
with SK opening west coast routes 👍👍👍
Sep 22, 2016, 4:48 am
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Sep 22, 2016, 5:23 am
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Sep 22, 2016, 5:39 am
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Sep 22, 2016, 6:36 am
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yes, there are some seasonal routes that we don't really know if they are working out or not. Add CAN to the mix. And the intermittent HKG second daily. FUK is another one on the suspects list. The kumamoto jishin didn't help the numbers.
But the pressrelease talks about "growth". Moving an aircraft from one route to another isn't growth.
But the pressrelease talks about "growth". Moving an aircraft from one route to another isn't growth.
In line with its growth strategy, Finnair has today announced that it will open a new seasonal route from Helsinki to San Francisco in June 2017
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“We are very pleased to be taking another step forward in the growth of our airline as San Francisco is an exciting new destination for all of our customers,” says Juha Jδrvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Finnair. ...
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“We are very pleased to be taking another step forward in the growth of our airline as San Francisco is an exciting new destination for all of our customers,” says Juha Jδrvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Finnair. ...
Sep 22, 2016, 8:48 am
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Pricewise
Y exHEL ~800€, exEurope ~700€
C exEurope ~3000€ and exHEL 4400€
Just waiting for offers now.
Sep 22, 2016, 8:56 am
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It will offer connections to most afternoon/evening flights out from HEL with maybe except MAN, CDG, MXP that depart ~4ish, but yes will be VERY tight. If I remember correctly minimum connection time is 40min for Schengen/Non-Schengen
Pricewise
Y exHEL ~800, exEurope ~700
C exEurope ~3000 and exHEL 4400
Just waiting for offers now.
Pricewise
Y exHEL ~800, exEurope ~700
C exEurope ~3000 and exHEL 4400
Just waiting for offers now.
Sep 22, 2016, 9:23 am
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Would DOH-HEL-SFO work? Many Emirates and Etihad flights flights to California fly over Finland. The times of Qatar's day flights should work but how are the days? How would the total length of flying time compare with other options? I tried to search but could not find the answer.
Sep 22, 2016, 9:42 am
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It will offer connections to most afternoon/evening flights out from HEL with maybe except MAN, CDG, MXP that depart ~4ish, but yes will be VERY tight. If I remember correctly minimum connection time is 40min for Schengen/Non-Schengen
Pricewise
Y exHEL ~800, exEurope ~700
C exEurope ~3000 and exHEL 4400
Just waiting for offers now.
Pricewise
Y exHEL ~800, exEurope ~700
C exEurope ~3000 and exHEL 4400
Just waiting for offers now.
Also the note is noteworthy: "...trip includes flights in various travel cabins: Business, Economy." Just wonder what you really would get for that 7436 
Sep 22, 2016, 9:51 am
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Would DOH-HEL-SFO work? Many Emirates and Etihad flights flights to California fly over Finland. The times of Qatar's day flights should work but how are the days? How would the total length of flying time compare with other options? I tried to search but could not find the answer.
On Thursdays and Sundays, the QR flight lands at HEL 13:55 and AY011 departs HEL at 16:35.
On the way back, it works on Fridays and Mondays. The Thursday & Sunday flight from SFO lands at HEL on 15:30 on Friday/Monday and the QR flight departs at 16:15. There's no security control involved so this works like a breeze.
I wonder if AY and QR will do some cooperation here. If not, it'll probably be horrendously expensive. Does QR codeshare extensively with OW partners?
Last edited by ffay005; Sep 22, 2016 at 1:37 pm Reason: typo