Hello
I very recently had my first long haul flight with Finnair, JFK-HEL. Unfortunately, while the service was decent, I must say that for me it has been the worst meal ever in a premium cabin, and usually I eat everything without much complain.
Appetizers and main course served together on a tray. Appetizer consisted in a small plate of green salad (with dressing to add), and another plate with 2 slices of cured salmon and beetroot carpaccio in cubes + some not identiied other vegetable... everything freezing cold!
The main was swordfish steak with roasted sweet potatoes: fish was very dry, and the potatoes looked more like boiled than roasted. Taste was not of my like and I couldn't finish them. Bread was ok.
As dessert I choose the ice cream, a little tube of Häagen-Dazs, served so frozen that no spoon could penetrate it. I think it took 15 minutes minimum to melt enough to start eating.
I didn't try breakfast as I wanted to maximize sleep time.
I was very disappointed in the quality, especially after having tasted short haul breakfast (decent) and short haul lunch (now that was very good, with a particularly tasty risotto) going from HEL to LHR.
I still have a long haul with AY, again on JFK-HEL service. Now I'm curious to see if I was just unlucky or it's the norm.
However, adding the aircraft state and the related IFE, I don't think I will choose again AY for US trips.