Originally Posted by
bisonrav
The HEL shuffle fares are also available to MAN or JER as destinations for about £550 for 400 TP. For example between 22 and 24th March (the dates I've been using). You can also slide in OTP as the sandwiched destination for 480 TPs for about £680.
Obviously bear in mind the cost of two nights in HEL can be significant, but on the timings I was working to it's feasible to stay somewhere in the airport for 5 hours, shower in the lounge, and sleep on the way back.
In case anyone is interested in starting further north, here's an example for 560TP at £858 over a 4-day weekend in November: NCL-LHR-HEL-LHR-OTP-LHR-HEL-LHR-NCL. Unfortunately, because of the requirement for BA metal and then the connecting flight times to/from OTP, it requires a lot of time at LHR for almost no time at the destinations. Probably acceptable if you've got a CCR card, or live locally near LHR and can nip home for a few hours and return via First Wing.
I quickly tried the same originating and returning to INV to minimise APD, but the returns seem to be connecting via Finnair; originating INV and returning NCL seemed to break the multi-city tool. Haven't played with this any more.