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Oct 2018:
  • Sat 6th BA795 HEL-LHR finavia
  • Sat 6th BA794 1125 LHR-HEL: mtikky
  • Sat 6th BA798 LHR-HEL: ifearn0thing
  • Sat 6th BA799 HEL-LHR:navylad
  • Sun 7th BA795 HEL-LHR: ifearn0thing
  • Mon 8th BA799 1710 HEL-LHR: mtikky
  • Fri 12th BA799 HEL-LHR: teme
  • Sun 14th BA798 LHR-HEL: teme
  • Mon 15th BA798 LHR - HEL: memesweeper
  • Mon 15th BA799 HEL-LHR: duvin
  • Tues 16th BA799 HEL - LHR: memesweeper
  • Thu 18th BA798 LHR-HEL: duvin
  • Fri 19th BA837 1510 DUB-LHR: ilovethebeachclub
  • Fri 19th BA798 1805 LHR-HEL: ilovethebeachclub
  • Sun 21st BA795 0745 HEL-LHR: ilovethebeachclub
  • Sun 21st BA830 1430 LHR-DUB: ilovethebeachclub
  • Tue 23th EDI to HEL Via LHR (BA0794) Colnic2011
  • Sat 27th BA794 1125 LHR-HEL: onobond, mattyw
  • Sat 27th BA798 LHR-HEL: Shl, bhbloke
  • Sun 28th BA795 HEL-LHR mattyw, Shl
  • Sun 28th BA794 LHR-HEL:Finavia
  • Sun 28th BA799 HEL-LHR: bhbloke
  • Mon 29th BA795 HEL-LHR: Tafflyer
Nov 2018:
  • Sat 3rd BA798 LHR-HEL: Shl, jfallesen
  • Sun 4th BA 795 HEL-LHR: Shl
  • Sun 4th BA 799 HEL-LHR: jfallesen
  • Fri 9th BA798 LHR-HEL: WickedStepMother, RG1X
  • Sat 10th BA795 HEL-LHR: WickedStepMother, RG1X
  • Sat 10th BA438 LHR-AMS: WickedStepMother
  • Sat 10th BA446 LHR-AMS: RG1X
  • Sat 10th BA794 LHR-HEL: Fontana
  • Sat 10th BA799 HEL-LHR: florens+1, Fontana
  • Sun 11th BA423 AMS-LHR: WickedStepMother, RG1X
  • Sun 11th BA794 LHR-HEL: WickedStepMother, RG1X
  • Mon 12th BA795 HEL-LHR: WickedStepMother, RG1X
  • Fri 16th BA2777 JER-LGW: victairinternational
  • Sat 17th BA798 1815 LHR-HEL: flyslow, pinksocks (3A), ilovethebeachclub
  • Sat 17th BA794 LHR-HEL: Mr. Lefly (2D), victairinternational+1 (11A/C), Fontana, Adboy, Mordac+1
  • Sat 17th BA799 HEL-LHR: Mr. Lefly (1A), Fontana, Adboy
  • Sun 18th BA794 LHR-HEL Mr. Lefly, Adboy
  • Sun 18th BA799 HEL-LHR Mr. Lefly, victairinternational+1 (11A/C), Adboy, Mordac+1 (8C)
  • Sun 18th BA795 0745 HEL-LHR: flyslow, pinksocks (2A), ilovethebeachclub
  • Tue 20th BA799 1700 HEL-LHR: onobond
  • Wed 21st AY1332 LHR-HEL memorex
  • Wed 21st BA794 LHR-HEL: WickedStepMother (as part of PHX TP run)
  • Wed 21st BA795 HEL to EDI Via LHR Colnic2011
  • Wed 21st BA799 HEL-LHR memorex
  • Thu 22nd BA798 LHR-HEL Redpalmetto+1 (2D/F)
  • Fri 23rd BA799 HEL-LHR Kirtap
  • Sat 24th BA794 1100 LHR-HEL: TheFlyingCyclist, Mr. Lefly (4D), Flying Garden, Adboy, Kirtap
  • Sat 24th BA799 HEL-LHR: Mr. Lefly, Adboy
  • Sun 25th BA794 LHR-HEL Mr. Lefly, Adboy
  • Sun 25th BA799 HEL-LHR: TheFlyingCyclist, Mr. Lefly (3C), Redpalmetto+1 (6A/C), Adboy, Wappingflyer (12)
  • Mon 26th BA799 1655 HEL-LHR: Flying Garden
  • Thurs 29th AY1332 LHR-HEL memorex
  • Thurs 29th BA799 HEL-LHR memorex
Dec 2018:
  • Sat 1st BA794 1100 LHR-HEL: Deltus, flyslow
  • Sat 1st BA799 1655 HEL-LHR: flyslow
  • Sun 2nd BA794 1105 LHR-HEL: flyslow
  • Sun 2nd BA799 1700 HEL-LHR: Deltus, flyslow
  • Sat 8th BA794 11:05 LHR-HEL: BAGoldBoy
  • Sun 9th BA798 18:15 HEL-LHR: BAGoldBoy
  • Tue 11th BA799 1700 HEL-LHR: onobond
  • Tue 11th BA794 LHR > HEL: Colnic2011
  • Sat 15th AY1340 0730 LHR-HEL: typical
  • Sat 15th BA798 1815 LHR-HEL: Physci, small_clanger, Fontana
  • Sun 16th BA795 0745 HEL-LHR: Physci, small_clanger, Fontana
  • Thu 20th BA798 1815 LHR-HEL: onobond
  • Thu 20th BA795 HEL-LHR: Colnic2011
  • Sat 22nd BA794 11:00 LHR-HEL TedToToe +2
  • Thu 27th AY1332 1020 LHR-HEL Physci
  • Fri 28th AY1331 0800 HEL-LHR Physci
  • Fri 28th BA794 LHR-HEL: Colnic2011
  • Fri 28th AY1332 LHR-HEL: florens+1
  • Fri 28th AY820 ARN-HEL: Lefly
  • Sat 29th AY1331 HEL-LHR: Lefly
  • Sun 30th BA799 17:00 HEL-LHR TedToToe +2
Jan 2019:
  • Wed 2nd AY1331 HEL-LHR: florens+1
  • Thu 3rd BA799 HEL-LHR: teme
  • Sun 6th BA798 LHR-HEL: teme
  • Thu 17th BA799 1700 HEL-LHR: onobond
  • Fri 18th BA794 1110 LHR-HEL: alex67500
  • Sat 19th BA795 0745 HEL-LHR: alex67500
  • Sat 19th BA438 1245 LHR-AMS: alex67500
  • Sat 19th BA798 LHR-HEL: Gastrocnemius, wilsnunn, swadbus
  • Sun 20th BA795 HEL-LHR: Gastrocnemius, wilsnunn, swadbus
  • Sun 20th BA423 0730 AMS-LHR: alex67500
  • Sun 20th BA794 1110 LHR-HEL: alex67500
  • Sun 20th BA799 HEL-LHR 1700: alex67500
  • Sat 26th BA794 11:00 - LHR > HEL - Colnic2011
  • Sat 26th BA794 11:00: H2L
  • Sat 26th BA799 18:10: H2L

Feb 2019
  • Fri 1st BA794 1110 LHR-HEL: StanStorby Sr+Jr
  • Sun 3rd BA799 1700 HEL-LHR: StanStorby Sr+Jr
  • Thur 7th BA794 11:05 LHR-HEL TWClam +1
  • Sat 9th BA798 LHR-HEL: Swadbus
  • Sat 9th BA794 11:00: H2L, TravellerFrequently+1
  • Sat 9th BA799 18:10: H2L, TravellerFrequently+1
  • Sun 10th BA795 HEL-LHR: Swadbus
  • Sun 10th BA799 HEL-LHR TWClam +1
  • Tue 12th BA795 HEL-LHR: Colnic2011
  • Fri 15th BA798 LHR-HEL: florens+1
  • Sat 16th BA795 HEL-LHR: florens+1
  • Sat 16th BA798 LHR-HEL: swadbus
  • Sun 17th BA798 LHR-HEL: florens+1
  • Sun 17th BA799 HE-LHR: swadbus
  • Wed 20th BA799 HEL-LHR: florens+1
  • Thu 21st BA794 LHR-HEL: Colnic2011
  • Sat 23rd BA794 11:00: H2L, TravellerFrequently
  • Sat 23rd BA799 18:10: H2L, TravellerFrequently
  • Sat 23rd BA798 1815 LHR-HEL: KARFA
  • Sun 24th BA795 0745 HEL-LHR: KARFA
  • Wed 27th BA794 1105 LHR-HEL: PleasureFlyer
  • Wed 27th BA799 1700 HEL-LHR: PleasureFlyer

Mar 2019:
  • Fri 1st BA795 HEL-LHR: Kirtap
  • Fri 1st BA798 LHR-HEL: Kirtap
  • Sat 2nd BA794 LHR-HEL: swadbus, NvT1115
  • Sun 3rd BA795 HEL-LHR: NvT1115, Kirtap
  • Sun 3rd BA799 HEL-LHR: swadbus
  • Sun 3rd BA798 LHR-HEL, Kirtap
  • Thu 7th AY1331 HEL-LHR: tigertanaka
  • Fri 8th BA794 1100 LHR-HEL: estrangeiro8
  • Sat 9th BA794 1100 LHR-HEL: Mike Skyflier, TheFlyingCyclist, SkiSunday + 1, ceej123
  • Sat 9th BA799 1655 HEL-LHR: Mike Skyflier
  • Sun 10th BA799 1655 HEL-LHR: TheFlyingCyclist, SkiSunday + 1, ceej123, estrangeiro8
  • Fri 15th BA794 1100 LHR-HEL: thomasd21 +1
  • Sat 16th BA794 1100 LHR-HEL: Mike Skyflier
  • Sat 16th BA799 1655 HEL-LHR: Mike Skyflier
  • Sat 16th BA798 1815 LHR-HEL TravelManBiz +1
  • Sun 17th BA795 0745 HEL-LHR TravelManBiz +1
  • Sun 17th BA799 1655 HEL-LHR: thomasd21 +1
  • Fri 22nd BA794 1110 LHR-HEL: PleasureFlyer +1
  • Fri 22nd BA799 1700 HEL-LHR: onobond, PleasureFlyer: +1
  • Fri 22nd BA798 1815 LHR-HEL: where2travel + 1
  • Fri 22nd BA1409 MAN-LHR: Odiy
  • Sat 23rd BA1375 1400 MAN-LHR: dp1586
  • Sat 23rd BA794 LHR-HEL - Odiy
  • Sat 23rd BA798 1815 LHR-HEL: dp1586, PleasureFlyer
  • Sat 23rd BA799 HEL-LHR: Odiy
  • Sun 24th BA799 1700 HEL-LHR: dp1586, Odiy, PleasureFlyer, where2travel + 1
  • Sun 24th BA1376 2100 LHR-MAN: dp1586, Odiy
  • Sun 24th BA1385 LHR-HEL: Odiy
  • Fri 29th BA798 1815 LHR-HEL: PleasureFlyer
  • Sat 30th BA795 0745 HEL-LHR: PleasureFlyer

April 2019:
  • Mon 15h BA 6080 LHR-HEL Shl (+1) OTP TP run
  • Tue 16th BA 6031 HEL-LHR Shl (+1) OTP TP run
  • Wed17th AY1336 LHR-HEL: SunshineBob+1 (1A/C - OTP-PHX TP run)
  • Thu 18th AY1331 HEL-LHR: SunshineBob+1 (2D/H - OTP-PHX TP run)
  • Thu 18th BA6029 HEL-LHR: teme
  • Sun 21th BA 6032 10:20 am LHR-HEL shl (+1) OTP TP run
  • Mon 22th BA 6031 08:00 am HEL-LHR shl (+1) OTP TP run
  • Mon 22nd AY1332 LHR-HEL: SunshineBob+1 (2D/H - OTP-PHX TP run)
  • Mon 22nd BA6080 LHR-HEL: teme
  • Tue 23rd AY1331 HEL-LHR: SunshineBob+1 (5D/H - OTP-PHX TP run)
  • Fri 26th BA0749 LHR-HEL: RHWine
  • Sun 28th BA0799 HEL-LHR: RHWine
May 2019:
  • Sat 4th BA0794 LHR-HEL thebigben
  • Mon 6th BA0799 HEL-LHR thebigben
June 2019:
  • Mon 3rd - BA794 LHR-HEL VInotraveller
    Mon 3rd - BA799 HEL-LHR Vinotraveller

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LHR-HEL run & meet-up thread

Old Oct 3, 2018, 7:42 am
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Originally Posted by StanStorby
StanStorby Sr. and Jr. will be taking BA794 on 1st, Feb.
Return with BA799 on 3rd, Feb.

Can someone please add us to the wiki? Thanks.
Wiki updated for Sr. & Jr.
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 7:52 am
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Originally Posted by Finavia


Many dates showing next year. Sat & Sun seem to be where most of them are. My Avios balance is quite healthy so I just offset the fare price with about 5k Avios and there they are, 55 day trip to London. Leaving HEL 7:45 on the BA795 and returning 18:40 BA798. I get 3k Avios back as GC holder at the moment.
This is awesome I will need to check it out.

I have a spare 100,000 Avios at the moment so will definitely look at this option.

Thank you for the heads up
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by Finavia


<snip>
Dont kinda now how to do the wiki thing though!
As you are over the thresholds of +90 posts and +90 days of FT membership, you can edit wikis yourself. It's an easy-peasy thing, actually.

1. Click on "Edit Wiki" blue button in the lower right corner
2. Enter dates/flights and FThandle(s) , or +1 (or more)
3. Click on blue button "Save changes"

Voila! All done now.
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 8:10 am
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Just had a random look. March 2/16/ €54 + 5.5k avios. Probably a lot mor3 out there if you have a look. Get to Silver then you have the joys of T3 lounges!,

Sorry this was a reply for colnic2011
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 8:28 am
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Originally Posted by Mike Skyflier
could somebody kindly add my details to the wiki please.
Doing nested b2b trips on 9th March and 16th March.BA794 out BA799 back.
Thanks
Your flights have been added to the wiki.

Your details can be communicated in the lounge or whilst in flight
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 9:01 am
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Originally Posted by Finavia

Just had a random look. March 2/16/ €54 + 5.5k avios. Probably a lot mor3 out there if you have a look. Get to Silver then you have the joys of T3 lounges!,

Sorry this was a reply for colnic2011
Silver will be here in November after my CE return leg to EDI on the 21st, then I fly EDI > MCO via LGW on the 23rd of NOV so will make full use of the Silver benefits. Gonna go for gold Next TP Year. I actually Joined BAEC last November but didn't start flying until May this year so TP year ends in NOV happy with Silver in 6 months.

Just out of Curiosity which lounge to you use at HEL

I believe there are 2 options??

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Old Oct 3, 2018, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by Colnic2011
Silver will be here in November after my CE return leg to EDI on the 21st, then I fly EDI > MCO via LGW on the 23rd of NOV so will make full use of the Silver benefits. Gonna go for gold Next TP Year. I actually Joined BAEC last November but didn't start flying until May this year so TP year ends in NOV happy with Silver in 6 months.

Just out of Curiosity which lounge to you use at HEL

I believe there are 2 options??
Lots of info here on this thread.

Which HEL lounge?
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 9:54 am
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Originally Posted by dp1586
I can't edit the Wiki as yet so if someone could be so kind as to do it for me, I am on

23/3 BA1375/BA0798 MAN-LHR-HEL
24/3 BA0799/BA1376 HEL-LHR-MAN

I have done HEL twice before, once staying in the airport as I was last flight in first flight out, (pre flyertalk so I didnt know about the pods, and just sat with the drunks in the airside cafe until it closed) last time I ventured into town and staying at the Scandic Marina which I will probably book again dependent on other's recommendations.
You are now added to the list of other 'suspects'
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 10:55 am
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Originally Posted by flyslow
Doing BA798 & BA795 17.-18. Nov and double b2b 1.-2. Dec
See you on those on the 17/18 !!
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 10:59 am
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Anyone doing the super quick turn-around this weekend or on any of these flights?

Doing NCL > LHR (BA1337) on 6/10 then
LHR > HEL BA 0794 (7/10) going straight back HEL > LHR BA 0799
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by Ilovethebeachclub
I don't know how to edit the Wiki, but we are doing DUB-LHR-HEL & back on 19/10 - 21/10
Also 17/18 November LHR- HEL-LHR

Not booked seats yet as we have been bumped down to blue :-(
Yes, life is cruel sometimes... OTH, love is blue too....
If you post your flights, someone will help you with entering the details into the wiki. To edit the wiki, per FT rules, you need 90+ days of membership and 90+ posts under your belt. So, I'm sorry to say I can't show you the secret handshake yet.
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 12:08 pm
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I'm only 6 posts away from Wiki-editing rights after this post, so in the meantime:
18/01: BA794 (already there, just missing the flight number)
19/01: BA795, followed by BA438 to AMS
20/01: BA423, BA794, BA799 (B2B for the last one, long day...)

For those on that weekend I'm in 2A or 2F for all 6 flights.

400TPs for 630GBP, not a bad return ex-LON...
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 1:06 pm
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Im not doing this HEL run but have just spent last week in Helsinki on a business trip. I find Helsinki to be a chaotic airport and personally wouldnt want to spend the night in a pod when the Scandic airport hotel is 5 minutes walk from the terminal. I attended a meeting at this Scandic and it looked okay, no idea what the room rate was though.

I stayed in the Scandic Marina which is a converted warehouse about 20 minutes walk from the central station in Helsinki city centre or you can get a number 4 tram from Lasipalatsi about 100 metres from the station.

The Scandic was ok, Ive stayed in better and Im sure you could find better yourselves but it was comfortable and convenient. The train from the airport is takes about 30 and costs 5 for a one way trip, they are frequent and punctual and never had many people on them when Intravelled.
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 1:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Nimrod1965
Im not doing this HEL run but have just spent last week in Helsinki on a business trip. I find Helsinki to be a chaotic airport and personally wouldnt want to spend the night in a pod when the Scandic airport hotel is 5 minutes walk from the terminal. I attended a meeting at this Scandic and it looked okay, no idea what the room rate was though.

I stayed in the Scandic Marina which is a converted warehouse about 20 minutes walk from the central station in Helsinki city centre or you can get a number 4 tram from Lasipalatsi about 100 metres from the station.

The Scandic was ok, Ive stayed in better and Im sure you could find better yourselves but it was comfortable and convenient. The train from the airport is takes about 30 and costs 5 for a one way trip, they are frequent and punctual and never had many people on them when Intravelled.
The convenience of the Pods, IMO, is when you have a very short night layover, like arriving 23:30 and departing the morning after at 7:45
Personally I don't find great value in spending 110 eur* for less than 6 hrs of sleep, so I welcome the 35/40 eur Pod alternative option

By the way, I don't find HEL so chaotic...


*Scandic example rate on 17/18 Nov (non refundable rate)
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Old Oct 3, 2018, 1:41 pm
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I wasnt going to bother renewing gold since I was going to fall about 400tp short, now I'm going to be a lot closer I'm kinda tempted. Are these still bookable at sensible fares?
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