Alternative Flight
Jul 26, 2020, 10:28 am
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Alternative Flight
Hi All,
I had a flight booked from Warsaw to LHR with BA on a Saturday in September, I received an email saying that this flight is cancelled.
When I log in to my account it offers me a alternative flight of Warsaw to Helsinki to LHR on the Sat with Finnair or flights the next day or previous day with BA.
The original flight had me back in LHR around 1pm the Finnair around 5pm, the BA flights the day before or after arrive around 8pm, I have further onward travel of about 3 hours.
Would you take the alternative, and is Helsinki airport more expensive than normal airports?
Thanks
Bassset
I had a flight booked from Warsaw to LHR with BA on a Saturday in September, I received an email saying that this flight is cancelled.
When I log in to my account it offers me a alternative flight of Warsaw to Helsinki to LHR on the Sat with Finnair or flights the next day or previous day with BA.
The original flight had me back in LHR around 1pm the Finnair around 5pm, the BA flights the day before or after arrive around 8pm, I have further onward travel of about 3 hours.
Would you take the alternative, and is Helsinki airport more expensive than normal airports?
Thanks
Bassset
Jul 26, 2020, 10:33 am
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Hi All,
I had a flight booked from Warsaw to LHR with BA on a Saturday in September, I received an email saying that this flight is cancelled.
When I log in to my account it offers me a alternative flight of Warsaw to Helsinki to LHR on the Sat with Finnair or flights the next day or previous day with BA.
The original flight had me back in LHR around 1pm the Finnair around 5pm, the BA flights the day before or after arrive around 8pm, I have further onward travel of about 3 hours.
Would you take the alternative, and is Helsinki airport more expensive than normal airports?
Thanks
Bassset
I had a flight booked from Warsaw to LHR with BA on a Saturday in September, I received an email saying that this flight is cancelled.
When I log in to my account it offers me a alternative flight of Warsaw to Helsinki to LHR on the Sat with Finnair or flights the next day or previous day with BA.
The original flight had me back in LHR around 1pm the Finnair around 5pm, the BA flights the day before or after arrive around 8pm, I have further onward travel of about 3 hours.
Would you take the alternative, and is Helsinki airport more expensive than normal airports?
Thanks
Bassset
Do you mean if you stay overnight how expensive the hotels are? If that's what you mean then HEL is much more expensive with fewer options. Around LHR there are plenty of reasonably hotels under Ł60 per night, whereas you would be paying double that for the few that are around HEL.
Jul 26, 2020, 11:15 am
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Hi All,
Sorry if I wasn't clear, I would only be hopefully connecting in HEL, with about a 2.5 hours wait. Was thinking about a beer and some food.
Not bothered about the extra time it takes in flying time. Just thought I tick another country off before my travelling stops.
Basset
Sorry if I wasn't clear, I would only be hopefully connecting in HEL, with about a 2.5 hours wait. Was thinking about a beer and some food.
Not bothered about the extra time it takes in flying time. Just thought I tick another country off before my travelling stops.
Basset
Jul 26, 2020, 11:23 am
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Hi All,
I had a flight booked from Warsaw to LHR with BA on a Saturday in September, I received an email saying that this flight is cancelled.
When I log in to my account it offers me a alternative flight of Warsaw to Helsinki to LHR on the Sat with Finnair or flights the next day or previous day with BA.
The original flight had me back in LHR around 1pm the Finnair around 5pm, the BA flights the day before or after arrive around 8pm, I have further onward travel of about 3 hours.
Would you take the alternative, and is Helsinki airport more expensive than normal airports?
Thanks
Bassset
I had a flight booked from Warsaw to LHR with BA on a Saturday in September, I received an email saying that this flight is cancelled.
When I log in to my account it offers me a alternative flight of Warsaw to Helsinki to LHR on the Sat with Finnair or flights the next day or previous day with BA.
The original flight had me back in LHR around 1pm the Finnair around 5pm, the BA flights the day before or after arrive around 8pm, I have further onward travel of about 3 hours.
Would you take the alternative, and is Helsinki airport more expensive than normal airports?
Thanks
Bassset
Northern Europe confuses me, I think things are a bit more expensive over there. I can only presume your asking as you don't have access to any lounges. With the connection being same day it rules out a hotel.
This is the airports dining page: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/h...port/shop-dine
Maybe you can search the food places for their menus online to help come up with an idea.
Jul 26, 2020, 11:27 am
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Finland is much more expensive than Poland, to be sure. But still the cheapest of the Nordics! A beer and salted snacks will cost about 15€ I would guess. There is an Irish themed pub selling draft Finnish beer by gate 22, which will almost certainly be en route between your arriving and departing flights, the Oak Barrel. It was open afternoons only as of last week, it may be more generally open by the time you travel. Note it can be quite a walk to the UK departure gates and you need to allow a little bit of time to clear the Schengen border (5 minutes or so).
Jul 26, 2020, 11:53 am
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If no lounge access I'd second @c-w-s option of the Irish bar. Relatively cheap for that part of the world and decent enough to pass an hour or two.