Finnair vs. BA on transatlantic flights
Apr 27, 1999, 12:37 pm
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Finnair vs. BA on transatlantic flights
I have to select between BA and Finnair on a transatlantic Canadian Plus miles redemption
flight in economy class. I like BA and use them quite frequently, but never had experience with Finnair. Should I try the Finns or stick to the Brits?
flight in economy class. I like BA and use them quite frequently, but never had experience with Finnair. Should I try the Finns or stick to the Brits?
Apr 28, 1999, 5:31 am
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Cough. Cough. I have been in World Traveller, I will have you know.
I flew Houston-Gatwick not so long ago in World Traveller, as my PA and two HR Assistants were travelling on the same flight in Economy. I very graciously agreed to travel economy.
Nick
PS: Never again!
I flew Houston-Gatwick not so long ago in World Traveller, as my PA and two HR Assistants were travelling on the same flight in Economy. I very graciously agreed to travel economy.
Nick
PS: Never again!
Apr 28, 1999, 8:48 am
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Don't be nasty now. Although they did ask if I would like to go "up front" for dinner. I said know, so they gave me a bottle of Hennessy XO (in a First Class bag of course) as a booby prize.
The CSD was terribly nice, and they did offer an upgrade at check-in, in the First Class Lounge and upon boarding.
Other than that, it was extra pretzels, a newspaper, and extra chocolates. Maybe a couple of extra drinks, but I don't recall exactly.
Nick
The CSD was terribly nice, and they did offer an upgrade at check-in, in the First Class Lounge and upon boarding.
Other than that, it was extra pretzels, a newspaper, and extra chocolates. Maybe a couple of extra drinks, but I don't recall exactly.
Nick
Apr 28, 1999, 2:42 pm
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boris: remembering an old boris-posting I thought that you will make your choice of airline only looking at the age of the flight-attendants, don't you?
Apr 28, 1999, 4:21 pm
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A point of clarification: I am flying to Madrid, Spain. But I have never been to Helsinki and would like to see the city. I just though that, maybe, it would make sense to redeem my points on Finnair and get a 2 day stopover in Helsinki on the way back.
Rudi: yes, the age of flight attendants DOES mean a lot. Compare the OLD, FAT, LAZY and UGLY women on North American airlines with the YOUNG, ENERGETIC and PRETTY ones on some European carriers!!! What do you think about the flight attendants on Finnair?
Rudi: yes, the age of flight attendants DOES mean a lot. Compare the OLD, FAT, LAZY and UGLY women on North American airlines with the YOUNG, ENERGETIC and PRETTY ones on some European carriers!!! What do you think about the flight attendants on Finnair?
Apr 28, 1999, 6:08 pm
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I think this should be a serious consideration too! Although on the whole, you are right about US airlines, when I came back to VA on Delta to Atlanta, there was a gourgeous young stewardess serving drinks to us in first class. As a young fellow myself, I just sat and gazed in awe!
On a similar note, I seem to remember reading somewhere a year ago or so that some older (and uglier) stewardesses at Crossair, a subsidiary of Swissair, were suing the airline for making a conscious effort to only hire good-looking young females to be members of their cabin crew. Unfortunately, I do not have any follow-up information, but I will post it if I come across it ...
But, Boris is definitely right, European airlines' stewardesses have a lot more in the
"looks" department than their North American counterparts.
On a similar note, I seem to remember reading somewhere a year ago or so that some older (and uglier) stewardesses at Crossair, a subsidiary of Swissair, were suing the airline for making a conscious effort to only hire good-looking young females to be members of their cabin crew. Unfortunately, I do not have any follow-up information, but I will post it if I come across it ...
But, Boris is definitely right, European airlines' stewardesses have a lot more in the
"looks" department than their North American counterparts.