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”one last hurrah of AY idiots”

Saturday Oct 5th HEL-LHR-HEL AY1331 and AY1338

The era of mileage running is coming to an end! (or is it?) Join your fellow idiots in reminiscing the good old times (and coming up with new ideas) in a lounge-pub-lounge-crawl day in and around Heathrow! There will be cake.

List of idiots:

cistavoda
NoWindowSeat
intuition (?)

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Also, casual inorganized meet-ups below - Post in following format:
DD MMM (time) (handle), (Airport) (terminal and lounge) -

Who & Where

24 Apr 16-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

27 Apr 11-15.45 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

28 Apr 13-19.00 finnishlad, Schengen, Platinum Wing, Non-Schengen

30 Apr 7.30-10.00 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

1 May 11-13.15 finnishlad, Platinum Wing

14 May 5-6.45 finnishlad, Suvarnabhumi lounges

14 May 15.45-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

25 May 11-15.30 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

28 May 12-10.00 finnishlad, Schengen, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

4 Jul 11-15.30 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

7 Jul 12-19.00 finnishlad, Schengen, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

10 Jul 5.30-7.00 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

10 Jul 12.20-13.15 finnishlad Platinum Wing

15 Jul 5-6.45 finnishlad, Suvarnabhumi lounges

15 Jul 15.35-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

17 Jul 5.30-7.00 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

17 Jul 12.20-13.15 finnishlad, Platinum Wing

23 Jul 5-6.45 finnishlad, Suvarnabhumi lounges

24 Jul 11-13.30 finnishlad, Platinum Wing

31 Aug 7.30-10.00 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

1 Sept 11-13.15 finnishlad, Platinum Wing

12 Sept 5.00-6.45 finnishlad, Suvarnabhumi lounges

12 Sept 15.45-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

14 Sept 11-15.30 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

15 Sept 13-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

21 Sept 11-15.40 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

24 Sept 12-19.00 finnishlad, Schengen, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

5 Oct 7-9.40 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

6 Oct 11-13.15 finnishlad, Platinum Wing

14 Oct 5.00-6.45 finnishlad, Suvarnabhumi lounges

15 Oct 11-13.30 finnishlad, Platinum Wing

24 Oct 13-15.30 NoWindowSeat, PlatWing

2 Nov 7.00-10.00 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

3 Nov 13.00-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

9 Nov 7.00-10.00 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

10 Nov 13.00-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

16 Nov 7.00-10.00 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

17 Nov 13.00-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

20 Nov 13-15.30 NoWindowSeat, PlatWing

30 Nov 11.00-15.45 finnishlad, Heathrow 3 lounges

1 Dec 13.30-19.00 finnishlad, Platinum Wing, non-Schengen

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Oct 5, 2016, 5:01 am

#811

Furry

Join Date: Dec 2013

Programs: AY+ Plat, A3*G

Posts: 672

Quote:

Originally Posted by OH-LGG

Thanks to Furry's Travellink code and AY releasing one seat to R, just bought for our 14JAN LHR lounge event HEL-ARN (ARN-HEL later) for 66,72€. ^

Looks like row 5 on AY643 is full of tiers, so I go to 6.

Now there are still 2 R seats left for AY643 if somebody still needs to book, W if you start from TKU.

So for me it's gonna be TKU-HEL-ARN-HEL-LHR-HEL on Sat and HEL-ARN-HEL-TKU on Sun + one ARN-HEL which I actually need for other purposes. What a nice way to spend a winter weekend

Oct 5, 2016, 5:08 am

#812

OH-LGG

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland

Programs: AY LUMO

Posts: 6,059

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furry

So for me it's gonna be TKU-HEL-ARN-HEL-LHR-HEL on Sat and HEL-ARN-HEL-TKU on Sun + one ARN-HEL which I actually need for other purposes. What a nice way to spend a winter weekend

Insane.

Oct 5, 2016, 6:02 am

#813

Furry

Join Date: Dec 2013

Programs: AY+ Plat, A3*G

Posts: 672

Quote:

Originally Posted by OH-LGG

Insane.

Prize will be Plat with all the benefits at the of the month so well worth this investment of ~250€. ^

Oct 7, 2016, 12:31 am

#814

Jainzar

Join Date: Jun 2015

Programs: AY+, SK EB

Posts: 2,962

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furry

So for me it's gonna be TKU-HEL-ARN-HEL-LHR-HEL on Sat and HEL-ARN-HEL-TKU on Sun + one ARN-HEL which I actually need for other purposes. What a nice way to spend a winter weekend

So I'll get also company on TKU - HEL.

Oct 7, 2016, 7:40 am

#815

FFlash

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: HEL

Programs: AY, SK, TK

Posts: 7,602

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furry

I have my ticket already but curious to hear on how many separate bookings did you and Jainzar split up your itinenaries to get that low pricing? I understand ARN-HEL drives prices down, but usually TKU-HEL up so I don't find where you split.

Oct 7, 2016, 8:03 am

#816

Jainzar

Join Date: Jun 2015

Programs: AY+, SK EB

Posts: 2,962

I personally split it up the following way:

Booking 1: ARN - HEL, TKU - HEL - ARN
Booking 2: ARN - HEL - LHR, LHR - HEL

It took me some time to find a suitable and well priced start date.

Oct 9, 2016, 4:04 am

#817

FFlash

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: HEL

Programs: AY, SK, TK

Posts: 7,602

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jainzar

I personally split it up the following way:

Booking 1: ARN - HEL, TKU - HEL - ARN
Booking 2: ARN - HEL - LHR, LHR - HEL

It took me some time to find a suitable and well priced start date.

I see now. Well done

The good thing for you at TKU is the VikingLine trick. Buy night ferry to Stockholm as 24h cruise for 0-10€ and skip the return, take a bus&train combo to ARN/BMA and the little money spent is recovered by buying some soft black Muumi-stuff under the lip. Been there done that

a couple of times. I had even once a Lufthansa revenue F booked (just wanted to try it when it was cheap) once but I had to cancel the trip, the plan was to take ferry and booked Lufthansa limo to pick me up at STO ferry terminal to ARN, what a contrast from "underwater below cargo deck cabin" to "upper deck sky cabin"

Oct 9, 2016, 4:15 am

#818

OH-LGG

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland

Programs: AY LUMO

Posts: 6,059

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFlash

I see now. Well done

The good thing for you at TKU is the VikingLine trick. Buy night ferry to Stockholm as 24h cruise for 0-10€ and skip the return,

So you eat/drink nothing on boat Viking? Overpriced puffet is 30-40€ and breakfast 10€. One beer from "taxfree"shop is 5€.

Or You take own sandwich wife made for You?

Oct 9, 2016, 4:38 am

#819

FFlash

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: HEL

Programs: AY, SK, TK

Posts: 7,602

Quote:

Originally Posted by OH-LGG

Overpriced puffet is 30-40€ and breakfast 10€.
take own sandwich wife made for You?

You said it.
Their buffet is overpriced and quality same lousy as Aspire lounges. No.
Breakfast before 6am would be nightfast. No.
Beer 5€ while you can wait for the Aspire lounge. No.
And my wife spreads wrong amount of butter and holds it wrong way. No. IBMOS

Oct 9, 2016, 5:31 am

#820

Jainzar

Join Date: Jun 2015

Programs: AY+, SK EB

Posts: 2,962

Quote:

Originally Posted by OH-LGG

So you eat/drink nothing on boat Viking? Overpriced puffet is 30-40€ and breakfast 10€. One beer from "taxfree"shop is 5€.

Or You take own sandwich wife made for You?

The ferry leaves at 9p.m. and I can walk there if I want. So not much need for the buffet in the evening. If you feel like it the breakfast is reasonably priced and not a bad deal. And you should have a decent beer collection at home with your PRG and BUD travels.

Oct 9, 2016, 10:14 am

#821

Furry

Join Date: Dec 2013

Programs: AY+ Plat, A3*G

Posts: 672

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFlash

I have 3.

Ticket #1: TKU-HEL-ARN-HEL-TKU
Ticket #2: ARN-HEL-LHR-HEL
Ticket #3: HEL-ARN-HEL (ARN-HEL later)

At first was thinking of doing the same way as Jainzar which would have been cheaper but I couldn't find any availability on weekends for ARN-HEL this year that suits my schedule + really need those segments to get Plat. But with Travellink -10€ codes cost was still acceptable.

Oct 12, 2016, 1:46 am

#822

miamiflyer8

Join Date: May 2015

Location: ATL/MCO

Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red

Posts: 5,665

Quote:

Originally Posted by OH-LGG

So you eat/drink nothing on boat Viking? Overpriced puffet is 30-40€ and breakfast 10€. One beer from "taxfree"shop is 5€.

Or You take own sandwich wife made for You?

Ugh don't get me started on the ferries between Sweden and Finland.
My friends have called me "A money-wasting hipster" if I decide to spend a weekend in Stockholm and I fly across the pond.

If I absolutely have to get on one, I still get the buffet or eat somewhere a la carte because somehow you need to make the time pass on the most painful 12h journeys of my life.

Oct 12, 2016, 2:46 am

#823

cistavoda

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: HEL

Programs: AY Plat Lumo

Posts: 1,519

Quote:

Originally Posted by miamiflyer8

My friends have called me "A money-wasting hipster" if I decide to spend a weekend in Stockholm and I fly across the pond.

They're the money wasting hipsters. As we all know the ferry tickets aren't that cheap and with AY/SK/DY there's plenty of cheap flights to choose from.

Oct 12, 2016, 2:51 am

#824

miamiflyer8

Join Date: May 2015

Location: ATL/MCO

Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red

Posts: 5,665

Quote:

Originally Posted by cistavoda

They're the money wasting hipsters. As we all know the ferry tickets aren't that cheap and with AY/SK/DY there's plenty of cheap flights to choose from.

+1.
DY will fly you for €29 one-way if you really need to skimp out.

Oct 12, 2016, 4:27 am

#825

Jainzar

Join Date: Jun 2015

Programs: AY+, SK EB

Posts: 2,962

Quote:

Originally Posted by miamiflyer8

+1.
DY will fly you for €29 one-way if you really need to skimp out.

Maybe from HEL but no DY from TKU anymore. I did that a few years ago and we were around 20 people so roughly 10 seats per passenger. ^
No wonder the route did not survive a long time.