AY Schengen lounge at HEL
#948
Join Date: Aug 2015
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#949
Join Date: Aug 2010
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ay is all about maximizing revenue and removing perks while saving money. This seems obvious with the way they are soft rolling out things
#950
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
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#952
Join Date: Jun 2014
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had the same 2 weeks ago. Asked whether they had eggs to go with it and the lady replied in a rude way: we only have what is on display. The catering staff is very rude
#953
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Elementary school fish soup served in Schengen lounge
Schengen lounge sides
The food situation is, in my opinion, getting worse and worse. Last week’s salmon soup has been substituted with something that appears to be leftovers from the Koivukylä elementary school cafeteria. Furthermore, they are serving two sides, ratatouille and potato gnocchi, but the main course is missing altogether. Not that it comes as a surprise.
The more I fly, the more annoyed I am getting with this “food”. I am not in elementary school anymore.
#955
I was in this lounge yesterday (it was packed), and yes, food was not the most interesting, but they did have the Creamy Salmon yesterday - which I found to be delicious. I guess I was lucky - as the fish soup today does not look that appetizing..
Cheers!
Cheers!
#956
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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The food situation is, in my opinion, getting worse and worse. Last week’s salmon soup has been substituted with something that appears to be leftovers from the Koivukylä elementary school cafeteria. Furthermore, they are serving two sides, ratatouille and potato gnocchi, but the main course is missing altogether. Not that it comes as a surprise.
#958
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
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In the schengen lounge now, and yikes talk about poor breakfast offerings. Stale bread, cheese and cold cuts as well as porridge and a mass casualty cafeteria style omelette casserole
i am too ashamed to even photograph it instead I am drinking my breakfast.
upon arrival the tables were ALL occupied by dirty dishes, one lady is cleaning/clearing the tables but clearly that is NOT enough.
wine taps still out of order as in the previous photos...
I was going to leave my bags in the lockers at the lounge and go landside to the Plaza premium but I guess I remembered wrong and the lockers are only in the NOSE side lounge oh well I have liquids so I will make due with the airside options.
I have a nice 9hr window
i am too ashamed to even photograph it instead I am drinking my breakfast.
upon arrival the tables were ALL occupied by dirty dishes, one lady is cleaning/clearing the tables but clearly that is NOT enough.
wine taps still out of order as in the previous photos...
I was going to leave my bags in the lockers at the lounge and go landside to the Plaza premium but I guess I remembered wrong and the lockers are only in the NOSE side lounge oh well I have liquids so I will make due with the airside options.
I have a nice 9hr window
#959
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
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Posts: 3,158
Wine taps have been out of order since Schengen lounge was reopened – and that's not a bad thing. The wines in the bottles beside the taps have always been significantly better, I don't think anyone really desires the tap wine more.
#960
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
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I was also just told they do have the lockers here so I will go test them out soon to see if it works