AY Schengen lounge at HEL
Jun 2, 2023, 2:19 am
#1308
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum (OWE), HHonors Gold
Posts: 203
I'm kidding of course.
Jun 2, 2023, 4:36 am
#1312
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat
Posts: 865
I just wish for one meal, only one meal , with or without meat, with proper amount of protein, that is not drowned in cheese both in lounge and onboard. I hate cheese and they put cheese in everything.
Am I being too demanding?
Am I being too demanding?
Jun 2, 2023, 5:34 am
#1313
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Tampere
Programs: BA EC Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,237
Waiting for the ' I ' train at Tikkurila station, the platform was, I think, as crowded as I've ever seen it. I thought, 'Oh, no! The airport is going to be a zoo!' (I since came to understand that they [HSL] are operating some kind of 'special timetable' and, indeed, when the ' I ' train did arrive it was double-long.)
Anyway, the airport is not particularly busy this afternoon. There was no queue at all for priority security at about 13.40 and I was through in about two minutes.
The Schengen gate-22 lounge has a sort of tomato-pasta meatball dish for lunch which is completely edible. It pairs nicely with the low-rent shiraz (French syrah) in bottles.
Anyway, the airport is not particularly busy this afternoon. There was no queue at all for priority security at about 13.40 and I was through in about two minutes.
The Schengen gate-22 lounge has a sort of tomato-pasta meatball dish for lunch which is completely edible. It pairs nicely with the low-rent shiraz (French syrah) in bottles.
Jun 2, 2023, 7:19 am
#1314
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Tampere
Programs: BA EC Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,237
BUT ... I just looked high and low and ... at 16.20 ... I don't see any spirits of any kind, anywhere. Can that be true? If so, that is cheapness, to the max.
Jun 2, 2023, 10:20 am
#1316
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Sweden
Programs: Oneworld Emerald, EBG
Posts: 250
I totally understand you. I hate cheese as well and you get it everywhere 🤬.
Jun 2, 2023, 10:38 am
#1317
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
Posts: 7,968
odd indeed
Jun 3, 2023, 6:51 am
#1318
Ambassador: Finnair Plus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Priority Club Plat Amb, Miles and Smiles Elite
Posts: 5,298
Jun 4, 2023, 1:33 am
#1319
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, LH, Accor, IHG, Scandic, Tallink
Posts: 162
The updated breakfast menu was pretty disappointing today. Porridge was the only warm dish. Other options were just blueberry quark, bread with sliced cheese and vegetables.
Jun 4, 2023, 2:49 am
#1320
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Platinum
Posts: 214
AY should definetely do something about congestion. During peak hours it is difficult to even find a place to sit there. Similar solution as on the non-schengen side, Platinum and Business lounges. Just split the existing lounge in half.