Sep 15, 2016, 3:24 am
Last edit by: NewbieRunner
This lounge is now closed and replaced by the Finnair Premium Wing.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/finnair-finnair-plus/1973050-ay-platinum-wing-now-open.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/finnair-finnair-plus/1973050-ay-platinum-wing-now-open.html
Finnair Premium Lounge in non-Schengen area [now closed]
Apr 22, 2019, 11:55 pm
#751
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
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I have from a reliable source that the 'Home baked' is a fringe benefit from a cost cutting move. The new CEO has ordered everyone in the HEL based staff to cook and bake some xtra food on their off-days and bring with them to Vantaa in the next morning, so they don't need to buy as much food items for the lounges from Fazer.
Only later, the daemon CEO realised that this cost saving could also be used in clever marketing, branding everything 'Home baked' or 'True Finnish tastes'.
Only later, the daemon CEO realised that this cost saving could also be used in clever marketing, branding everything 'Home baked' or 'True Finnish tastes'.
Apr 23, 2019, 12:57 am
#752
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
I have from a reliable source that the 'Home baked' is a fringe benefit from a cost cutting move. The new CEO has ordered everyone in the HEL based staff to cook and bake some xtra food on their off-days and bring with them to Vantaa in the next morning, so they don't need to buy as much food items for the lounges from Fazer.
Only later, the daemon CEO realised that this cost saving could also be used in clever marketing, branding everything 'Home baked' or 'True Finnish tastes'.
Only later, the daemon CEO realised that this cost saving could also be used in clever marketing, branding everything 'Home baked' or 'True Finnish tastes'.
Apr 23, 2019, 1:08 am
#753
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: try to stay home
Programs: AY, M&M, BAEC ...and don t care of status anymore
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Passengers can also bring their home baked bread in exchange for lounge access. Bringing it 3 times gives you AY Crumb, after bringing 10 breads you will get AY Crust status.
Apr 23, 2019, 1:45 am
#754
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: C2
Programs: AY ex-Lumo, TK Elite, BT VIP, ITA Executive
Posts: 1,157
Apr 23, 2019, 1:54 am
#755
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: try to stay home
Programs: AY, M&M, BAEC ...and don t care of status anymore
Posts: 2,043
A more serious question, does anyone has some insight info and know when we can expect the new lounge to be open? Planing trips in late June and late August I just wonder if I should plan some extra time in HEL to get the full experience.
Apr 23, 2019, 6:06 am
#756
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Posts: 8,757
I wouldn’t plan any extra time. On one hand, we still don’t know the opening date, which means it could be quite far away in future. On the other hand, I find it hard to believe that the lounge is so overwhelming that it deserves extra time. My guess is that you can experience it quite well in, say, 30 minutes.
Apr 23, 2019, 7:43 am
#757
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: try to stay home
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And talking about the new AY lounge, I would not feel comfortable with a la carte dining if I only have 30min for it. Normal lounge time in HEL is well under 1 hour, but I can take a flight earlier which will give me about a little over two hours.
Apr 23, 2019, 9:09 am
#758
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: BA Gold, TP Silver
Posts: 888
Isn't ZRH the way to go for whisky?
Apr 23, 2019, 9:15 am
#759
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: try to stay home
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Have not been to ZRH for a while, since I avoid LX at all costs. Also I don t travel much with LH group these days - only LH F to the Americas once in a while. But LH F Terminal has 100++ Whiskies and other fine spirits - not to mention the steaks, so you can sleep for 8 - 10 hours once you are on board.
Apr 23, 2019, 9:16 am
#760
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: BA Gold, TP Silver
Posts: 888
Have not been to ZRH for a while, since I avoid LX at all costs. Also I don t travel much with LH group these days - only LH F to the Americas once in a while. But LH F Terminal has 100++ Whiskies and other fine spirits - not to mention the steaks, so you can sleep for 8 - 10 hours once you are on board.
Apr 23, 2019, 9:38 am
#761
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Last edited by Ed Size; Apr 23, 2019 at 9:59 am
Apr 23, 2019, 10:57 am
#762
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
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Apr 23, 2019, 10:59 am
#763
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Posts: 2,043
Apr 24, 2019, 12:39 am
#764
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Helsinki
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Posts: 430
Apr 27, 2019, 7:00 pm
#765
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Southern Cali
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Posts: 2,025
Any updates with the Platinum Wing?
Have the oppertunity to fly home through HEL at the end of May, but if it's not open yet I'd rather just stick to boring old Heathrow.
Have the oppertunity to fly home through HEL at the end of May, but if it's not open yet I'd rather just stick to boring old Heathrow.