Go Back  FlyerTalk Forums > Miles&Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs > Finnair | Finnair Plus
Reload this Page >

Ahoy, mileage runners! (Incl. immediate turnarounds)

Community
Wiki Posts
Search
Old Jan 23, 2019, 9:42 am
FlyerTalk Forums Expert How-Tos and Guides
Last edit by: AhogZ
This Wikipost is community-maintained and For Information Only. Note that not all information may be up to date and should be used at your own risk.

Safe - Immediate turnaround is easy, i.e. according to experience it is possible to reach departure gate quickly and without extra security check when doing same plane turnaround.
Intermediate - Immediate turnaround is doable, but requires e.g. extra security check.
Risky - Immediate turnaround not recommended. (See notes.)

TO KEEP THE WIKI AS COHERENT AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE USE "SAFE", "INTERMEDIATE" OR "RISKY" APPROPRIATELY! (I.e. no "Safe" for stations that require any kind of security or transfer check, not to mention going landside, etc.)

Immediate turnaround information for European AY destinations:

ACE: ?
AGP: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.) Details here from August 2022
ALC: Intermediate, Arrivals pour from jetbridge to "funnel pathway" which takes people to baggage claim, but one can look for "Transfer" signage and take escalator up to the gate area. No checkpoints.
AMS: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.)
ARN: Safe / Intermediate (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate, except gate 62 arrival pours to baggage claim. ATR flights may be riskier if one ends up with a bus gate.)
ATH: Intermediate at best
AYT: ?
BCN: No direct turnarounds due to operated by IB.
BER: ?
BGO: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.)
BLL: ?
BMA: Safe (Transfer door is before going to the terminal exit and boarding will not start before the incoming plane is empty.)
BRU: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.)
BUD: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.)
CDG: ?
CFU: ?
CHQ: Risky (To landside first and security needed. Long lines possibile.)
CPH: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.)
CTA: ?
DBV: ?
DUB: ?
DUS: ?
EDI: ? (Security check required for sure.)
FCO: Intermediate / Risky. Bus transportation can cause long walks.
FNC: Intermediate (Exit via baggage claim and reclear security, but should be doable if you exit among the first from the inbound flight. Mobile BP not available, obtain a BP from HEL.)
FRA: Safe (Even with the bus from stand you can make it.)
FUE: ?
GDN: Risky (Providing it is ATR by Norra, apron position, walking / bussing to the arrivals, queue security (can be very long), sprint upstairs to the gate.)
GOT: Safe / Intermediate(At least on tube arrival, after exit from the tube to the terminal area, turn around and you are at the departure gate. No info on possible bus gates though.)
GVA: ?
GZP: ?
HAJ: Safe (Arrival at departure gate)
HAM: ?
HER: ?
IBZ: ?
INN: Intermediate / Risky (To landside first and then security. No airside transit.)
IVL: Safe, arrivals pour into the gate area.
JOE: Intermediate (Exit via baggage claim and reclear security, but should be doable if you exit among the first from the inbound flight.)
JSI: ?
JTR: ?
JYV: ?
KAJ: ?
KAO: ?
KEF: ?
KEM: ?
KGS: ?
KOK: ?
KRK: Intermediate (AY rarely has a jetty position so bus, arrivals then go upstairs to departures for security, there is a fast track for OW elites - not well signposted - separate B/Pass scanner to the left)
KTT: ?
KUO: Intermediate (Exit via baggage claim and reclear security, but should be doable if you exit among the first from the inbound flight.)
LHR: Intermediate (Need to go via Flight Connections to reclear security, which may take time depending on the time of the day.)
LIS: ?
LIN: Safe, arrivals pour into departures.
LJU: ?
LPA: ?
LYS: ?
MAD: No direct turnarounds due to operated by IB.
MAH: ?
MAN: Intermediate/Risky, requires reclearing security.
MHQ: ?
MSQ: ?
MUC: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.)
MXP: Intermediate / Risky (Arrivals come into a different floor, transfer requires walking through a transfer point and distances are quite long.)
NAP: ?
NCE: ?
OSL: Safe / Intermediate (D gates pours directly to departures. E gates also pours to departure gate, follow transit arrow, automatic gate door will open during "normal" hours. IF door doesn't open go upstairs try the transfer security. Very rare reports of stand arrival with bus to exit, but should still be doable, security is usually fast and short distances.)
OUL: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.)
PFO: ?
PMI: ?
PRG: Safe (From arrivals walk up to departures to departure gate.)
PVK: ?
RHO: Risky (Arrivals pour to baggage claim, security check usually has long lines before you get to the departure hall.)
RIX: Risky. After deplaning, you walk to the terminal, but boarding is done with buses. My flight was delayed, and they started boarding before the plane was even there.
RMI: ?
RVN: Intermediate (Exit via baggage claim and reclear security, but should be doable if you exit among the first from the inbound flight.)
SPU: ?
SZG: ?
TAY: ?
TFS: ?
TLL: Risky (May have a remote stand arrival, when departing flight has been boarded into a bus with boarding gate already closed.)
TLV: ?
TOS: ?
UME: ?
VAA: Intermediate (Exit via baggage claim and reclear security, but should be doable if you exit among the first from the inbound flight.)
VBY: ?
VCE: ?
VIE: Safe (Arrivals pour directly to departure gate.)
VNO: Risky. (Departing pax board bus when arriving pax still deplaning. Connection corridor available but not sure how straightforward it is).
VRN: ?
WAW: Safe (Arrivals pour to departure gate.)
ZRH: Safe (When exiting the bridge, you are under the gates and there are inclined speedwalks that bring back to the gates upstairs.)

Immediate turnaround information for selected longhaul AY destinations:

DEL: Intermediate (There's plenty of time for the obligatory visit to the transit desk and security. However, you'll need a self-printed visa confirmation to show the gate agent at HEL.)
DOH: ?
DXB: Intermediate (Follow "connections" to security downstairs and after that go to transfer desk if needed.)
JFK: Intermediate (Generous time with the new schedule, but you'll need to clear US immigration so ESTA or visa is needed.)
NRT: Intermediate (OLCI and mobile BP works, no need to go landside. There's transfer security, though.)
Print Wikipost

Ahoy, mileage runners! (Incl. immediate turnarounds)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Sep 16, 2018, 10:20 am
  #1276  
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
My tracking period is until end of November and still have a bunch of flights coming up. Made the calculation and realised that I'll be about ~1500 points short on renewing platinum.

Instead of exchanging award points to tier points, I decided to buy a value ticket to ARN. Bought the ticket at the end of August for 15 September (leaving in the morning, coming back in the evening). Wasn't the cheapest (~120€, but OK).

In the morning showed up in time to have breakfast in the lounge and went to the gate when boarding started. They were just announcing that the flight is overbooked, so I volunteered for taking a later flight. Got 125€ for it

So at the end, Finnair paid me back my flight ticket with an extra 5€ on it , plus I had breakfast and lunch at the Schengen lounge and dinner in the disappointingly run down lounge in Arlanda, plus got a 17€ voucher to be used at HEL, that I used in Alepa for groceries, after returning to HEL.
Steve_Hun is offline  
Old Sep 16, 2018, 11:03 am
  #1277  
Moderator, Finnair
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,178
^
I imagine you decided to devote the day to this trip anyway, and so the later flight ended up getting you a stressless second breakfast and getting paid to renew platinum.
:-)
Steve_Hun likes this.
intuition is offline  
Old Sep 16, 2018, 11:29 am
  #1278  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Originally Posted by Steve_Hun
Instead of exchanging award points to tier points, I decided to buy a value ticket to ARN.
Sounds professional. ^
OH-LGG is offline  
Old Sep 16, 2018, 11:38 am
  #1279  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
How bout MR FT drinks in Manhattan?

remymartin, FFlash, on22cz and 2 others like this.
OH-LGG is offline  
Old Sep 16, 2018, 11:41 am
  #1280  
Original Poster
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,157
Originally Posted by OH-LGG
How bout MR FT drinks in Manhattan?

Sounds good. Dates?
lkrt is online now  
Old Sep 16, 2018, 11:48 am
  #1281  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Cheapest AY long haul so far for me is 349€ VNO-DEL-VNO and it was a pricing error. This JFK offer is the cheapest I've seen with AY (metal)





It's 18JAN19-21JAN19
OH-LGG is offline  
Old Sep 16, 2018, 12:33 pm
  #1282  
Ambassador: Finnair
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Lumo, BA Silver, HHonors Gold
Posts: 4,270
Originally Posted by OH-LGG
Cheapest AY long haul so far for me is 349€ VNO-DEL-VNO and it was a pricing error. This JFK offer is the cheapest I've seen with AY (metal)





It's 18JAN19-21JAN19
What dates are you planning, I might join as I have vouchers to burn..few days in NYC is never a bad idea!
NoWindowSeat is offline  
Old Sep 16, 2018, 1:08 pm
  #1283  
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: C2
Programs: AY ex-Lumo, TK Elite, BT VIP, ITA Executive
Posts: 1,157
Great find! I might be joining, too. Op-up or Y policy on JFK flights (too short) for me.
on22cz is offline  
Old Sep 16, 2018, 1:25 pm
  #1284  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Many options but I guess 02MAR would be ok for me and hoping NYC weather nor so cold as in January.
OH-LGG is offline  
Old Sep 17, 2018, 12:45 am
  #1285  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,106
Originally Posted by Steve_Hun
So at the end, Finnair paid me back my flight ticket with an extra 5€ on it , plus I had breakfast and lunch at the Schengen lounge and dinner in the disappointingly run down lounge in Arlanda, plus got a 17€ voucher to be used at HEL, that I used in Alepa for groceries, after returning to HEL.
That's the way "Huns" do it
WilcoRoger is offline  
Old Sep 17, 2018, 1:01 am
  #1286  
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
The JFK offer seems to book into O. So 10k plus status multiplier. ^
Jainzar is offline  
Old Sep 17, 2018, 4:27 am
  #1287  
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat Lumo
Posts: 1,519
Originally Posted by OH-LGG
Many options but I guess 02MAR would be ok for me and hoping NYC weather nor so cold as in January.
I'm in.
OH-LGG likes this.
cistavoda is offline  
Old Sep 17, 2018, 4:36 am
  #1288  
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: MIA
Programs: AY+ Gold
Posts: 248
Originally Posted by cistavoda
I'm in.
I'd like to try this in reverse, if possible. So far I'm having no luck finding a comparable fare though. Can anyone help out? My ITA Matrix skills are apparently lacking!
petteriusa is offline  
Old Sep 17, 2018, 5:28 am
  #1289  
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat Lumo
Posts: 1,519
I suggest we do mass bookings on the 28th at the Kaljaa-DO if the fare is still available at that time.
cistavoda is offline  
Old Sep 17, 2018, 6:13 am
  #1290  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Booking confirmed:
01MAR FRA-HEL
02MAR HEL-JFK
03MAR JFK - HEL
04MAR HEL-FRA
cistavoda, Aviating and Kari Jurri like this.
OH-LGG is offline  


Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.