Jul 18, 2022, 11:37 am
Last edit by: lkrt
On ARN flights, a cold sandwich with beverages is served. On all other SH flights, the service includes "a hot main meal, something sweet and beverages".
Beverages include sparkling wine (Bernard-Massard Cuvée de l'Ecusson), white wine, red wine, beer, cognac, whiskey, vodka, cream liquor and soft drinks.
Iberia-operated MAD and BCN flights have Iberia service with starter, hot meal and proper dessert. On these flights, a different set of beverages is served (IB selection).
Destinations with sandwich:
ARN
Destinations with hot meal only (no starter) and something sweet:
AMS BER BGO BLL BLQ BRU BUD CPH DBV DUS FRA GOT HAM KRK MUC NAP NCE OSL PRG SPU TOS TRD VCE VIE VNO WAW ZAG
Destinations with starter, hot meal and something sweet:
AGP ALC CDG DUB EDI FCO GVA KEF LHR LIN LIS MAN MXP OPO TLV
SPML - Special meals, examples and links (incomplete list)
SFML - Seafood meal, eg Salmon lasagna, Smoked salmon. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VLML - Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal. Example 2
RVML - Raw Vegetarian meal. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VGML - Vegetarian / Vegan
FPML - Fruit platter meal
Beverages include sparkling wine (Bernard-Massard Cuvée de l'Ecusson), white wine, red wine, beer, cognac, whiskey, vodka, cream liquor and soft drinks.
Iberia-operated MAD and BCN flights have Iberia service with starter, hot meal and proper dessert. On these flights, a different set of beverages is served (IB selection).
Destinations with sandwich:
ARN
Destinations with hot meal only (no starter) and something sweet:
AMS BER BGO BLL BLQ BRU BUD CPH DBV DUS FRA GOT HAM KRK MUC NAP NCE OSL PRG SPU TOS TRD VCE VIE VNO WAW ZAG
Destinations with starter, hot meal and something sweet:
AGP ALC CDG DUB EDI FCO GVA KEF LHR LIN LIS MAN MXP OPO TLV
SPML - Special meals, examples and links (incomplete list)
SFML - Seafood meal, eg Salmon lasagna, Smoked salmon. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VLML - Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal. Example 2
RVML - Raw Vegetarian meal. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VGML - Vegetarian / Vegan
FPML - Fruit platter meal
Finnair Shorthaul Business Class Food
Dec 22, 2017, 7:12 am
#661
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493
The dispute has been settled and negotiations are over, overtime ban lifted but to recover from current substandard situation will of course take a couple of days.
https://www.palta.fi/palta-ja-iau-so...n-tyoehdoista/ (in Finnish only)
EDIT: I am normally too lazy to make an own translation, but Google Translate performing exceptionally well this time: ^
...
"Employers in service industries Palta and Aviation IAU earlier this morning agreed on a collective agreement on aviation services.
Palta is pleased that a common solution has been found, and the whole autumn negotiations have been completed.
The previous contract term ended on 15.11.2017."
...
https://www.palta.fi/palta-ja-iau-so...n-tyoehdoista/ (in Finnish only)
EDIT: I am normally too lazy to make an own translation, but Google Translate performing exceptionally well this time: ^
...
"Employers in service industries Palta and Aviation IAU earlier this morning agreed on a collective agreement on aviation services.
Palta is pleased that a common solution has been found, and the whole autumn negotiations have been completed.
The previous contract term ended on 15.11.2017."
...
Last edited by ff_flyer; Dec 22, 2017 at 7:36 am
Dec 22, 2017, 8:13 am
#664
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,749
So now we'll see whether those plastic containers really were part of the overtime ban or if they're here to stay...
Dec 22, 2017, 9:25 am
#665
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,662
Dec 22, 2017, 12:29 pm
#666
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,749
Some 20 years ago, 2500 FIM was a normal price for a European return ticket. 2000 FIM for a nonstop on AY to Europe was a bargain. And those tickets always forced you to stay the Sat/Sun night, no exceptions.
Dec 23, 2017, 1:06 am
#668
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: London
Programs: AY+, HH Gold
Posts: 161
I took AY1342 last night and had some sort of herring mousse for starters and a beef stew for mains. This was served in a plastic container, which said it was beef with cantharelle sauce. However, when I opened it, a very stong cabbage smell came out. No mushrooms anywhere.
The beef was really chewy and the cabbage had a really strange taste (there was also mashed potatoes, which was good). I'm normally not very picky, but this was so terrible I couldn't finish it. Luckily I had eaten at the lounge so I continued with a more liquid based diet.
Dessert was 6 pcs of chocolate so I guess that was an enhancement X)
My return trip is in a few days - the upside is that it can't get any worse!
The beef was really chewy and the cabbage had a really strange taste (there was also mashed potatoes, which was good). I'm normally not very picky, but this was so terrible I couldn't finish it. Luckily I had eaten at the lounge so I continued with a more liquid based diet.
Dessert was 6 pcs of chocolate so I guess that was an enhancement X)
My return trip is in a few days - the upside is that it can't get any worse!
Dec 23, 2017, 2:59 am
#671
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,157
Service makes up for many of the "hard product" flaws. Traveling in SH J is almost always a hit or a miss as for the most part the experience is all about the cabin crew that is sometimes really, really good and other times can be extremely indifferent.
Dec 23, 2017, 5:06 am
#672
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,749
Is it possible to prereserve a regular Euro-J meal? Aren't they supposed to have two choices nowadays?
When I go to MMB, there's only a long list of special meals, and clicking on the two links provided only yields a generic description of the service provided, no main courses. The dropdown menu won't give any Option 1 etc either. The flight is MAD-HEL.
When I go to MMB, there's only a long list of special meals, and clicking on the two links provided only yields a generic description of the service provided, no main courses. The dropdown menu won't give any Option 1 etc either. The flight is MAD-HEL.
Dec 26, 2017, 11:30 pm
#673
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: London
Programs: AY+, HH Gold
Posts: 161
They did! But replaced them with an apple pie
On yesterday's AY 1335 we had a choice between mushroom ravioli or cabbage rolls. I took the former, and they were fairly ok! Usually pasta dishes get mushy when reheated, but this was not too bad, and the fillings and sauce was actually quite good. The starter was prawns with parmesan and some sort of mousse with dill.
The tin foil cover was removed by the purser before serving ^
Dec 27, 2017, 12:23 am
#674
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,530
They did! But replaced them with an apple pie
On yesterday's AY 1335 we had a choice between mushroom ravioli or cabbage rolls. I took the former, and they were fairly ok! Usually pasta dishes get mushy when reheated, but this was not too bad, and the fillings and sauce was actually quite good. The starter was prawns with parmesan and some sort of mousse with dill.
The tin foil cover was removed by the purser before serving ^
I wonder if they'll serve the same on the 30th on AY1332.