The Finnair höpö-höpö (nonsense) thread
Apr 24, 2018, 2:56 pm
#2656
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Apr 24, 2018, 10:43 pm
#2657
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New airline Air Belgium (KF) starting Asia service from Brussels secondary airport CRL to HKG on 30APR 18. Using AY's ex A340 aircrafts.
I Made dummy booking for inaugural flight in J. Interesting part is that J seats are also priced. Single seats are worth of 75€, bulkhead 30€ and middle seat is 25€
So keep in mind sitting on single seat that it could be quite pricey.
I Made dummy booking for inaugural flight in J. Interesting part is that J seats are also priced. Single seats are worth of 75€, bulkhead 30€ and middle seat is 25€
So keep in mind sitting on single seat that it could be quite pricey.
Apr 24, 2018, 10:56 pm
#2658
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Interesting equipment change this morning on AY1301, HEL-AMS. Operated by Airbus 330! But my seat 4A on the smaller plane was changed to 31L. Eell, the cabin crew is saying there will be plenty of space today, so I hope nobody will sit next to me.
Apr 25, 2018, 11:48 am
#2659
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New airline Air Belgium (KF) starting Asia service from Brussels secondary airport CRL to HKG on 30APR 18. Using AY's ex A340 aircrafts.
I Made dummy booking for inaugural flight in J. Interesting part is that J seats are also priced. Single seats are worth of 75€, bulkhead 30€ and middle seat is 25€
So keep in mind sitting on single seat that it could be quite pricey.
I Made dummy booking for inaugural flight in J. Interesting part is that J seats are also priced. Single seats are worth of 75€, bulkhead 30€ and middle seat is 25€
So keep in mind sitting on single seat that it could be quite pricey.
Air Belgium and HKG starts to sound a little like Lucky Air and HEL.
Apr 25, 2018, 11:57 am
#2660
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They've just postponed the inaugural flight to 3 June. https://onemileatatime.boardingarea....ncels-flights/
Air Belgium and HKG starts to sound a little like Lucky Air and HEL.
Air Belgium and HKG starts to sound a little like Lucky Air and HEL.
Apr 25, 2018, 12:40 pm
#2662
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Apr 25, 2018, 12:56 pm
#2664
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Does AY still have a 3:30ish and a 4:30ish flight to BRU in the afternoon? Wonder why. Wouldn't it make sense to always operate one widebody instead, and substitute it with a narrowbody when available and when loads permit? Now E90 cxl pax probably have a right to 50 % of EC261.
Apr 27, 2018, 12:34 pm
#2665
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Today’s data point from HEL-ARN AY819 flight. First it got delayed 30 minutes and then positively noticed from the app that both myself and wife received operational upgrades. Though I would have also liked original exit row seats... After boarding captain announced that today two Finnair flights were hit by lightning and that has caused delays and challenges for Finnair’s operations. Then he said that unfortunately this plane is needed in some other route so we actually need to empty this plane and switch to another smaller plane which would leave two hours later. Let’s see it goes in the end!
Last edited by Tapio; Apr 27, 2018 at 12:44 pm
Apr 27, 2018, 2:16 pm
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Tapio, that's clearly EC261. While a lightning strike is not, the fact that they start switching planes on a commercial basis most definitely is.
It doesn't sound like a very wise decision from AY to delay ARN that much. Surely there are many pax who were on a day trip that now got completely screwed.
It doesn't sound like a very wise decision from AY to delay ARN that much. Surely there are many pax who were on a day trip that now got completely screwed.
Apr 27, 2018, 3:43 pm
#2667
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Tapio, that's clearly EC261. While a lightning strike is not, the fact that they start switching planes on a commercial basis most definitely is.
It doesn't sound like a very wise decision from AY to delay ARN that much. Surely there are many pax who were on a day trip that now got completely screwed.
It doesn't sound like a very wise decision from AY to delay ARN that much. Surely there are many pax who were on a day trip that now got completely screwed.
Apr 27, 2018, 4:36 pm
#2668
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edit: and ofc the fact that it was smaller equipment.
Apr 30, 2018, 1:10 am
#2669
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Erm, what would HEL-ARN connect to? AY has no onward partners... only OW (like BA & QR) ex ARN?
Apr 30, 2018, 1:30 am
#2670
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Technically there could be onwards Finnair connections via a ground segment to BMA and then onto AY flights operated by TF. But that is pretty unlikely.
My guess as to why ARN-pax were held in HEL is that the following flights to ARN were filled.
My guess as to why ARN-pax were held in HEL is that the following flights to ARN were filled.