The Finnair höpö-höpö (nonsense) thread

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May 12, 2018, 6:31 pm

#2761

kartos

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I am checking in for AA coded AY10, and the AY OLCI allows me, a mere AY Gold, to select economy comfort seats for free. Is this normal (i.e., analogous to free MCE seats on AA metal flights for OWS+)?

May 13, 2018, 1:29 am

#2762

Courmisch

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That no longer sounds normal - but maybe non-Comfort is oversold so Comfort is being given away to OWS?

May 13, 2018, 1:44 am

#2763

HJP

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My friend reported the same a week ago - he did OLCI for BKK-HEL and was already moved from Y to Comfort. He was then able to choose the seat he wanted in Comfort as AY Gold.

May 13, 2018, 2:37 am

#2764

Jainzar

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Quote:

Originally Posted by HJP

My friend reported the same a week ago - he did OLCI for BKK-HEL and was already moved from Y to Comfort. He was then able to choose the seat he wanted in Comfort as AY Gold.

That sounds like a very reasonable implementation.

May 13, 2018, 7:58 am

#2765

remymartin

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Originally Posted by kartos

are you flying today? Drinks in the lounge?

May 13, 2018, 12:59 pm

#2766

Courmisch

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Back in the days, Finnair sometimes opened the Mini-J for Y check-in. It happened to me once (JFK-HEL), but AA misconnected me

May 15, 2018, 2:19 pm

#2767

kartos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Courmisch

That no longer sounds normal - but maybe non-Comfort is oversold so Comfort is being given away to OWS?

This was indeed the case; I don't think I spotted a single unoccupied eco or eco comfort seat.

Quote:

Originally Posted by remymartin

are you flying today? Drinks in the lounge?

Sorry, missed that.

May 15, 2018, 2:39 pm

#2768

intuition

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Is it an illusion, or did someone slightly update the logo on the planes?!
(The slash-part of 'N' looks much thicker and curvier and corner of 'N' much rounder on the plane logo.)

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May 15, 2018, 2:42 pm

#2769

lkrt

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Originally Posted by intuition

Is it an illusion, or did someone slightly update the logo on the planes?!
(The slash-part of 'N' looks much thicker and curvier and corner of 'N' much rounder on the plane logo.)

It’s just an optical illusion because of the curvature of the fuselage. Can’t think of an art director that would allow the logo to be altered that way.

May 15, 2018, 2:56 pm

#2770

intuition

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Yes, I agree with the logics, but it was even more striking than in the photo when looking at the plane perpendicularly. I know it most likely is an illusion, but logics still hasn't won over my eyes!

May 15, 2018, 2:57 pm

#2771

remymartin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kartos

This was indeed the case; I don't think I spotted a single unoccupied eco or eco comfort seat.

There was at least one. No, it wasn't next to me

May 20, 2018, 5:25 pm

#2772

SAN_Finn

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Just noticed that Finnair has changed every single reference to Taiwan on their websites to Taiwan, China (including country specific sites, so in Finnish Taiwan, Kiina). Only place missed seems to be Finnair Vacations.

May 20, 2018, 6:02 pm

#2773

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Originally Posted by SAN_Finn

Political pressure from Beijing is working... AY has too many flights to China to dare anything else.

May 21, 2018, 12:19 am

#2774

intuition

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Optimist's view is that they are working towards a TPE route.
Pessimist's view is that Finnair is now locked in the golden panda cage. You got the panda, now you must repay.

May 21, 2018, 12:48 am

#2775

lkrt

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Quote:

Originally Posted by intuition

Optimist's view is that they are working towards a TPE route.
Pessimist's view is that Finnair is now locked in the golden panda cage. You got the panda, now you must repay.

At one party I met someone working at AY's route planning and were talking to her. Of course she couldn't say anything even when I threw suggestions at her. I got the impression that TPE was not in the works, but who knows!