The Finnair höpö-höpö (nonsense) thread
Mar 24, 2022, 6:08 am
#6466
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
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Mar 24, 2022, 6:41 am
#6468
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,750
If you factor in the price of a roll-aboard, AY often seems to be the cheaper alternative.
With AY, even if you fly very little, you can have free coffee (750 points) by collecting AY+ points and using them on board.
Mar 24, 2022, 6:46 am
#6469
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
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Mar 24, 2022, 8:45 am
#6470
Moderator, Finnair
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
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If you spend a few segments, you can earn free bag and priority security which is decent value.
I think they offer free wifi to all, so the whole "highly valued platinum members are limited to 30 minutes access" perk is not a show stopper...
Mar 24, 2022, 9:04 am
#6471
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
About HEL but not AY... what's the deal with the weekly A3 HEL-KLX? I don't recall ever seeing such a route announced, and it seems to last just a month?
(N.B.: if you're going to make a mass tourism trip, there is a sale discount code at the moment)
(N.B.: if you're going to make a mass tourism trip, there is a sale discount code at the moment)
Mar 24, 2022, 9:11 am
#6472
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,057
Mar 24, 2022, 9:27 am
#6473
Join Date: May 2012
Location: GVA (HEL)
Programs: AY Plat (OWE)
Posts: 536
It seems Finnair’s sustainability really flourishes
Mar 24, 2022, 9:29 am
#6474
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
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How many Finnish airline brands are there 😁😁
And no I didnt actually click, as its a dirty word to me 😁😁
Last edited by kauppias; Mar 24, 2022 at 2:15 pm
Mar 24, 2022, 2:10 pm
#6475
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Mar 24, 2022, 2:16 pm
#6476
Moderator, Finnair
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Join Date: May 2011
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To be "chosen the most [insert your favourite adjective] brand" just means your marketing is efficient.
You can win the "most sustainable polish coal mine" award, it doesn't mean you are one bit better than the others.
You can win the "most sustainable polish coal mine" award, it doesn't mean you are one bit better than the others.
Mar 25, 2022, 11:15 am
#6477
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,685
It is, but it also has "tier-perks", based on number of segments last 12m.
If you spend a few segments, you can earn free bag and priority security which is decent value.
I think they offer free wifi to all, so the whole "highly valued platinum members are limited to 30 minutes access" perk is not a show stopper...
If you spend a few segments, you can earn free bag and priority security which is decent value.
I think they offer free wifi to all, so the whole "highly valued platinum members are limited to 30 minutes access" perk is not a show stopper...
Mar 25, 2022, 2:31 pm
#6480
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,685
Works with other airlines as well (e.g. AFKL "message only 1 hour" becomes "full flight very slow browsing"). You won't be able to access the "status screen" any more, so if you disconnect for some reason, you are gone, but F-Secure's VPN product for example sends connections in a form where most airline WiFi providers are unable to distinguish you browsing the net from you accessing their status page, which you can do all flight (not super savvy about networking myself, the guy who whitehat hacked AA who posts here rarely can maybe tell more)
Let me know if this is too much info and I can delete.
Let me know if this is too much info and I can delete.