The Finnair höpö-höpö (nonsense) thread
Apr 15, 2022, 3:44 am
#6527
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For me, there is still some "magic of flying" involved (i.e. it can be fun), but segment running in ATRs would simply be too painful to be worth it.
Apr 15, 2022, 4:12 am
#6529
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Apr 15, 2022, 8:54 am
#6530
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Let's see where the maintenance of these wet-lease aircraft will take place. The ARN longhauls have rotations where the aircraft are not permanently based in ARN but each plane comes to HEL once in a while, so scheduled maintenance can be done by Finnair's own team in HEL. AY doesn't fly to LAS or TPA from HEL, so there a similar approach doesn't work. Maybe we will se occasional HEL - FRA - HEL and HEL - MUC - HEL flights operated with A359's for getting the planes "home" on a regular basis.
Apr 15, 2022, 9:12 am
#6531
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Let's see where the maintenance of these wet-lease aircraft will take place. The ARN longhauls have rotations where the aircraft are not permanently based in ARN but each plane comes to HEL once in a while, so scheduled maintenance can be done by Finnair's own team in HEL. AY doesn't fly to LAS or TPA from HEL, so there a similar approach doesn't work. Maybe we will se occasional HEL - FRA - HEL and HEL - MUC - HEL flights operated with A359's for getting the planes "home" on a regular basis.
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Apr 17, 2022, 2:05 am
#6534
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Apr 17, 2022, 10:06 am
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Saksalaisen ilmailualan media Aerotelegraphin mukaan Finnair tulee lentämään toukokuun puolestavälistä lähtien kolme lentoreittiä Saksasta Yhdysvaltoihin: Frankfurtista Las Vegasiin ja Tampaan sekä Münchenista Las Vegasiin.... old news, even in Savon Sanomat! On the other hand, if AY flight numbers are also involved, this is just a healthy improvement.
Apr 17, 2022, 11:29 am
#6538
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Saksalaisen ilmailualan media Aerotelegraphin mukaan Finnair tulee lentämään toukokuun puolestavälistä lähtien kolme lentoreittiä Saksasta Yhdysvaltoihin: Frankfurtista Las Vegasiin ja Tampaan sekä Münchenista Las Vegasiin.... old news, even in Savon Sanomat! On the other hand, if AY flight numbers are also involved, this is just a healthy improvement.
Apr 17, 2022, 1:09 pm
#6540
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In all fairness, I don't think AY actively chose to get rid of their China&Japan business, did they? Isn't it only a good thing that they're actively seeking something that keeps their expensive planes busy?