The Finnair höpö-höpö (nonsense) thread
Jun 29, 2022, 4:09 pm
#6812
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She had friends in my row, so understandable as such and if she had asked me to move from 11C to 11D, that wouldn’t have been a problem. Did it for Esko Salminen once.
Jun 29, 2022, 5:03 pm
#6814
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Interesting kindergarten flight to LIS. The cabin smells of baby s**t most of the time. I wonder if they change diapers on the seats instead of in the lavatory. Also, a lot of foot traffic as crying babies apparently need to be dragged along the aisle, back and forth, so that everyone gets their share of the music. Also, I keep hearing very strong hissing sounds so there must be a threatened snake tagging along, back and forth, in the aisle.
Add to this some agitated Portuguese lady that shouts for respect, a Swedish lady that wanted me to move from my exit row aisle to 22F (yeah, sure!) and a kid playing on his phone with full sound on, and you pretty much get the feel of the ambiance on board.
It’s a long flight today, 4 hours and 45 minutes. But at least it’s AY-operated, and the friendly purser even gave me a Plat talk. Smoothie was good, too. But if I want to continue my fetish of visiting former Portuguese colonies, I think I will resort to TK next time. Unfortunately, they don’t fly to TMS (São Tomé), so I don’t have much choice today. Also, 30.000 points + 35 EUR is a bargain for a ticket that AY originally wanted some 500 EUR for, and that was selling for 800+ EUR a week ago. There are four empty seats on this plane.
Add to this some agitated Portuguese lady that shouts for respect, a Swedish lady that wanted me to move from my exit row aisle to 22F (yeah, sure!) and a kid playing on his phone with full sound on, and you pretty much get the feel of the ambiance on board.
It’s a long flight today, 4 hours and 45 minutes. But at least it’s AY-operated, and the friendly purser even gave me a Plat talk. Smoothie was good, too. But if I want to continue my fetish of visiting former Portuguese colonies, I think I will resort to TK next time. Unfortunately, they don’t fly to TMS (São Tomé), so I don’t have much choice today. Also, 30.000 points + 35 EUR is a bargain for a ticket that AY originally wanted some 500 EUR for, and that was selling for 800+ EUR a week ago. There are four empty seats on this plane.
Jun 30, 2022, 4:13 am
#6815
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I But if I want to continue my fetish of visiting former Portuguese colonies, I think I will resort to TK next time. Unfortunately, they don’t fly to TMS (São Tomé), so I don’t have much choice today. Also, 30.000 points + 35 EUR is a bargain for a ticket that AY originally wanted some 500 EUR for, and that was selling for 800+ EUR a week ago. There are four empty seats on this plane.
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Jul 1, 2022, 2:04 pm
#6816
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: HEL
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Meanwhile on sustainability:
Had a kebab at a local döner corner.
Me: whats that Vöner?
Don: Its a veggie set
Me: oh I cannot take those, my stomach goes
bad from veggie
Don: yeah me too, I dont recommend those to anyone
Me: why u selling them then?
Don: yeah boss has insisted put those on the list but we dont sell them
Me: and if someone wants buy?
Don: finito finito
I liked the guy a lot.
Wife and daughter ordered pizzas but couldnt finish them so I asked for a cartonbox. Don said: you need to teach them eat.
Great service
Had a kebab at a local döner corner.
Me: whats that Vöner?
Don: Its a veggie set
Me: oh I cannot take those, my stomach goes
bad from veggie
Don: yeah me too, I dont recommend those to anyone
Me: why u selling them then?
Don: yeah boss has insisted put those on the list but we dont sell them
Me: and if someone wants buy?
Don: finito finito
I liked the guy a lot.
Wife and daughter ordered pizzas but couldnt finish them so I asked for a cartonbox. Don said: you need to teach them eat.
Great service
Jul 1, 2022, 2:32 pm
#6817
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Not much AY flights to those places, even OW is limited
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portug...ugués_1790.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portug...ugués_1790.svg
To Rio de Janeiro it was BA.
To Praia, I flew AY to LPA and then Binter Canarias.
To Dili, I flew AY to SIN and Silkair (charter, sold by something called Air Timor, I believe).
To Bissau, I flew AY to LIS and then TAP.
I'm eyeing Maputo next, and TK flies there. But let's get to São Tomé first!
Jul 1, 2022, 5:05 pm
#6818
Join Date: May 2015
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Yeah, to Macao I flew AY to BKK, CX to HKG and took a ferry.
To Rio de Janeiro it was BA.
To Praia, I flew AY to LPA and then Binter Canarias.
To Dili, I flew AY to SIN and Silkair (charter, sold by something called Air Timor, I believe).
To Bissau, I flew AY to LIS and then TAP.
I'm eyeing Maputo next, and TK flies there. But let's get to São Tomé first!
To Rio de Janeiro it was BA.
To Praia, I flew AY to LPA and then Binter Canarias.
To Dili, I flew AY to SIN and Silkair (charter, sold by something called Air Timor, I believe).
To Bissau, I flew AY to LIS and then TAP.
I'm eyeing Maputo next, and TK flies there. But let's get to São Tomé first!
Jul 2, 2022, 1:21 am
#6819
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Jul 2, 2022, 4:29 am
#6821
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Join Date: May 2011
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Perfect, 75 of those for Lumo!
That should put the value back in the top tier (for Finnair, that is)!
That should put the value back in the top tier (for Finnair, that is)!
Jul 2, 2022, 6:31 am
#6825
Join Date: Aug 2019
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