The Finnair höpö-höpö (nonsense) thread
Apr 14, 2023, 1:47 am
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Apr 14, 2023, 2:19 am
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AFAIK some longer routings (unavailability of northern route) due to volcanic activity in Kamchatka (probably ETOPS Alternate limitations).
Apr 14, 2023, 3:10 am
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I wonder why AY took the southern and westerly route.
Apr 14, 2023, 10:39 am
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Apr 15, 2023, 11:38 pm
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When things WORK your way
DOH - from wheels on tarmac to hotel door 50 minutes
ALA - from wheels on tarmac to hotel door 40 minutes
These timings include taxiing, deplaning, trek in the terminal, immigration and ride to the hotel.
For full disclosure these are nighttime results.
DOH - from wheels on tarmac to hotel door 50 minutes
ALA - from wheels on tarmac to hotel door 40 minutes
These timings include taxiing, deplaning, trek in the terminal, immigration and ride to the hotel.
For full disclosure these are nighttime results.
Apr 16, 2023, 12:08 am
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You beat me! 55 minutes from wheels on tarmac to Mövenpick. But I stopped to withdraw some cash from an ATM at the airport. 
Let's see how it goes in June when I booked a quick overnight at the Premier Inn, which is closer to the airport.
Let's see how it goes in June when I booked a quick overnight at the Premier Inn, which is closer to the airport.
Apr 16, 2023, 1:41 am
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Apr 16, 2023, 1:46 am
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Apr 16, 2023, 1:51 am
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Apr 16, 2023, 1:53 am
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(I'm so fed up with DOH staff. With QR economy ticket, OWE.
- At checkin "Which lounge can I use?" "Oryx"
- At Oryx South "You need to go to North, you're leaving from gate Cxx"
- At Oryx North/Al Maha North "You need to go to the Business lounge, around the corner"
- At Plat North - it's closed
- At Plat South - "you need to go to Plat North, you're leaving from gate Cxx" - this is where I blew up, so they just let me in.
All this could have been avoided, if the upgrade had cleared at checkin instead of T-50 at the gate
Not to mention that the signage is just horrible)
Apr 16, 2023, 1:55 am
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Apr 16, 2023, 2:07 am
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Only way is out if arrival gate is 61/62 at ARN.
So if you have access to 61C then you have access to other gates too and short turnaround is not a problem. No need for bus tricks.
When arrival gate is 61/62 then must go out to landside and then thru security back to airside. Idiotic.
So if you have access to 61C then you have access to other gates too and short turnaround is not a problem. No need for bus tricks.
When arrival gate is 61/62 then must go out to landside and then thru security back to airside. Idiotic.
Apr 16, 2023, 2:45 am
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I'm probably a pre-boomer mentally But I don't think the taxis in Doha take anything but cash? This would actually be useful info as I don't have enough riyals for a roundtrip to the Premier Inn, and would like to avoid an expensive withdrawal. The only reason I even need to stay overnight is because QR retimed their SEZ-DOH flight, creating an overnight transit instead of what was supposed to be an easy 3-hour transit at DOH.
But I don't think the taxis in Doha take anything but cash? This would actually be useful info as I don't have enough riyals for a roundtrip to the Premier Inn, and would like to avoid an expensive withdrawal. The only reason I even need to stay overnight is because QR retimed their SEZ-DOH flight, creating an overnight transit instead of what was supposed to be an easy 3-hour transit at DOH.
Apr 16, 2023, 3:08 am
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