Finnair newbie questions thread (flame-free)
Oct 12, 2018, 11:07 am
#1576
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AY Platinum Lumo (LTG) OW Emerald, SPG Platinum (LTG), UA Silver
Posts: 380
Oct 12, 2018, 5:23 pm
#1577
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: HKG/LON
Programs: QRPC-Plat/OWE, MPC, BAEC
Posts: 106
Overnight stay in HEL
Dear all,
I will be arriving HEL at 23:10 and leaving 07:55, on flights in the same ticket. Is there any lounge which is open? Or are there any recommendations for spending the night in the airport? Thank you!
Cheers,
Kelvin
I will be arriving HEL at 23:10 and leaving 07:55, on flights in the same ticket. Is there any lounge which is open? Or are there any recommendations for spending the night in the airport? Thank you!
Cheers,
Kelvin
Oct 12, 2018, 8:06 pm
#1578
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
Oct 12, 2018, 8:08 pm
#1579
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
Next month I am flying AY JFK to HEL and transiting directly to RVN. I would like to have some duty free alcohol with me when I arrive in RVN. If I buy it at JFK will i be able to take it with me though HEL on to the second flight? If not is there another option, such as checking it in HEL to RVN? Thanks
Last edited by ffay005; Oct 13, 2018 at 5:44 am
Oct 12, 2018, 8:09 pm
#1580
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
The only problem I have had for maybe 2 years is to select a seat if that leg is on the upgrade waiting list. So I have to first select the desired seat in Y and then request the upgrade. But I do not think that it has anything to do with the name. Something else is broken...
Oct 13, 2018, 12:51 am
#1581
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: C2
Programs: AY ex-Lumo, TK Elite, BT VIP, ITA Executive
Posts: 1,157
And I assume you meant landside, because airside is exactly the place to stick to in such a case (although, the above mentioned would still apply, so not that big deal of stepping landside, just a potential problem at some airports).
Oct 13, 2018, 5:15 am
#1582
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
Within the EU the sealed bags are "valid" for 24 hrs - ie you can go landside/downtown and the sealed bag would still be accepted at security (though some scrutiny of the receipt in the bag is to be expected) Logic would dictate that the same should be true for other "safe" origins, but you never know.
Oct 13, 2018, 5:56 am
#1584
Join Date: May 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Platinum (OWE), HH Diamond, Marriott Platinum, AX
Posts: 190
Oct 13, 2018, 2:01 pm
#1585
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AY+ Gold
Posts: 147
I requested a LH upgrade with vouchers on the phone for Mai 2019 and now in the app I see:
the latest transaction is 0 points to long haul upgrade on ...
the vouchers are still in my app. Its obviously not through yet otherwise I would have got an email and the vouchers would be gone but am I still on the waitlist? How can I find that out? And should I call again? The woman on the phone was surprised there wasn't any availability considering flying in Mai ...
the latest transaction is 0 points to long haul upgrade on ...
the vouchers are still in my app. Its obviously not through yet otherwise I would have got an email and the vouchers would be gone but am I still on the waitlist? How can I find that out? And should I call again? The woman on the phone was surprised there wasn't any availability considering flying in Mai ...
Oct 14, 2018, 6:23 pm
#1586
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: AY Gold
Posts: 596
Oct 15, 2018, 12:07 am
#1587
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Helsinki
Programs: AY Platinum
Posts: 303
the vouchers are still in my app. Its obviously not through yet otherwise I would have got an email and the vouchers would be gone but am I still on the waitlist? How can I find that out? And should I call again? The woman on the phone was surprised there wasn't any availability considering flying in Mai ...
Oct 16, 2018, 8:42 am
#1588
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,602
Why AY has these 2 flights from BCN almost the same time? Would it not be nice to bundle them into one aircraft, obviously A359 then? Wishful thinking...I really love the LHR morning 8am flight with widebody, please more of that for shorthaul routes, hey AY! I am fed up with E90 and A320 business class cramped seats and all that.
Oct 16, 2018, 9:27 am
#1589
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
Why AY has these 2 flights from BCN almost the same time? Would it not be nice to bundle them into one aircraft, obviously A359 then? Wishful thinking...I really love the LHR morning 8am flight with widebody, please more of that for shorthaul routes, hey AY! I am fed up with E90 and A320 business class cramped seats and all that.
Oct 16, 2018, 10:29 am
#1590
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
Probably BCN is very J-light, so J would remain mostly empty or be filled with upgraders and op-ups. Two A321s can accommodate many more Y pax than a A359. However, I'd love to see more widebodies on Euro flights, too.