HiFly is back!
Oct 24, 2016, 1:57 pm
#16
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493
Considering the last 340 is gone after next summer or so there is a small chance that they are not short of airplanes but pilots during 2017 summer vacation season. Again.
Oct 24, 2016, 6:10 pm
#17
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY GOLD, HH GOLD
Posts: 411
Ok so this makes sense that they had the biz seats available for a while. Someone tried to fix the seat chart and messed it up. I'm probably going to change our flights through LHR with AA. Does anyone know if there's a problem since my ticket is AA stock?
Oct 26, 2016, 2:17 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, GC Jade
Posts: 102
So it seems that I'm hit by this as well, flying HEL-JFK on Jan 3rd. At 205cm, the loss of Economy Comfort is a big deal. Any seating advise on the replacement aircraft? Leg space is critical, everything else is secondary. Which seats should I shoot for?
Oct 26, 2016, 2:40 am
#19
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
Maybe ask for being rerouted and use AA from LHR. As a Platinum you can pick any of their main cabin extra seats for free, which are - strictly from a legspace PoV - more or less the same as AY's economy comfort, if not better.
Oct 26, 2016, 5:57 am
#22
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Oct 26, 2016, 5:59 am
#23
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: BAEC Gold/GGL, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 1,074
I'm on the AA codeshare HEL-JFK in December - very unhappy about equipment change as I specifically booked that flight for Economy Comfort (as a OneWorld Emerald).
I am going to call AA and get a reroute - my journey actually starts in ARN so currently thinking ARN-DUS-JFK and taking AB as the TATL and bagging XL seats. Return is ok as it's AA via LHR so I'll report back once spoken to them.
I am going to call AA and get a reroute - my journey actually starts in ARN so currently thinking ARN-DUS-JFK and taking AB as the TATL and bagging XL seats. Return is ok as it's AA via LHR so I'll report back once spoken to them.
Oct 26, 2016, 6:03 am
#24
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493
Is BA still showing AY as operating carrier or HiFly?
"If you wish to change or cancel your flight, kindly contact Finnair Customer Service.
We also serve our customers on Twitter @FinnairHelps and on Finnair Facebook pages.
If you have purchased your ticket from another airline or from a travel agent, please contact them directly."
https://www.finnair.com/fi/gb/flightinfo
Oct 26, 2016, 6:06 am
#25
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: BA Gold (OWE), SAS Diamond (*G)
Posts: 584
And why is that?
Is BA still showing AY as operating carrier or HiFly?
"If you wish to change or cancel your flight, kindly contact Finnair Customer Service.
We also serve our customers on Twitter @FinnairHelps and on Finnair Facebook pages.
If you have purchased your ticket from another airline or from a travel agent, please contact them directly."
https://www.finnair.com/fi/gb/flightinfo
Is BA still showing AY as operating carrier or HiFly?
"If you wish to change or cancel your flight, kindly contact Finnair Customer Service.
We also serve our customers on Twitter @FinnairHelps and on Finnair Facebook pages.
If you have purchased your ticket from another airline or from a travel agent, please contact them directly."
https://www.finnair.com/fi/gb/flightinfo
Oct 26, 2016, 6:11 am
#26
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, GC Jade
Posts: 102
Oct 26, 2016, 7:56 am
#27
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 2,422
I would guess line 97 on this sheet: https://sites.google.com/site/a350xw...roduction-list
Oct 26, 2016, 8:43 am
#28
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493
I would guess line 97 on this sheet: https://sites.google.com/site/a350xw...roduction-list
Oct 26, 2016, 4:28 pm
#30
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: BAEC Gold/GGL, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 1,074
Sorted - took two calls and a social media flurry on Twitter but American came through great!
Routing via DUS accepted and just waiting for eticket to be reissued. Looks like Finnair are picking up the bill for the changes....
Routing via DUS accepted and just waiting for eticket to be reissued. Looks like Finnair are picking up the bill for the changes....