How to get 50.000 points?
Feb 17, 2018, 1:14 am
#31
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Is it possible with visa waiver fly back to CAN from HKG ?
Feb 17, 2018, 1:18 am
#32
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Yes, for visa puroses china reconizes HKG as "third country". What is important upon each entry into China is that you arrive from one country and have connection within timelimit to another. So what immigrations sees is that you (in a very short period of time) have two separate transit visa cases:
HEL-CAN-HKG ^
HKG-CAN-HEL ^
(Surely, if AY offers decent price OJ it saves time&money:
HEL-CAN // HKG-HEL)
HEL-CAN-HKG ^
HKG-CAN-HEL ^
(Surely, if AY offers decent price OJ it saves time&money:
HEL-CAN // HKG-HEL)
Feb 17, 2018, 1:27 am
#33
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BTW, there is also a 24h airside transit rule, whereby you don't need to apply even for transit visa if you stay airside less than 24h and have confirmed onward "international" ticket. This one I don't know the exact rules for.
Feb 17, 2018, 1:36 am
#34
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Mostly not working with AY timetables to XIY CKG CAN when min. is 6/sun.
Feb 17, 2018, 2:48 am
#35
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Feb 17, 2018, 2:49 am
#36
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Any idea of the pricing HEL-CAN/CKG-HKG-HEL?
The domestic flight can be in Y but LH in J. Finnair web-site was not able to reply, it asked to contact customer service.
Please allow me some comfort; when flying to the other side of the world, I want to get more out of it than just the points. For that purpose Thailand is best, good food, nice weather...
The domestic flight can be in Y but LH in J. Finnair web-site was not able to reply, it asked to contact customer service.
Please allow me some comfort; when flying to the other side of the world, I want to get more out of it than just the points. For that purpose Thailand is best, good food, nice weather...
Feb 17, 2018, 3:24 am
#37
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I had some HEL-CAN-BKK-HEL (or the other way round) - AY was openjaw, the regional flown on widebody on some exotic arilines, like KQ or UL 
PS - for CAN, the 72 hrs rule is not only for the city itself, but the whole Pearl River delta (Guagzhou province) Bad thing is that you cannot exit overland to Macau or HongKong.
PS - for CAN, the 72 hrs rule is not only for the city itself, but the whole Pearl River delta (Guagzhou province) Bad thing is that you cannot exit overland to Macau or HongKong.
Feb 17, 2018, 3:53 am
#38
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Looks like ≈1710€
Finnair website is terrible, you need to learn to craft deeplinks.
https://www.finnair.com/FI/SE/deepli...IS_AWARD=false
Finnair website is terrible, you need to learn to craft deeplinks.
https://www.finnair.com/FI/SE/deepli...IS_AWARD=false
Mar 4, 2018, 4:17 am
#40
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I think we have here a clear cut expectation how that proceeds: you will have to put a great amount of money on the table to return earlier so that it would have been cheaper to buy straight the intended flights.
But we are always interested how things continue since there is always a minimal chance that something changed.
But we are always interested how things continue since there is always a minimal chance that something changed.
Mar 8, 2018, 10:59 am
#41
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I think we have here a clear cut expectation how that proceeds: you will have to put a great amount of money on the table to return earlier so that it would have been cheaper to buy straight the intended flights.
But we are always interested how things continue since there is always a minimal chance that something changed.
But we are always interested how things continue since there is always a minimal chance that something changed.
Still, I was positively surprised: the reply was a polite yes. It's not their problem if I don't want to pay for the services i ask for. On the other hand, They could have sold my return flight highly likely at full price.