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Old Aug 23, 2018, 2:13 pm
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Originally Posted by intuition
As LAX has been on the route network before, I wouldn't count too much on a big celebration, but your guess is as good as mine.
On the other hand, Finavia is pitching LAX as the "27th international intercontinental route" from HEL, conveniently forgetting that the route is only being resurrected.

I wonder what are the other (national) intercontinental routes. Did the Republic of Finland hide a colonial empire somewhere?
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 2:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Courmisch
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I wonder what are the other (national) intercontinental routes. Did the Republic of Finland hide a colonial empire somewhere?
LOL!

Well, not the republic of Finland per se, but there was one colony in Finnish history between 1784 and 1809. Sadly, airports weren't really operational at that time, but HEL-SBH would have made a nice domestic intercontinental route!
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 2:58 pm
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Originally Posted by kanamurva
Is there normally some special service in inaugural flight J?
Search on Youtube Finnair San Francisco and You'll find few SFO inaugural flight videos.
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by intuition
On the few I've been on, there have been something special. When NKG opened, everyone in J got wireless head-set to bring home.

As LAX has been on the route network before, I wouldn't count too much on a big celebration, but your guess is as good as mine.
There may be a celebration - they are numbering this AY1. That's a flagship route!
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 9:07 pm
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Originally Posted by keitherson
There may be a celebration - they are numbering this AY1. That's a flagship route!
Hmm... I really wouldn’t count on it being a flagship route – I find it difficult to see a NA route as a flagship route for AY.

However, I think there’s going to be something special. It’s not like they just discontinued the route. Was it in the mid-90s that happened?
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 9:42 pm
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Flagship route sounds like 80's.
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Old Aug 24, 2018, 8:07 pm
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Originally Posted by OH-LGG
Flagship route sounds like 80's.
Maybe its a 80s party onboard then on Match 31 😂👍
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Old Aug 24, 2018, 8:09 pm
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Originally Posted by OH-LGG
FT AY DO Inaugural 001 to LAX?
Im booked 😂
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Old Aug 26, 2018, 6:55 pm
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Originally Posted by OH-LGG
Flagship route sounds like 80's.
Then back to the 80s it is. CCO Juha Järvinen on Twitter:
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Old Aug 26, 2018, 11:42 pm
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https://flashbak.com/los-angeles-air...n-limbo-56438/
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Old Aug 27, 2018, 12:12 am
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Originally Posted by kauppias
Im booked 😂
Had to join kauppias, booked as well.
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Old Aug 29, 2018, 5:20 pm
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Originally Posted by OH-LGG
Yeah, but it's via HEL.
You may want to check AY.com for FCO schedules. They're actually suggesting routings like FCO-JFK-HEL (duration 22:10)
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Old Aug 31, 2018, 6:34 am
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Originally Posted by OH-LGG
Flagship route sounds like 80's.
This definitely brings back nice memories of AY141 HEL-SEA-LAX on a DC-10 in the early 1980s.

My first ever Y-to-J upgrade to row 5, returning from LAX in 1982, was somewhat shadowed when hearing the laughter and popping champagne bottles behind the curtain in AY's F.
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Old Aug 31, 2018, 8:03 am
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An now the email spam. Starting prices 710€ marketed. Greedier man.
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Old Aug 31, 2018, 9:18 am
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Originally Posted by FFlash
An now the email spam. Starting prices 710€ marketed. Greedier man.
I have you beaten by a euro - starting at 711€ according to the newsletter
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