HEL Premium Lounge [now closed]
Nov 16, 2018, 10:01 am
#151
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Nov 16, 2018, 12:16 pm
#153
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Nov 16, 2018, 12:33 pm
#154
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Nov 16, 2018, 11:33 pm
#155
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Nov 19, 2018, 5:17 pm
#156
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Nov 19, 2018, 5:41 pm
#157
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You can always re-route your flight via LHR. This way, you only need to spend 55 min transit time in HELL (with 5 hour-ish transit at LHR T3 QF and/or CX lounge as AA/BA flight leaves JFK late in the evening instead of afternoon like AY). I re-routed my flight via LHR both ways after reading this thread.
Nov 25, 2018, 2:21 am
#158
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Browsing through LinkedIn job postings it seems that Fazer is looking for an "a la carte chef" for Finnair lounge. I hope that they will introduce real a la carte dining in the Premium lounge, not just the two dishes that were previously available.
Nov 25, 2018, 3:34 am
#159
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At the event last winter where ideas for the new lounge was presented, an a la carte restaurant was definitely in the plans. Seems it might become reality as well.
Nov 25, 2018, 4:05 am
#161
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Nov 25, 2018, 4:19 am
#162
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Let's be realistic; they can only make it work by either restricting access to the Premium lounge further or by significantly increasing the staff numbers. My money would be on the former.
But I don't think we're going to see a real a la carte restaurant (like BA Concorde rooms, CX First lounges or QR's Al Safwa lounge). AY just isn't in the same league.
But I don't think we're going to see a real a la carte restaurant (like BA Concorde rooms, CX First lounges or QR's Al Safwa lounge). AY just isn't in the same league.
Nov 25, 2018, 4:37 am
#163
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They are also doubling Premium lounge capacity so I don’t think they are planning to restrict access much further. Probably they should get rid of non-AY Sapphires, never understood why they should have access to anything besides the business class lounge.
Nov 25, 2018, 4:58 am
#164
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Nov 25, 2018, 6:07 am
#165
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