HEL Premium Lounge [now closed]
Oct 6, 2018, 7:05 am
#32
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,591
Currently spending some quality time in the AY HEL lounge and wondering why, oh why, have Finnair decided to replace all porcelain plates with "sustainable" paper ones and all propper glasware with plastic versions and then make it sound like it’s right thing to do for a better planet? Same with those horrible papper aminity kits they handed out in J a few years ago before being replaced with the Marimekko kits... Will they never learn?
There are also 4 seats reserved in one group for Lumo card holders so these PAX better be best of friends. Also, not the best plcement in the lounge as it’s placed in the corner "down stairs" just before the stairs leading up to the mezzanie as well the aisle leading to then WC’s...
There are also 4 seats reserved in one group for Lumo card holders so these PAX better be best of friends. Also, not the best plcement in the lounge as it’s placed in the corner "down stairs" just before the stairs leading up to the mezzanie as well the aisle leading to then WC’s...
But then is a probability that these 4 are all on same PNR
Oct 6, 2018, 10:38 am
#33
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
Currently spending some quality time in the AY HEL lounge and wondering why, oh why, have Finnair decided to replace all porcelain plates with "sustainable" paper ones and all propper glasware with plastic versions and then make it sound like it’s right thing to do for a better planet? Same with those horrible papper aminity kits they handed out in J a few years ago before being replaced with the Marimekko kits... Will they never learn?
Oct 7, 2018, 2:21 am
#35
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: TK *G, BA Gold
Posts: 592
according to JAL website they will hand out shopping vouchers to pax travelling on the JAL flight to NRT since they won't be allowed into the lounge at all:
https://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/inter/180926.html
considering that between 3pm - 5pm it's normally more peaceful if you walk to the new wing of the terminal and pass the time there then i'd rather have the vouchers although I suspect that i'd be let into the lounge on account of BAEC gold and not be given the vouchers
https://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/inter/180926.html
considering that between 3pm - 5pm it's normally more peaceful if you walk to the new wing of the terminal and pass the time there then i'd rather have the vouchers although I suspect that i'd be let into the lounge on account of BAEC gold and not be given the vouchers
Oct 7, 2018, 2:36 am
#36
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,055
Oct 7, 2018, 4:25 am
#37
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,167
Oct 7, 2018, 7:17 am
#38
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Helsinki
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 406
according to JAL website they will hand out shopping vouchers to pax travelling on the JAL flight to NRT since they won't be allowed into the lounge at all:
https://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/inter/180926.html
considering that between 3pm - 5pm it's normally more peaceful if you walk to the new wing of the terminal and pass the time there then i'd rather have the vouchers although I suspect that i'd be let into the lounge on account of BAEC gold and not be given the vouchers
https://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/inter/180926.html
considering that between 3pm - 5pm it's normally more peaceful if you walk to the new wing of the terminal and pass the time there then i'd rather have the vouchers although I suspect that i'd be let into the lounge on account of BAEC gold and not be given the vouchers
Oct 7, 2018, 11:59 am
#39
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: try to stay home
Programs: AY, M&M, BAEC ...and don t care of status anymore
Posts: 2,041
Oct 7, 2018, 12:34 pm
#40
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: C2
Programs: AY ex-Lumo, TK Elite, BT VIP, ITA Executive
Posts: 1,157
Oct 8, 2018, 12:34 am
#41
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: try to stay home
Programs: AY, M&M, BAEC ...and don t care of status anymore
Posts: 2,041
I guess so too. I really want Burger King vouchers instead of this limited and crowded lounge service. Lucky me, my next connection in Hel is less then 50 minutes (both directions).
Oct 8, 2018, 4:42 am
#43
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat
Posts: 862
I am wondering about QR passengers, are they being asked go go back to Schengen area (Aspire) ? I will know for sure in 2,5 weeks.
Oct 8, 2018, 5:09 am
#44
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum (OWE)
Posts: 58
Interested abut this topic as well, since I will have a BA Y-flight to LHR next week...will AY lounge turn away also their Plat member? No biggie anyway...
Oct 8, 2018, 6:11 am
#45
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,104
Here’s the entrance sign of almost@home.
At 3 pm rather full but still seats available. Janssonin kiusaus as hot meal + salad, fruit, etc. No cardboard plates or plastic cutlery.
EDIT - an hour later (by 4 pm) starting to really fill up.
Drink choice run of the mill.
Beats the crowds at the AY non-Schengen lounge.
DC card is valuable 😀
Last edited by WilcoRoger; Oct 8, 2018 at 6:49 am