18wheeler_vanrekt

Just made a booking for... January 2023. Hopefully they can find reasons to reopen the lounge by then...

GOTBound

A general question regarding Platinum Wing... once open again: If I have a long layover at HEL or start my journey at HEL flying within Schengen, will I be able to access the non-Schengen part of HEL with the sole purpose to spend some time in the Platinum Wing?

florens

No.

kauppias

If the automatic passports gates are open then theoretically possible and many have done so... HOWEVER its not allowed per border officials and rules. Not sure how strict they are nor do I care to test it myself 😁😏

AAL1

Okay, but how would you exit the area without going through border control? I agree with you - no way I would ever try that out!

miamiflyer8

If you have an EU passport you can enter and exit the non-Schengen concourse as many times as you like via the automated gates. Done it myself a multitude of times. However, dragon might demand a bp from an arriving non-Schengen flight.

18wheeler_vanrekt

Can we perhaps shorten the thread title to "AY Platinum Wing (lounge temporarily closed)", the juxtaposition of both "now open" and "temporarily closed" in the title is a little jarring

kauppias

they dont ask for your BP when leaving...

I have done this when I needed to return to the schengen side though I did have a NO-SE ticket... but they just read my passport

you can click the little triangle to alert a moderator, they can choose to do so if suggested, I personally dont see a problem with either version

FFlash

Well I did that earlier already, and mods created the current title. It is not mine.

VegasGambler

Any chance that this lounge will be open by late June / early July?

Assuming that it is open, do I need to have a OWE FF number on my boarding pass, or can I just show a digital card (AA EXP) together with an AY boarding pass?

The reason that I asked is that I have a flight (AY J) booked with AS miles. I'm currently AS 75k (which is OWE) but that's going to expire at the end of this month. I'm also AA EXP (also OWE).

When I view my res on the AS app it shows my AS FF number. When I view the res on the Finnair site it shows no FF number at all. I have the option to add it but I'm not sure if it will stick (and I'm slightly afraid of breaking something).

Other than access to this lounge, is there any benefit of OWE (or any status at all) on a business class ticket? I get access to the business class lounges either way. I guess OWE gets to board 1 group earlier (I think?) but I don't really care about that.

miamiflyer8

You can go to the RJ or MH sites and change the FF# there, it will not “break” anything. If you’re unsuccessful with that, you can try adding it at OLCI or ask the counter agent to do it. You should be able to show your EXP card separately but the dragon might give you pushback.

With OWE you would get one extra bag and you can use the special OWE check in desks if starting your journey landside at HEL. You might also get a personal greeting from the purser.

AirbusA350

Pre-COVID in 2019 and hence when UK was a part of EU, I’ve shuttled between Schengen and Non-Schengen lounges multiple times using automated as well as manned border control booths, however not sure how smoothly this can be done these days!

Flying Yazata

Off-topic, but: no, that's no longer SOP. Only AY+ Platinum Lumo is to be greeted by the chief purser.

florens

Why would Plat Greeting be removed from SOP?

CPH-Flyer

Because the chief purser is being kept from the nothing they prefer to do?