Strike warnings for monday 25.11.
Nov 20, 2019, 11:40 am
#16
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
If you get rerouted from AY-marketed flight on 105-stock ticket, you can claim original routing credit. I'm not entirely sure if this works with non-105-stock. If you apply for a refund instead, I'm pretty sure you get nothing.
Nov 21, 2019, 10:06 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum (OWE)
Posts: 58
Is it due the possible strike or what, but to me it seems that AY has removed the availability from pretty much all destinations on next Monday 25NOV. For example ARN or CPH, not a single seat available for the whole day??? I was today in a process to book a trip next Monday to Montevideo through our company travel agent, and all of sudden all the possible connections were gone...no way to get to any of those bigger hubs that have connections to MVD...
Nov 21, 2019, 11:30 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Gold
Posts: 428
AY zeroed monday 25th , for example KTT had award availability yesterday but now nothing even as revenue. Had already an award ticket to KTT for Monday but just changed it to Sunday 24th without any issues.
Nov 21, 2019, 4:13 pm
#21
Join Date: Apr 2019
Programs: AY Platinum/OWE
Posts: 195
Regarding the 0-availability for monday it is something AY does when anticipating issues, in order to limit the amount of passengers to reroute. They had a similar 0-availability to Japan during the typhoon in October, when all sales were halted for three days.
So it is definitely a countermeasure to the pending strike.
So it is definitely a countermeasure to the pending strike.
Nov 21, 2019, 11:10 pm
#23
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: KUO
Programs: HH Diam, AY/AX/KQ/IHG/VISA Plat, SK/Bonvoy/Melia/Strawberry Gold, Radisson Prem, PP Prest
Posts: 2,266
They have news now published, that changes would be possible to earlier dates, not later... I will test that shortly - queuing up to chat at #7 ... And sending also a message to plat-mail - soon see which is faster.
Edit: Chat was faster "Tämänhetkisen ohjeen mukaan saadaan siirrettyä lennot aikaisemmille päiville, mutta myöhemmille ei ainakaan vielä ole lupaa siirtää.". My next question, if the first flight of the reservation can not be flown due to strike, will the return also be cancelled did not get an answer. Aggravating!
Update: Now it is possible to postpone flight to 26.-27.11.2019 if there is space in the original booking class.
Edit: Chat was faster "Tämänhetkisen ohjeen mukaan saadaan siirrettyä lennot aikaisemmille päiville, mutta myöhemmille ei ainakaan vielä ole lupaa siirtää.". My next question, if the first flight of the reservation can not be flown due to strike, will the return also be cancelled did not get an answer. Aggravating!
Update: Now it is possible to postpone flight to 26.-27.11.2019 if there is space in the original booking class.
Last edited by TTL; Nov 22, 2019 at 8:18 am
Nov 24, 2019, 3:26 am
#25
Join Date: May 2012
Location: GVA (HEL)
Programs: AY Plat (OWE)
Posts: 536
They just announced the following cancellations for today (and corresponding returns tomorrow):
- Helsinki – Hong Kong (AY101)
- Helsinki – Beijing Daxing (AY81)
- Helsinki – Kuopio (AY379)
- Helsinki – Kajaani (AY419)
- Helsinki – Joensuu (AY349)
- Helsinki – Jyväskylä (AY289)
- Helsinki – Tampere (AY269)
- Helsinki – Kuopio (AY375)
Nov 24, 2019, 5:12 am
#26
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: KUO
Programs: HH Diam, AY/AX/KQ/IHG/VISA Plat, SK/Bonvoy/Melia/Strawberry Gold, Radisson Prem, PP Prest
Posts: 2,266
For Monday 25.09.2019 already cancelled:
No deal by 18:45. Massive cancellations to follow.
- Hongkong – Helsinki (AY102)
- Peking Daxing – Helsinki (AY82)
- Kuopio – Helsinki (AY380)
- Kajaani – Helsinki (AY420)
- Joensuu – Helsinki (AY350)
- Jyväskylä – Helsinki (AY290)
- Tampere – Helsinki (AY270)
- Kuopio – Helsinki (AY376)
- Kokkola – Helsinki (AY400)
- Vaasa – Helsinki (AY322)
- Turku – Helsinki (AY230)
- Tartto – Helsinki (AY1046)
- Moskova – Helsinki (AY720)
- Pietari – Helsinki (AY704)
- Tukholma – Helsinki (AY826)
- Tallinna – Helsinki (AY1036)
No deal by 18:45. Massive cancellations to follow.
Last edited by NewbieRunner; Nov 24, 2019 at 1:04 pm Reason: Update 18:45... ; rule 16
Nov 24, 2019, 6:52 am
#27
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,106
Luckily I'm in Japan, not effected by all this. (even went over to the dark side, flying on AF - pleasant experience, looking forward to the return on KL. Couldn't resist their 1,5k€ C fare ex-WAW)
But boy, oh boy - 750 km from one customer to another and it's done in 200 minutes, incl 10 minutes transfer time! And we're still only discussing "1-hour Helsinki-Turku" trains...
But boy, oh boy - 750 km from one customer to another and it's done in 200 minutes, incl 10 minutes transfer time! And we're still only discussing "1-hour Helsinki-Turku" trains...
Nov 24, 2019, 8:42 am
#28
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: London
Programs: finnair plus platinum
Posts: 669
Cancelled BKK-HEL
Just got email my Bangkok-Helsinki flight on Tuesday is cancelled.
It’s economy flight and I am rerouted direct Eva Air flight to London. I am Finnair platinum, is there lounges at Bangkok I am allowed in ?
It’s economy flight and I am rerouted direct Eva Air flight to London. I am Finnair platinum, is there lounges at Bangkok I am allowed in ?
Nov 24, 2019, 8:56 am
#29
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
You'll presumably be flying AY or BA from Heathrow, and if so at least you'll get lounge access there.