Strike warnings for monday 25.11.
Nov 24, 2019, 2:31 pm
#48
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Gold (OWS)
Posts: 528
No, but wasn't really Finnair's fault. She was flying to a smaller European city (connecting with a non-oneworld partner) and there simply were no suitable alternatives available to get there even though the agent tried her best.
Nov 24, 2019, 2:40 pm
#49
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: HEL
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Currently in San Francisco. Received SMS and email this morning that AY12 tomorrow cancelled. Tried calling, no go. But less than four hours after the SMS, I am re-routed to HEL via MUC. SFO on LH. Happy camper.
Nov 24, 2019, 4:01 pm
#50
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Now recognized by OMAAT: https://onemileatatime.com/finnair-strike/
Nov 25, 2019, 4:53 am
#55
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: HEL
Programs: BA Gold, AY Gold
Posts: 649
I'm on-board AY1335 to LHR at the moment. The huge J section had 4 passengers and Y is 1/3 empty.
Seems really surprsing considering that so many passengers could have been re-routed to all the cancelled destinations in Europe via LHR, where pretty much all European non-LCCs fly.
For those flying later today, the airport is absolutely lovely with so few people and the AY lounges function normally.
Seems really surprsing considering that so many passengers could have been re-routed to all the cancelled destinations in Europe via LHR, where pretty much all European non-LCCs fly.
For those flying later today, the airport is absolutely lovely with so few people and the AY lounges function normally.
Nov 25, 2019, 11:43 am
#57
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
I've heard that HEL<->JFK was not all that profitable, and in any case, there are plenty of alternative indirect options for rerouting.
Nov 25, 2019, 11:51 am
#58
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 17
I doubt any flights are truly safe. If anything, feeder flights to major hubs look to me like the least likely to suffer from strikes, especially HEL<->LHR (for Oneworld connections) and to a lesser extent HEL<->CDG (for SkyTeam connections). On the other hand, domestic and Tallinn flights are always the first to be hit since they can be substituted with ground or sea transportation respsectively.
I've heard that HEL<->JFK was not all that profitable, and in any case, there are plenty of alternative indirect options for rerouting.
I've heard that HEL<->JFK was not all that profitable, and in any case, there are plenty of alternative indirect options for rerouting.
I am doing JFK > HEL > DEL on December 12, so I will have to monitor this closely.
Nov 25, 2019, 4:45 pm
#60
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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