Finnair China travel waivers??
Feb 7, 20, 5:31 am
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TA wants to send me on SQ FRASIN, but I need my OW miles ...
Feb 7, 20, 5:39 am
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Feb 7, 20, 5:42 am
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Its a fair point, but in the wider context we could very well see more government and carrier-imposed restrictions on HKG travel in the coming days anyway.
Take some solace in the fact that you are one of likely many thousands of people in this position, which could possibly result in changes being allowed on a goodwill/PR basis by AY & others, if not for absolute necessity.
Take some solace in the fact that you are one of likely many thousands of people in this position, which could possibly result in changes being allowed on a goodwill/PR basis by AY & others, if not for absolute necessity.
I'm obviously not looking for AY to respect a company rule that has nothing to do with its business (and that I might not even agree with). That said, a number of airlines are starting to suspend travel to HKG, and although there's no formal emergency in HKG per se, it's starting to become a touchy subject, so I'm hopeful there would be a goodwill gesture on AY's part.
Feb 7, 20, 5:44 am
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Not to mention that I would actually object paying the one-way FRASIN charge, which is going to be absolutely inane. But more than that, if I do not impact my meeting schedule AND am not egregious in my spending (i.e. clearly cheaper than FRASIN
), then I'm most certainly picking my carriers.
Feb 7, 20, 6:04 am
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What do you guys think, how probable is it that AY would switch some of the idle A350s to routes normally operated with A330s, such as JFK? Wouldn't it make sense if the A350s are more fuel efficient and (perceived to be) more comfortable for passengers?
Feb 7, 20, 6:09 am
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I had to move my reservation further and had a separate, positioning ticket booked on points. Both were changed with no problem. Moreover, we also discussed the possibilities to cut 1 or 2 legs from the original reservation and the agent was OK with that.
Feb 7, 20, 9:20 pm
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Geez lol. I know that, but can we please stop with the "it's OPM [other people's money], so who cares, just throw it away and blow some more" attitude? What happened to FT... my question was on AY's current position towards rerouting potentially affected routes, and instead, I feel like I'm getting lectured on applicability of company policy, and costs thereof.
Feb 8, 20, 6:06 am
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I'm flying to SYD next week, via HKG. I asked about a refund given the notice of refunds available that Finnair posted yesterday. Unfortunately it only applies to flights originating/ending in HKG - transit passengers are out of luck.
Feb 8, 20, 7:05 am
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Did they tell you it's refunds only, or reroute would be OK too? My flight is ending in HKG, but I'd like to move it to SIN, and haven't had a chance to call to ask yet.
Feb 8, 20, 7:59 am
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I figure the risk is pretty identical no matter where you go through in Asia, especially SIN vs HKG.
Feb 8, 20, 9:53 am
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Geez lol. I know that, but can we please stop with the "it's OPM [other people's money], so who cares, just throw it away and blow some more" attitude? What happened to FT... my question was on AY's current position towards rerouting potentially affected routes, and instead, I feel like I'm getting lectured on applicability of company policy, and costs thereof.
Feb 8, 20, 11:18 am
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I know this sounds harsh, but somehow it's difficult for me to understand the expectations some in this thread might have. "I'll be flying from LHR to HKG in August 2021, do you think AY would let me change this to LAX-NRT next week?"
Feb 8, 20, 11:25 am
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well it is FT
We can be a demanding bunch for sure I am due to fly to HKG for a day trip in March I just hope ots still doable, and May for the bologna fare 😄😄😄
