Experiences of AY flights during COVID-19
Apr 20, 2021, 2:22 am
#1096
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat
Posts: 112
Don't know if it's worth for a Plat but at the moment the difference in on-board service between Gold and Plat is zero (I guess).
I flew in C in December and every passenger in Business had a 2-seater for themself. Service and food was as GaryK84 described above even though it was Norra.
I flew in C in December and every passenger in Business had a 2-seater for themself. Service and food was as GaryK84 described above even though it was Norra.
Apr 20, 2021, 3:01 am
#1097
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
Yeah, flying in J w/ AY from HEL is currently a "strictly onboard" experience. At the airport, the only "perk" you get is the priority check-in. So, the question you need to ask yourself is would you upgrade your flight for the onboard experience? If the answer for that is yes, then go ahead, as in J it is pretty much the same as pre-COVID (minus the possibility to choose from different meal options).
Apr 20, 2021, 4:04 am
#1098
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,758
I believe they actually block seats in J on E90, so you should have no seatmate. But if your destination is one where the plane is mostly empty, I wouldn't bother. Row 11 is better than J on a short flight.
Breakfast (to AGP) was pretty substantial. Omelette, cold cuts, bread roll, yoghurt, fruit. It's a long flight, and planes are mostly full, so an upgrade was worth it in my books. But would I upgrade FRA/PRG/AMS... Nah, I don't think so.
Breakfast (to AGP) was pretty substantial. Omelette, cold cuts, bread roll, yoghurt, fruit. It's a long flight, and planes are mostly full, so an upgrade was worth it in my books. But would I upgrade FRA/PRG/AMS... Nah, I don't think so.
Apr 26, 2021, 1:45 am
#1101
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: London
Programs: finnair plus platinum
Posts: 672
Heathrow 3 likely to open at 17.May
NEWS: Heathrow T3 to reopen, Etihad to become boutique airline & more countries relax travel restrictions - Turning left for less
NEWS: Heathrow T3 to reopen, Etihad to become boutique airline & more countries relax travel restrictions - Turning left for less
Apr 26, 2021, 1:50 am
#1102
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Apr 26, 2021, 2:18 am
#1103
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Heathrow 3 likely to open at 17.May
NEWS: Heathrow T3 to reopen, Etihad to become boutique airline & more countries relax travel restrictions - Turning left for less
NEWS: Heathrow T3 to reopen, Etihad to become boutique airline & more countries relax travel restrictions - Turning left for less
However, it has now been reported that Terminal 3 is planned to reopen on 17 May
Apr 28, 2021, 1:46 pm
#1105
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Story about 2 ATR's couldnt land in TLL and how HEL is then like 3rd world ghetto due to restrictions of Finland entry
https://loyaltylobby.com/2021/04/28/...ort-overnight/
But at least first cancelled flights (AY1023) ATR pilots tried:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...y1023#27860286
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...h-atp#278655d7
Second flight was 2 hrs
Finnair Strands Estonian Passengers At The Helsinki Airport Overnight
But at least first cancelled flights (AY1023) ATR pilots tried:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...y1023#27860286
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...h-atp#278655d7
Second flight was 2 hrs
Apr 28, 2021, 2:07 pm
#1106
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,758
What is going on here? Why didn't they fly an A319 there? Why didn't the border guards let those people in, as it's specifically in the regulations that unforeseen long transits qualify for entry?
Apr 28, 2021, 2:07 pm
#1107
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat Lumo
Posts: 1,519
Story about 2 ATR's couldnt land in TLL and how HEL is then like 3rd world ghetto due to restrictions of Finland entry
https://loyaltylobby.com/2021/04/28/...ort-overnight/
But at least first cancelled flights (AY1023) ATR pilots tried:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...y1023#27860286
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...h-atp#278655d7
Second flight was 2 hrs
https://loyaltylobby.com/2021/04/28/...ort-overnight/
But at least first cancelled flights (AY1023) ATR pilots tried:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...y1023#27860286
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...h-atp#278655d7
Second flight was 2 hrs
+1 to Norra
-1000 to Sanna's idiotic government and their inflexibility
-20000 for that same gov for not even managing to break up
Apr 28, 2021, 2:11 pm
#1108
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,532
ILS is out of order so now only LOC or RNP is in use. Not sure if ATR is equipped for that. Probably not. Minimums are higher on LOC and RNP approaches.
Apr 28, 2021, 11:10 pm
#1109
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Unio Europaea
Programs: BA GGL, AS, Hertz Cirque Présidentielle
Posts: 1,445
Maybe nobody tried to enter, but even then it was absolutely obvious that entry should've been granted. What an absolute Finnish farce. It seems to me the HEL COVID-19 theatre either doesn't work at all and it's pure optics, or then it goes into overkill mode like now. Obviously the airport procedures aren't well refined, if even one year later their own written interpretations of the rules don't work in practice.
And I/we have to pay for that shyteshow...
Apr 29, 2021, 6:37 am
#1110
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: London
Programs: finnair plus platinum
Posts: 672
Heathrow's CEO confirm terminal 3 will re-open May 17th or soon after as long as government follow roadmap and allow foreign travel to start by then (Sky News today)
Last edited by finnishlad; Apr 29, 2021 at 11:13 am