New and cancelled destinations, major schedule and operational changes
Mar 3, 2020, 12:13 pm
#1591
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,665
Mar 3, 2020, 12:27 pm
#1592
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Mar 3, 2020, 1:08 pm
#1595
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,602
So if many idle planes, why doesnt AY HQ already call us for a AY FT meeting, naturally onboard A359 to HNL with plenty of time to workshop in real life some customer experience and feedback?
I am serious.
I am serious.
Mar 3, 2020, 1:28 pm
#1596
Ambassador: Finnair
Join Date: May 2003
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Lumo, BA Silver, HHonors Gold
Posts: 4,270
”As other airlines are cancelling flights Finnair put their idle fleet in use and took 200 of their Lumotic super-hyper-top-tiers to Honolulu for a long weekend to gather customer feedback”
Last edited by NoWindowSeat; Mar 3, 2020 at 1:37 pm
Mar 3, 2020, 1:32 pm
#1597
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,758
AY used to fly 757s to YYZ and BOS. I believe YYZ made a stop in BGR. They even marketed BGR for at least one season, fishing etc.
They had a North American 757 service via ARN, too. To BOS?
But long before that, AY used to fly MD-11s to YYZ. Maybe also DC-10?
Somehow I have a faint recollection of A300B4 service to YYZ, too, after those Karair livery planes were repainted as AY planes. But I could be wrong here.
Did they really fly A333 there, too? If so, then that was pretty recent.
They had a North American 757 service via ARN, too. To BOS?
But long before that, AY used to fly MD-11s to YYZ. Maybe also DC-10?
Somehow I have a faint recollection of A300B4 service to YYZ, too, after those Karair livery planes were repainted as AY planes. But I could be wrong here.
Did they really fly A333 there, too? If so, then that was pretty recent.
Mar 3, 2020, 1:45 pm
#1598
Ambassador: Finnair
Join Date: May 2003
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Lumo, BA Silver, HHonors Gold
Posts: 4,270
Mar 3, 2020, 1:48 pm
#1599
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Mar 3, 2020, 2:03 pm
#1601
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Helsinki
Programs: A3 Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 1,014
Europe-LA was selling for nothing last winter, due to over-capacity - I saw HEL-LAX-HEL at 240€ (from AF/KL) - and maybe legacies trying to kill off Norwegian. Not sure adding extra capacity again is not going to make things worse rather than better, if it's operated at a loss.
Mar 3, 2020, 2:05 pm
#1602
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: AY Gold
Posts: 596
AY used to fly 757s to YYZ and BOS. I believe YYZ made a stop in BGR. They even marketed BGR for at least one season, fishing etc.
They had a North American 757 service via ARN, too. To BOS?
But long before that, AY used to fly MD-11s to YYZ. Maybe also DC-10?
Somehow I have a faint recollection of A300B4 service to YYZ, too, after those Karair livery planes were repainted as AY planes. But I could be wrong here.
Did they really fly A333 there, too? If so, then that was pretty recent.
They had a North American 757 service via ARN, too. To BOS?
But long before that, AY used to fly MD-11s to YYZ. Maybe also DC-10?
Somehow I have a faint recollection of A300B4 service to YYZ, too, after those Karair livery planes were repainted as AY planes. But I could be wrong here.
Did they really fly A333 there, too? If so, then that was pretty recent.
BOS was served via Skavsta with B757, atleast in S05.
Mar 3, 2020, 2:13 pm
#1603
Ambassador: Finnair
Join Date: May 2003
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Lumo, BA Silver, HHonors Gold
Posts: 4,270
What was the longest route they had with the 757, anyone remember? I only flew on those when last minute substitutions were made on scheduled flights with sudden high demand and a free guinea pig cage found from somewhere at Vantaa..CPH and BCN come to mind..2005/6/7 something like that..horrible config.
About the longest ones, a friend of mine flew to some holiday dest. in Brazil via the Canaries, I recall, and he was absolutely pissed off with it, described it as ”unhuman experience”. Can imagine as BCN-HEL was total hell as well and that was only 4 hrs..
About the longest ones, a friend of mine flew to some holiday dest. in Brazil via the Canaries, I recall, and he was absolutely pissed off with it, described it as ”unhuman experience”. Can imagine as BCN-HEL was total hell as well and that was only 4 hrs..
Mar 3, 2020, 2:27 pm
#1604
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: AFKL PLT, BA Gold, SK Gold, AY Gold, A3 Silver, LH FTL, IHG Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 408
I've done HEL-HKT twice on 757, once via DXB and once via JAI, that's about 5900 miles. If my memory serves me correct, AY also did similar rotations to SGN in early 2000's, but I'm not 100% sure about this. If so, I guess that would be the longest route they used 757's. And once I did HEL-BGR-POP on 757, but that's "only" 5465 miles on great circle route.