New and cancelled destinations, major schedule and operational changes
Aug 8, 2016, 1:21 am
#286
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: EFHK - HEL
Programs: AY, LH, KL, SK, D8, Marriott, Melia.
Posts: 609
Finnair Alicante
Just noticed an information from their website on booking section that Finnair flies direct to Alicante during 26.3.17 - 28.10.17. Booking not available yet.
Schedule is once a week or more?
(If true, very welcome new route; at least they finally read and replied my route suggestion on Facebook two years ago. They are going to have new customers; I usually go SK metal and few D8).
Schedule is once a week or more?
(If true, very welcome new route; at least they finally read and replied my route suggestion on Facebook two years ago. They are going to have new customers; I usually go SK metal and few D8).
Aug 8, 2016, 1:35 am
#287
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,178
^ great
Sadly they usually don't add connecting fares for these destinations - they are mainly considered for Finns. Sometimes there are ARN-HEL-... but never CPH-HEL-xxx :-(
Sadly they usually don't add connecting fares for these destinations - they are mainly considered for Finns. Sometimes there are ARN-HEL-... but never CPH-HEL-xxx :-(
Aug 8, 2016, 3:27 am
#288
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
Well AGP works. But if they have flights at 6 a.m. from HEL it doesn't make too much sense. The winter schedule to that destination even looks quite weak if I compare it to SK's from ARN.
Aug 11, 2016, 12:44 am
#289
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,157
They are now selling tickets for the SFO-HEL-SFO flights, although including a Slush pass:
https://www.finnair.com/int/gb/slush2016-helsinki
"Finnair Plus tier members are not entitled to an Economy Comfort seat free of charge on this flight."
Seems to book into L and accrues 100% points.
https://www.finnair.com/int/gb/slush2016-helsinki
"Finnair Plus tier members are not entitled to an Economy Comfort seat free of charge on this flight."
Seems to book into L and accrues 100% points.
Cistavoda on board?
Aug 11, 2016, 2:52 am
#292
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,753
Will these flights in the AY4000 series actually be eligible for points?
And why hasn't AY quoted any J prices?
What do you think about HEL-SFO-HEL? Empty ferry flights without cabin crew?
And why hasn't AY quoted any J prices?
What do you think about HEL-SFO-HEL? Empty ferry flights without cabin crew?
Aug 11, 2016, 3:29 am
#293
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat and several other cards
Posts: 645
With reasonable price at least I would have been tempted taking HEL-SFO-HEL. Just wonder what is the reason not selling those, perhaps no enough demand for just a couple of days, but if it was possible combining outbound or inbound with some other flights, it might change it.
Aug 11, 2016, 7:05 am
#296
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493
Crew costs, flight tickets for "dead head" crews, accommodation expenditure, allowances etc. are also surprisingly high and I think AY is not willing to take a financial risk for selling this type of one-off itinerary for HEL-SFO.
Not an easy task to sell let's say even 50% of the seats in the end of November.
Aug 15, 2016, 10:24 pm
#300
Join Date: May 2012
Location: GVA (HEL)
Programs: AY Plat (OWE)
Posts: 536
