New and cancelled destinations, major schedule and operational changes
Nov 3, 2016, 1:52 pm
#421
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Wikipedia doesn't list any OW carriers at TSE, except AY. Is this really so, not even S7? Looking at some pics, the city really is something out of this world. I wonder if I should give it a try. No visa needed, either!
I suppose AY treats TSE as European/Middle East pointswise.
I suppose AY treats TSE as European/Middle East pointswise.
Nov 3, 2016, 2:48 pm
#422
Join Date: May 2014
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Err, before NorRA, a 2000 offset was applied to flights operated by FlyBE Nordic.
Nov 15, 2016, 12:43 am
#424
Join Date: Mar 2015
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Nov 18, 2016, 9:03 am
#425
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
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This fits probably best here:
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/...irlineroute%29
Finnair W16 Leisure service additions
Posted: 18 Nov 2016 01:00 AM PST
Finnair in winter 2016/17 season filed operational schedule for its leisure service to Puerto Plata and Varadero, operating once a week on seasonal basis. Based on OAG Schedules Analyser, planned operation as follow.
eff 29NOV16 Helsinki – Varadero 1 weekly
AY1889 HEL1710 – 2150VRA 333 2
AY1890 VRA2350 – 1650+1HEL 333 2
eff 01DEC16 Helsinki – Puerto Plata 1 weekly
AY1991 HEL1950 – 0105+1POP 333 4
AY1992 POP0250 – 1840HEL 333 5
Posted: 18 Nov 2016 01:00 AM PST
Finnair in winter 2016/17 season filed operational schedule for its leisure service to Puerto Plata and Varadero, operating once a week on seasonal basis. Based on OAG Schedules Analyser, planned operation as follow.
eff 29NOV16 Helsinki – Varadero 1 weekly
AY1889 HEL1710 – 2150VRA 333 2
AY1890 VRA2350 – 1650+1HEL 333 2
eff 01DEC16 Helsinki – Puerto Plata 1 weekly
AY1991 HEL1950 – 0105+1POP 333 4
AY1992 POP0250 – 1840HEL 333 5
Nov 19, 2016, 8:34 am
#427
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
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Red Alert:
"Flush" flights to SFO in I class (HEL-SFO-HEL 28NOV-02DEC) is now 1290€.
Double points also! This is a DEAL.
https://www.finnair.com/int/gb/offer...=IS_FLEX=false
"Flush" flights to SFO in I class (HEL-SFO-HEL 28NOV-02DEC) is now 1290€.
Double points also! This is a DEAL.
https://www.finnair.com/int/gb/offer...=IS_FLEX=false
Last edited by OH-LGG; Nov 19, 2016 at 8:43 am
Nov 19, 2016, 11:54 pm
#428
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat Lumo
Posts: 1,519
Red Alert:
"Flush" flights to SFO in I class (HEL-SFO-HEL 28NOV-02DEC) is now 1290€.
Double points also! This is a DEAL.
https://www.finnair.com/int/gb/offer...=IS_FLEX=false
"Flush" flights to SFO in I class (HEL-SFO-HEL 28NOV-02DEC) is now 1290€.
Double points also! This is a DEAL.
https://www.finnair.com/int/gb/offer...=IS_FLEX=false
Nov 26, 2016, 11:19 pm
#429
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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I'm trying my best, but it's not very easy. 
I've got a ticket to Economy Comfort (and a horrendously expensive one, too; would have gotten J with this price if I had waited it out ) but OLCI doesn't work. A call to the phone service resulted in "you haven't paid for your comfort seat, it costs €80" and "you bought the ticket at Hullut Päivät". After 10 minutes, we agreed that it's not a Hullut Päivät ticket and that there's "something special" about the booking. I'll probably have to go to the airport tonight to check in. 
If this is so difficult, I wonder what's going to happen to the 150 % AY+ points they promised. And the ongoing NA double points promotion.
Oh, and Preorder doesn't work, either, because the site doesn't recognise SFO as a point of departure.
I've got a ticket to Economy Comfort (and a horrendously expensive one, too; would have gotten J with this price if I had waited it out
) but OLCI doesn't work. A call to the phone service resulted in "you haven't paid for your comfort seat, it costs €80" and "you bought the ticket at Hullut Päivät". After 10 minutes, we agreed that it's not a Hullut Päivät ticket and that there's "something special" about the booking. I'll probably have to go to the airport tonight to check in. If this is so difficult, I wonder what's going to happen to the 150 % AY+ points they promised. And the ongoing NA double points promotion.
Oh, and Preorder doesn't work, either, because the site doesn't recognise SFO as a point of departure.
Nov 27, 2016, 1:24 am
#430
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
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Yes, preorder not in use on SFO-HEL, I called Shop call center about that.
Why You have to make check in by going to Airport, can make it tomorrow also at the airport before departure.
Why You have to make check in by going to Airport, can make it tomorrow also at the airport before departure.
Nov 27, 2016, 6:27 am
#432
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Nov 27, 2016, 7:54 am
#433
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I guess I can check in at the airport tomorow, especially if this concerns everyone on the whole plane. I just don't feel good about going to the airport 1,5 hours before the flight and hearing that "there's a problem" if they mess it all up...
In the meanwhile, they've of course sent the preflight email that urges you to OLCI. But it still doesn't work.
Not even by filling in the order form on board 4511 for return flight? I thought that might work, at least the handwritten form won't give you an error message...
Nov 27, 2016, 10:29 am
#435
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Then I suppose we can safely assume that everyone will have to check in at the desk.
I decided against going to HEL tonight because I don't want to spend 25+25 min driving only to hear something like "Oh, this is a special flight so you'll need yo come back tomorrow and go to the dedicated SFO desk."
But if there's really going to be such a desk, it will mean really long queues tomorrow. And most, if not all, pax will start their journey at HEL, which of course doesn't help.
I decided against going to HEL tonight because I don't want to spend 25+25 min driving only to hear something like "Oh, this is a special flight so you'll need yo come back tomorrow and go to the dedicated SFO desk."
But if there's really going to be such a desk, it will mean really long queues tomorrow. And most, if not all, pax will start their journey at HEL, which of course doesn't help.