New and cancelled destinations, major schedule and operational changes
Mar 21, 2017, 1:58 pm
#586
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
For some time already I enjoy flying with AY because to my European destinations there are always enough empty seats left. With the exception of AGP I always had an empty seat next to me as Silver in the last 6 months. My personal feeling is that the load factor got down compared to what I was used to one or two years ago.
Mar 21, 2017, 3:16 pm
#587
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
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Jan/feb is normal season low, where finnair usually can't remove capacity fast enough. LF was 71,9% in JAN, compared to 71,4% in JAN16 and 72,6% JAN 15. So the hard numbers point to season being exactly as before. (but of course routes can differ)
Mar 22, 2017, 12:14 am
#588
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
Feeling of low LF is as haphazard as seat next to you being free.
Jan/feb is normal season low, where finnair usually can't remove capacity fast enough. LF was 71,9% in JAN, compared to 71,4% in JAN16 and 72,6% JAN 15. So the hard numbers point to season being exactly as before. (but of course routes can differ)
Jan/feb is normal season low, where finnair usually can't remove capacity fast enough. LF was 71,9% in JAN, compared to 71,4% in JAN16 and 72,6% JAN 15. So the hard numbers point to season being exactly as before. (but of course routes can differ)
Mar 22, 2017, 2:14 am
#589
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
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MIA cancelled MAY-SEP.
ORDcancelled reduced frequency MAY
ORD
Last edited by intuition; Mar 22, 2017 at 3:24 am Reason: ORD frequency
Mar 22, 2017, 3:14 am
#592
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Mar 22, 2017, 3:26 am
#593
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
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Altered OP to make it clearer. Finnair used the word "cancel" in reference to reducing frequency from 5 to 3 weekly (and used the word "suspends" in reference to the cancelled route) so that threw me off.
Mar 22, 2017, 5:44 am
#595
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Helsinki
Programs: AY Gold
Posts: 9
Thanks for the heads-up! Was booked HEL-ORD for 19 May, just called AY Gold line (who were unaware of the reduced frequency) proactively and was rebooked day earlier on the still-remaining HEL-ORD flight. MMB still showed the old flight with A340 this morning.
Mar 22, 2017, 5:52 am
#596
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat and several other cards
Posts: 645
Welcome to the forum, Jaakko 3247, good to see you here ^
Mar 26, 2017, 5:53 am
#597
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
There is some speculation in the French travel press that Finnair might finally start LYS service next year. (It was announced and promptly shelved some years ago due to the economic downturn.)
Apr 12, 2017, 4:46 pm
#599
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
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Sitting in DOH watching the board for odd Finnair codeshare flights, like AY6021 Male, AY6019 Seychelles, 6007 capetown, 6009 Joburg. I guess they must have been around since the start of HEL-DOH
Apr 12, 2017, 10:20 pm
#600
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: EFHK - HEL
Programs: AY, LH, KL, SK, D8, Marriott, Melia.
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