New and cancelled destinations, major schedule and operational changes
Feb 12, 2018, 9:14 am
#916
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Hehe, if only I could.
No lumo on only TF operated segments, right? Needs to be AY or Norra on at least 100 segs
No lumo on only TF operated segments, right? Needs to be AY or Norra on at least 100 segs
Feb 12, 2018, 9:41 am
#917
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Feb 12, 2018, 10:28 am
#918
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You might be right, an AY coded codeshare flight looks like an ordinary AY flight in the earnings table.
As this is the first time ever they had a "AY flighs" requirement I took the pessimistic approach and gathered it must be AY marketed and AY operated.
As this is the first time ever they had a "AY flighs" requirement I took the pessimistic approach and gathered it must be AY marketed and AY operated.
Feb 12, 2018, 3:51 pm
#919
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MMX from 16APR18 operated by BRA:
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/flygbr...-malmoe-294029 ( in Swedish)
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/flygbr...-malmoe-294029 ( in Swedish)
Feb 12, 2018, 10:14 pm
#920
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I keed to learn how to book flights. I noticed yesterday that there are now more flights to Kuusamo in the summer. I booked early January flights for June, and there were no flights on Saturdays. Now there are two flights. Luckily I booked Value so I can change for 60€, but had I only waited a few weeks, I could have saved that. Lesson learned: Flights aren’t always loaded even 5 months before departure.
Feb 12, 2018, 10:28 pm
#921
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Feb 13, 2018, 2:51 am
#922
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Neither
a) point-to-point, in competition with 8-9 daily from CPH, at 30-80€, when a TF-coded MMX-HEL is lowest price 180EUR and a a AY-coded is 240€ (R-Value, no lower fares offered)
nor
b) scania-asia when AY offers the exact same plus lounge and J-cabin from CPH, 45km away at several 100€ lower price.
It is like opening a Borgå-Stockholm route, only offer value and pro fare, but the "terminal" is a barn and the onboard service is one-class and still you charge twice the price of HEL-STO.
-- Added
One major problem is that AY has added YR on top of the TF-price. TF does not charge YR/YF on these tickets! The TF-coded ticket MMX-HEL has 313SEK total fees, while a AY-coded flight has a whopping 1089SEK, claiming there is a "Carrier imposed fee" of 776.
Last edited by intuition; Feb 13, 2018 at 2:58 am
Feb 13, 2018, 11:56 pm
#923
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Well this was an unexpected and welcome new route. I thought MMX was doomed to be LCC and charter only with CPH so nearby. I might try this route when flying home to Lund in Sweden, though I don't much like the closed/coffin-fealing of the RJ100. Timetable:
MMX-HEL: 1145-1430
HEL-MMX: 1530-1615
I think this is just a case of fares not being loaded yet and what we see are the old fares.
MMX-HEL: 1145-1430
HEL-MMX: 1530-1615
I think this is just a case of fares not being loaded yet and what we see are the old fares.
Feb 14, 2018, 8:35 am
#925
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Feb 14, 2018, 8:58 am
#926
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Thanks! It seems that the upcoming season is shorter compared to the 2017-18 season. I was looking flights for November some time ago and did not see any loaded so started to wonder if they fly there also next season. Like you wrote it seems to be only for very peak season destination as no flights for November for example.
Feb 21, 2018, 7:20 am
#927
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MSQ:
https://company.finnair.com/en/media...ews?id=2826127
SFO and ORD extended until December 2018:
https://company.finnair.com/en/media...ews?id=2826231
Finnair is expanding its network and will open a direct, year-round route between Helsinki and Minsk on June 9, 2018. Flights between Helsinki and Minsk will be operated twice per week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with an Embraer 190 aircraft.
SFO and ORD extended until December 2018:
Helsinki-Chicago route will be extended until December 3 with two weekly flights. Originally, the route was set to operate from April 19 until October 27.
The Helsinki-San Francisco route will now be extended until December 5 with two weekly frequencies.
Feb 21, 2018, 11:20 am
#928
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MSQ does sound interesting. I even considered the direct Belavia flights at some point but then let it go. Visa free if you stay max 5 days and enter through MSQ airport.
It seems Finnair.com has the flights but only as Value, even if avoiding Belarus codeshares 
Feb 21, 2018, 12:25 pm
#930
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