New and cancelled destinations, major schedule and operational changes
Nov 5, 2018, 8:02 pm
#1126
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,532
The Friday only AY HEL-LHR-HEL rotation on A333 has been reverted back to A359. My guess it has to do with AY's A333 shortage due to the incident in Chicago in September.
Nov 6, 2018, 12:55 am
#1127
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
This damaged aircraft is now repaired and yesterday ferried to SFO and coming back to HEL tomorrow.
A333 still operating LHR AY1331/1332 on some occasional Fridays in NOV18, JAN19 and FEB19 and on Monday 19NOV18
Looks like A333 moved from LHR to AGP route on DEC18 and FEB19 Fridays.
Last edited by OH-LGG; Nov 6, 2018 at 1:07 am
Nov 6, 2018, 4:54 am
#1128
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,532
This damaged aircraft is now repaired and yesterday ferried to SFO and coming back to HEL tomorrow.
A333 still operating LHR AY1331/1332 on some occasional Fridays in NOV18, JAN19 and FEB19 and on Monday 19NOV18
Looks like A333 moved from LHR to AGP route on DEC18 and FEB19 Fridays.
Nov 14, 2018, 6:04 pm
#1132
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 212
Finnair just cancelled my evening flight from AGP to HEL in December. Lately they have added a lot of flights on this route, and soon operate a 330 on some days from Dec 14. My cancelled 321 flight was on Dec 15 - could this mean they have overcapacity already? Was offered an unconvinient morning flight Dec 15 on 319 instead of evening 321 and exit 10 F
Nov 14, 2018, 11:18 pm
#1133
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Vantaa, Finland
Programs: AY Lumo, FB Gold
Posts: 1,667
Yes. I was booked on the inaugural 14DEC18 and got a cancellation notice like 1,5 weeks ago. Was automatically rebooked via HEL, but had to call and get rebooked to a later pair of flights as I'm flying HEL-TLL that morning and they had me doing a same plane turnaround which unfortunately these days seems to be very risky at TLL due to the use of the bus
And no, couldn't find the direct flight on the schedules anymore.
Nov 15, 2018, 2:43 am
#1134
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Helsinki
Programs: A3 Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 1,014
Finnair just cancelled my evening flight from AGP to HEL in December. Lately they have added a lot of flights on this route, and soon operate a 330 on some days from Dec 14. My cancelled 321 flight was on Dec 15 - could this mean they have overcapacity already? Was offered an unconvinient morning flight Dec 15 on 319 instead of evening 321 and exit 10 F
Nov 15, 2018, 4:22 am
#1136
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Helsinki
Programs: A3 Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 1,014
Nov 15, 2018, 10:20 am
#1137
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,532
Yes. I was booked on the inaugural 14DEC18 and got a cancellation notice like 1,5 weeks ago. Was automatically rebooked via HEL, but had to call and get rebooked to a later pair of flights as I'm flying HEL-TLL that morning and they had me doing a same plane turnaround which unfortunately these days seems to be very risky at TLL due to the use of the bus
And no, couldn't find the direct flight on the schedules anymore.
Nov 18, 2018, 8:48 am
#1138
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 280
Finnair CCO Juha Järvinen says in this article (in Finnish) that they are considering adding capacity for the LHR route with another widebody, starting next spring. No details as to which flight would get it or if it would be daily.
Nov 18, 2018, 11:36 am
#1140
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,621
AY1337/1338 could use one plane before it goes to BKK, HKG or SIN, so it would seem most likely.
In principles, AY1135/1336 is also possible, but it would occupy a plane for the whole very inefficiently.
In principles, AY1135/1336 is also possible, but it would occupy a plane for the whole very inefficiently.