standby on Blue1
Mar 30, 2008, 8:20 am
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standby on Blue1
I am flying Paris to Helsinki in May on Blue1 on the late evening flight that arrives at 1am. I will be at the airport in Paris starting at around noon to see off another friend. Is there any way I can standby for the an earlier flight without fees? Its a Blue1 flight with an SAS flight number....don't know how that figures in. If I can't....I think Ill end up sleeping in the Helsinki airport because the last bus leaves around 1 for Helsinki. Any ideas?
Mar 30, 2008, 9:00 am
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Stand-by on which flight?! KF only flies from CDG to HEL every second day, with the same inconvenient schedule for all flights, AFAIK. Besides, if you have a cheap ticket, there's very little chance they would allow you to switch to an earlier flight anyway (unless, perhaps, in a hypothetical situation that the later flight were overbooked...)
For the bus, indeed, the last departure for 615 metropolitan bus is 1:05 and for Finnair bus 1:10. You could try to get a shared Airport van taxi, don't remeber the company name, but they've got a stand right next to the baggage hall exit; to the right.
For the bus, indeed, the last departure for 615 metropolitan bus is 1:05 and for Finnair bus 1:10. You could try to get a shared Airport van taxi, don't remeber the company name, but they've got a stand right next to the baggage hall exit; to the right.
Mar 30, 2008, 1:31 pm
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Ha, well I guess my question was if the fact that the flight was purchased as a SAS codeshare would let me take an earlier flight on SAS, but I guess not, let alone the fact that SAS doesn't fly to Helsinki from Paris nonstop....
Alas....I think I shall spend the night in the airport, thanks!
Alas....I think I shall spend the night in the airport, thanks!
Mar 30, 2008, 2:18 pm
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Take a 15-minute ride on bus 61 from the airport to Tikkurila at 1:40, where you can switch to train that takes you to Helsinki in 20 minutes. You can use the YTV Journey Planner (http://aikataulut.ytv.fi/reittiopas/en/) to find the exact schedules and transfer options.
ETA: sorry, I think the train only goes on weekends...
Last edited by Pteropous; Mar 30, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Mar 30, 2008, 2:33 pm
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Why not check with your fellow passengers: most likely some of them might also be heading down town Helsinki, so you could share a taxi with them?
Mar 30, 2008, 3:10 pm
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Thanks for your advice guys. Its saving on taxi and on lodging that I'm concerned about. The hostel I was thinking of staying at that night is full anyhow, and I don't want to have to pay much to get to downtown Helsinki. So I may just end up staying in the airport to save some euros. I prolly wouldn't arrive at the hotel until 2am anyhow....Ill have to think about it.