After arriving into Helsinki, I proceeded directly to my next flight. I did not run through the airport, but I did walk with purpose. If I missed the flight, they would’ve (probably) just rebooked me onto the flight to New York and all would’ve been fine, so I wasn’t bothered if I missed it. IContinue reading “April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 4: Helsinki to Los Angeles”
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April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 3: Budapest back to Helsinki
Switching back to my April Europe trip, we have another intra-European Business Class flight on Finnair! Finnair’s strongest offerings are, like most airlines, from their main hub. Budapest is not a particularly large airport, but it does offer multiple lounges. The Skycourt lounge was the default lounge for Finnair, but there was also the PlazaContinue reading “April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 3: Budapest back to Helsinki”
April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 2: Helsinki to Budapest
Upon arrival into Helsinki, I proceeded directly to Finnair’s non-Schengen Platinum Wing lounge. This was my first visit to the lounge since June of 2023, when I flew London to Berlin via Helsinki. The non-Schengen Finnair lounge is located very centrally, and I was inside the lounge within a couple minutes of deplaning. This loungeContinue reading “April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 2: Helsinki to Budapest”
April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 1: Finnair
Upon arrival into Chicago, my original plan had been to go to T3 and check out the American Flagship Lounge. That wasn’t possible because when you’re in T5, you’re trapped because you can’t take the airside bus unless you have a connection, and you can’t enter another terminal with a T5 boarding pass. So thatContinue reading “April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 1: Finnair”
2023 retrospective
I’m a bit late this year on the retrospective summary because of having to deal with some backend technical issues on the blog. The good news is that I’ve now uploaded all my 2023 flights of note onto the blog. So now, it’s time to take a look back through the year. I use aContinue reading “2023 retrospective”
Finnair’s standard Euro-Business (HEL-BER)
Following up on my Finnair Platinum Lounge experience is the actual flight from Helsinki to Berlin. This was the next flight on my trip in Europe, and it was a more typical European Business Class flight from Helsinki to Berlin. The Finnair Platinum Wing is a great lounge, but has suffered some cutbacks. I was curiousContinue reading “Finnair’s standard Euro-Business (HEL-BER)”
Finnair’s Platinum Lounge: 2023
The next flight on my trip in Europe after my flight from London to Helinski was a more typical European Business Class flight from Helsinki to Berlin. I split this post in two because I wanted to talk more about Finnair’s Platinum Lounge, which is my favorite lounge in Europe. Normally, one doesn’t get access toContinue reading “Finnair’s Platinum Lounge: 2023”
Finnair’s new business class (LHR-HEL)
It’s been nearly a year since I last flew Finnair, which is one of my favorite airlines, and is my favorite in Europe. So, I decided to flew with them for the second part of my trip to Europe and booked an award ticket on Finnair from London to Helsinki to Berlin. Normally, I wouldContinue reading “Finnair’s new business class (LHR-HEL)”
Surprise upgrade to Helsinki on Finnair
As my last trip in Europe before I move back, I decided to go to Switzerland and Helsinki. To get to Geneva, I flew (in economy) on a Swiss flight that I bought using United miles from London City. That flight was delayed due to extreme heat in London making it impossible for the A220Continue reading “Surprise upgrade to Helsinki on Finnair”
Finnair A350 old style business to London
After my short pseudo-Finnair flight to Helsinki, I had an intentionally short layover at Helsinki’s Vantaa airport before connecting onto my Finnair A350 flight back to London. The London Heathrow to Helsinki route is my most commonly flown route in Europe, so I am intimately familiar with the various flight options on this route. FinnairContinue reading “Finnair A350 old style business to London”
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