Finnair confirms fully-flat business class complete by Autumn 2014

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• Jamed67 says:

  15 Dec15 December 08:11

  Have flown them twice this year between BLK-HEL-AMS. Reviews are not great so I did not expect much and ended up pleasantly surprised. The seats were nice, even numbered window seats being best of all for solotravellers. Seats same as new LX J so see reviews on those too. IFE AVOD was not on par with the best, maybe even below average but should still be possible for everyone to find something to their liking. Contrary to many reviews I enjoyed the food, I found it light, fresh and suited to flying. In flight service was friendlyand eeficient but I pity the FA havimg to wear awful looking uniforms but I guess they are comfy! Helsinki a very simple aorport to transit. The business lounge average at bestbut a new one will be opened soon. Reports suggest it is for elites only and that Finnair J alone will not get you in. Finnair has vrr keen J promotions from time to time. Following my experiemce this year with Finnair and Sri Lankan, I am begining to like them better than themore obvious megacarriers.

• courtster says:

  15 Dec15 December 08:55

  Sweet, lets hope they do another smashing J sale to Australia like this time last year.

• Commentator 626 says:

  15 Dec15 December 09:12

  “just 9 hours 45 minutes, compared to 11 hours 45 minutes with BA. ”

  I appreciate they are well positioned for a flight to North East Asia, but the comparison with BA is a little off, as you have to add on 2 hrs 55 mins to get to HEL and 3 hours 10 mins to get to LHR, presumably in a regional/short-haul seat?

  • Rob says:

    15 Dec15 December 10:24

    Clearly it isn’t quicker than a direct flight from London. However, I was trying to make the point that it isn’t as bad a diversion as you might think!

• Alan says:

  15 Dec15 December 13:22

  Do these solo (aka Captain Kirk) seats have the same horribly tight ‘cubby’ for your feet as LX have? If so I’d recommend going for one of the offset singles instead as I found it pretty claustrophobic to feel my feet weren’t able to move, especially if i wanted to lie on my side.

• Lady London says:

  15 Dec15 December 13:59

  Same here about feet and LX J seats. I thought it was just me !

  • Alan says:

    15 Dec15 December 14:35

    Haha no, we’re not alone, I’ve seen it mentioned in a few blogs too!

    • Jamed67 says:

      15 Dec15 December 18:03

      I was in the other side but your comments ring a bell in back of my mind too. Personally I am not sold on full flat beds, I have found I sleep much better if I put the seat almost flat but with a slight S-shape that takes pressure off my knees and lower back.

• TrollBasher says:

  15 Dec15 December 17:40

  Finnair is an excellent choice for MAN travellers going east, or indeed west if you don’t mind the dog leg.
  This refurb can only be good as they provide a genuine OW alternative going east against the Middle East three.

• Steve says:

  17 Dec17 December 23:32

  These look like the same seats as on the BA A321s that go to telaviv

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