I have flown on the air lounge and was happy enough that I have booked to do so again.
The only research you can really do is to fly it. Anything else won’t cut the mustard!
Agreed. I thought I'd hate it but after flying it I think it's one of the best!The only research you can really do is to fly it. Anything else won’t cut the mustard!
www.finnair.com
So stoopid… quote from the article around ‘when are meals served?’Finnair article 17 Oct 2026 (from a FT post)
How the Helsinki–Melbourne route is flown
Behind the scenes of Finnair’s 22-hour Melbourne flight: how the service is designed, what happens in Bangkok and how much blueberry juice we need.
Or what proportion of the cabin crew (not tech crew) on the BKK-MEL-BKK flights have their home base in HEL. Some announcements make me suspect the number is not high, perhaps just enough to cover off on having at least someone Finnish speaking. Such arrangements would not be unique to Finnair, but the way the article talks about hotels for cabin crew doesn't fit other announcements about their BKK crew base.So stoopid… quote from the article around ‘when are meals served?’
We aim to serve meals when passengers are most likely to want to eat, and to offer as many peaceful moments as possible for sleeping on the flight.
Errr… they serve a meal after takeoff, and a snack before landing
I would have liked to have seen the answer to the question ‘how do I sleep when you don’t provide pillows in economy?’
Covered by EU261, so €€ compensation, and rerouting at earliest opportunity in same cabin. And duty of care if required. For most economy and premium economy passengers it would be a free upgrade!
Not for bookings only involving the MEL/BKK AY segments with no transit to/from an EU/UK port.Covered by EU261, so €€ compensation, and rerouting at earliest opportunity in same cabin. And duty of care if required. For most economy and premium economy passengers it would be a free upgrade!
