Finnair to launch Melbourne-Helsinki flights

[MEL_Traveller]

I tried booking similar HEL-BKK-MEL via multicity. Found PE on first leg and BC on second. However when I proceeded it showed an error. When I rang them they indicated that there is no BC BKK-MEL,, this was the other night. However doing same search again the BC is still there.

Did you figure out how to get around this?

If it’s inventory control, then as soon as they select HEL-BKK it will zero out BKK-MEL.

If you call and just ask for BKK-MEL, without mentioning HEL-BKK at all, they should be able to see it.

However, if they hold that, the HEL-BKK will automatically zero out.

 

[Colan]

If it’s inventory control, then as soon as they select HEL-BKK it will zero out BKK-MEL.

If you call and just ask for BKK-MEL, without mentioning HEL-BKK at all, they should be able to see it.

However, if they hold that, the HEL-BKK will automatically zero out.

Actually i just rang them and realised potentially why. The layover time is 1hr 45min which doesnt qualify the MCT. Hence why i cannot use multi-city option. And booking separate tickets would be stressful as I will need to recheck-in again at BKK.

 

[MELso]

Actually i just rang them and realised potentially why. The layover time is 1hr 45min which doesnt qualify the MCT. Hence why i cannot use multi-city option. And booking separate tickets would be stressful as I will need to recheck-in again at BKK.

If it’s AY to AY on AY stock, they will through check on separate tickets and if you’re on the same flight number, the risk of a misconnect is low. May not work for Qantas tickets mind you.

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[Colan]

If it’s AY to AY on AY stock, they will through check on separate tickets and if you’re on the same flight number, the risk of a misconnect is low. May not work for Qantas tickets mind you.

Check-in – Finnair Easy for agents

Find the answers to frequently asked questions regarding check-in here.

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So you saying booking 2 separate tickets will work from a timing perspective?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

So you saying booking 2 separate tickets will work from a timing perspective?

Technically…. AY only says they’ll through check on separate tickets if (a) you meet MCT and (b) both tickets are issues on AY stock (105).

Your tickets issued by Qantas won’t meet those requirements.

However, i have a similar issue coming up with two QFFF tickets via HEL, and am also hoping AY will through check. There have been anecdotal reports on line that AY will overlook the 105-stock requirement ‘if they can’.

However, there’s no right to enforce it.

 

[MELso]

So you saying booking 2 separate tickets will work from a timing perspective?

The I to I MCT in BKK is 75 minutes, so yes (if both tickets are AY-issued).

 

[Melburnian1]

November isn't the busiest travel month, but there should be some Europeans heading to Oz given our summer is soon. Escaping a Finnish winter is an attractive option for many.

Early days, but how busy are the inbound (to MEL) and outbound AY Oz flights?

Do others perceive this link will last, or will it suffer the fate of so many previous European carriers trying to serve Australia such as Olympic Airways?