Finnair has just opened a new Schengen lounge at Helsinki Airport (HEL), and it even has a dedicated area for oneworld Emerald members. This sounds like a huge improvement over the previous setup…
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Finnair long haul economy does leave a lot to be desired.
Alcohol can be expensive in Scandinavia. So it is a very popular purchase in the air.
On our flight the last few rows of economy were mobbed with passengers trying to buy more liquor from the aft galley.
The lounge only opens at 5:30 in the morning.
And rumour has it that even the Platinum side only offers the same inedible elementary school cafeteria stuff that they used to offer in the old Schengen lounge, no improvements whatsoever. What a disappointment.
Right on time for me. I have a flight via Helsinki in early August. Looking forward trying the lounge.
I was in the lounge yesterday but didn’t realize it was opening day, otherwise I might have paid more attention. I was in the lounge for only ~10 minutes to grab a quick coffee. The food was indeed nothing to write home about. I think there was a shower or two, with a similar system to ones in the non-Schengen lounge. The lounge has great apron views, and it was very quiet when I was there around 8:30 in the morning. Frankly, overall, I think it’s a fine place to wait for a connecting flight, but given how efficient Helsinki airport is, if I were originating in HEL for a Schengen flight (and with priority access), I’d just aim to arrive at the airport 10-15 minutes before boarding. Not worth arriving at the airport early just for the lounge.
Having also gone through LHR, AMS, and ARN all in the span of a week, HEL truly is a dream of an airport, now that the construction is pretty much finished.
There was this line in the previous version of the article, which has been removed now, but I’m posting it again because I found it to be so interesting.
Nothing against the “models,” who I’m sure are lovely people, but am I the only one who feels like this is more a photoshoot of these people, rather than any sort of detailed look at the lounge?
This looks so much nicer than the non-Schengen AY lounge at HEL, which is dark, dreary, and lacks natural light. I was in there about 4 days ago and while it is quite spacious, it felt rather depressing.