Being founded in 1923 Finnair is the worlds 6th oldest airline still in operation and with no on board fatalities or airframe loss incidents since 1963 its also considered one of the safest airlines.
Finnair Business Class is definitely our choice every time we fly from Singapore to anywhere in Europe. Great value, great service and like the minimalist interior. Don’t mind the stop over at Helsinki either.
Food varies heavy when you fly TO Helsinki, compared to flying from it. My experience is that the food is always a safe bet and fantastic when flying from Hel. Small menu, but always a flavor experience regardless of what your two options are.
The issue is LAX and Finnair doesn't want to spend extra money to make it decent. Vast majority of LAX departing long haul flights have lousy food - in fact, probably the worst in the world. I have traveled extensively and LAX is my long-haul home base and I have never seen or eaten any airline food that's worse than LAX's catering.
@@_w_w_ Yep. LA has high food cost, high labor cost, high transport cost, high tax -- there's really no way around those things for the airlines -- so all of this cost-cutting is felt in the low quality of the meals.
Food on outbound flights tend to be better, than on flights back to an airlines base. For example, I flew KLM from Amsterdam, down to Kilimanjaro, and back about 10 days later. The food on the way down was better. I’ve also flown United from DEN-LHR and back as well, and it was true then, too.
@@schumi246 This is true of all airlines. The simple reason is that every airline designs its own menu, so at its home base, the catering company makes A LOT of those dishes, for all of those flights out of the base. That makes it cheaper, more consistent, and with the exact brand ingredients it was designed to have. At away airports all around the world the local caterers have to use local ingredients and only make the food for one or two flights a day (of that airline). They lack the experience, the economies of scale drive the prices up, and the local brands/ingredients don’t work as well together.
@@schumi246 It's not outbound or inbound. It's where the food is catered. US-catered food in general is pretty bad. The ONLY airport I think otherwise is Seattle. LAX is THE worst. United's catering out of SFO, IAH and EWR are super lousy, but on the return leg catered by the out-station's caterers, the food is 100% better. This is the most obvious when the flights leave Japan, Taiwan or France. The difference in meal quality and presentation is shockingly noticeable, even in economy. The sad thing is that flighst departing China, catered in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are even better than the US. They actually hire foreign chefs in China from top schools and restaurants... If you can disconnect the culture aspect of a cuisine and just look at ingredient, taste and execution, even the Chinese caters are better than the Americans.
Did this same flight in 1A and loved every minute of it. The only disappointment was the solid undercast preventing me from seeing Jan Mayen - which the friendly crew told me when we'd be passing, so I could plan my sleep accordingly. I've watched this flight on FlightRadar24 and seen it turn right out of LAX then not turn again until 10-mile final into Helsinki. 5,000-mile right base :) I love Finnair (which is just as well, given that I live in the north of Finland). I've always found the service on board to be attentive but with that wonderful Finnish quality of not bothering you when it isn't necessary. Whether it's turning round from staring out the window on arrival and finding my coat retrieved from the locker and folded neatly on the seat beside me, or collapsing into my seat after a sweltering run the entire length of HEL and having an FA bring a glass of water before I could even fasten my belt, they somehow manage to hit that sweet spot between invisible and fawning, every time.
I flew with Finnair for the first time last December in business class from Stockholm to Bangkok, it was my very first business class flight and I was not disappointed at all, their service was excellent. I will definitely use them again.
Flew from Helsinki to Miami with Finnair on the same A350 but in Economy Extra. I was very impressed with the leg room and the service was very accommodating.
Awesome! Just a quick travel tip: Airlines never sell/give out all the food that they have, so if you want more and your meal was free, if you ask a flight attendant if you can have another meal, chances are they will give it to you.
I've always liked Finnair. My best memory was when I was on one of my first trips to Europe and returning to Helsinki from Münich. We had a connecting flight leaving from Charles de Gaulle and our flight was not only late but we had to through a very rude and slow security check there. We were running really late, actually running to the gate, panting and sweating. Then the Finnair flight attendant welcomed us young, lost and exhausted lads with the warmest of smiles and said "you don't have to hurry anymore, we'll take you home". Those were just the right words and just awesome customer service.
Great to catch up with your travels once more, Jeb! Finnair is an excellent carrier. On a leg between Australia & Sweden I flew Finnair between HKG & HEL (just between you & me, I ‘’borrowed” a short Ittala glass - love it!). Yes, give me a carrier like Finnair for long haul flying anyday, in partnership with Qantas, of course. Excellent review! 👍
Jeb, I'm sorry I'm just seeing this video now. I can not agree with you more. I flew Finnair for the first time last summer in business, HEL-LAX on the A350. Absolute best flying experience I ever had. Myself and several other pax arrived very delayed into HEL from FRA and the gate agents could not have been more pleasant, accommodating, and calming after many of us ran 20 minutes through the airport. They were waiting for us and weren't going to leave without us. The onboard experience was just as fantastic. I agree their drinking glasses are amazing, but I'm disappointed it doesn't seem you had their signature blueberry juice. It was delicious. That's all I drank the whole flight and I wanted to buy some to take home. Finnair is most definitely my new favorite and preferred airline for travel to Europe. Unfortunately, their schedule didn't work with mine this summer. I really hope their financial situation improves so I can fly with them again in the future.
Great video Jeb! I usually combine trips from Europe to the west coast with mileage/status runs, so I include a stop on the east coast on the way back. I've only had one short trip on Finnair, from LHR to HEL, but it was operated by their long-haul aircraft - an A350 out (coincidentally the same aircraft you flew on - but I was in 8A!) and an A330 back. The food was okay for a short flight, but the service was great and the seat comfortable. I'll definitely consider them for a transatlantic leg in future.
In the coming summer season Finnair has increased widebody service on SH routes. LHR gets A350 twice daily, all AMS flights are operated by A350. They opened a new long haul base in Stockholm but seems still extra capacity left, their important markets in Japan and China being mostly closed now.
I get so excited when I see a new video from you! I know I’m in for a treat. I love living vicariously through your videos and your narration is just fantastic. Keep up the good work!
I prefer the longer flights from Europe to the west coast, more relaxing. I used to work in Helsinki and took several domestic flights on Finnair and was always impressed. By the way, those littala glasses are iconic in Finland .
I prefer what you just did -- last november I flew from ABQ-LAX-MIA-MCO; 4 days later I flew back from MCO-MIA-LAX-LHR-BUD; and from BUD, back to LHR, then PHX and back to ABQ, all within a span of 3 weeks. well worth it, made lots of memories...(this was with AA/BA not finnair)
Always enjoy your videos, Jeb. You’re more interested in the product rather than yourself unlike some others. Good for Finnair, they seem to offer a very good, solid business class product. Unfortunately my regular long haul flight wouldn’t be practical via Helsinki.
You know I was in Los Angeles 2 weeks ago and saw a number of Finnair A350s land. I never knew who amazing there airline was, they seem quite nice. The seat is spacious and clean and the food is great! Definitely need to try Finnair. Thanks for the video Jeb and cya in the sky!🙂👍🛫
I’m SO disappointed for you that they didn’t have the updated cabin on your flight. I was looking forward to your review of the new product. Based on Finnair’s oficial videos, it looks beautiful! I took this same flight, after a short hop down from San Francisco, back in November of 2019. Back before we knew what Covid was. Even with a full flight, like you mentioned, the flight attendants were awesome! I couldn’t get enough of their blueberry juice! The international terminal at LAX is hugely different from the domestic ones. It’s so not good.
Finnair is definitely underrated; I think their service and connectivity make them a quiet challenger in the current aviation market. Have current events impacted their schedule and network to any significant extent?
Before Covid and the war in Ukraine, the Europe-Asia traffic made some 40% of Finnair's turnover. Their top markets Japan and China are largely unreachable for them now, the Russian airspace is closed for the EU airlines. To compensate, they have opened a long haul base in Stockholm, with routes to the US this summer.
@@corporateshill3225 Yes they have a couple of Polar routes left to Japan/China but the volumes are only a fraction what it used to be. They used to fly to 6 airports in Japan alone, hopefully they'll be back soon!
Those glasses are gorgeous, I'm glad they sell them and I'm even more glad that you picked up a set for yourself. I'll definitely be looking for Finnair flights in the future.
The perfect length of long haul flight is 8-9 hours, enough time to get dinner, watch a movie, sleep for a couple hours, have breakfast, and arrive. DEN-LHR falls in that range, and I flew that route both ways in May 2019.
hi, as an experienced traveller and Finnair customer, I can tell you that the Finnair lounge in Hki-airport has even a shower and sauna. but thank you for the video, found it really enjoyable to watch!
I did business class on Finnair Chicago to Helsinki a few years ago. Return was Finnair to Heathrow and then AA to DFW. Finnair has great club in Helsinki.
Mr. Bush, once again, you have delivered on this vlog. Honest and fair! Finnair will or has started non-stop services from the DFW to HEL airport. I think when I show my Finnish boss this video, she'll be elated. Kiitos!
Somehow I managed to not see this one until now. Very interesting as always - the seat did look a bit tight, but you said it's still comfy. Well, great that you had six hours deep sleep there. I'm just a very bad sleeper on planes, even on the biggest Business of First Class bed (partly because even after after way over 1000 flights I always think I miss something 😅) - thank you for your dedicated trip reports!
Finnair is very underrated airlane, i never worry about flying when flying for them, also the new Finnair business class is very good i higly recommend
Hi Jeb, welcome to the AY Club. I've flown them probably half-a-dozen times and, as an avid one-world supporter, they are one of my favourite LH airlines. There are a couple of reasons for this: 1. Their Business Class fares are usually quite reasonable - from Australia they tend to have decent RTW J prices towards Oct-Nov of each year 2. Their connections at HEL are great - usually can be as short as 55mins - and even if longer their Platinum-status Lounge in the non-Schengen transit zone is excellent. Also, their food offerings - while not quite as "exotic" as the days when they would serve reindeer - remain quite nordic. Given the general Finnish love of seafood - and the representation of that onboard - you may have to look for a new favourite long-haul for your shellfish issue!! Just joking, but I think you struck a little unlucky in that you were flying to Helsinki. AY seem to offer greater food choices ex HEL and they currently only appear to offer the ability to pre-book a J meal ex-HEL although you always have the special diet options available. Lastly, I was surprised at your description of the crew. I found them to be a little cool to start off with but are great at being able to size their customers and generally will thaw as the flight progresses. Again, welcome to one of the best-kept secrets: AY Long Haul Business Class!
Having lived on the west coast just about all my life, I like going to Europe from there as long as it is direct. You leave late and arrive in the mid to late afternoon which allows me to keep the body clock rhythm a little better.
Thank you for your video! As a Finn, I am very proud of our national airline, even more so as everything else Finland seems to be going to HEL ;) I really hope I will someday have to chance to try the new non-reclining seat.
Jeb, didn't see it in the video, but did you try the famous Finnair blueberry juice?I love Finnair! Flew JFK > HEL > ARN. Really enjoyed the experience though the dinner food was just ok, breakfast was better. Connecting in Helsinki was easy and not as stressful or crazy as larger European airports. Plus for an avgeek, the A350 cameras on the IFE are amazing!
Finnair on ihan ok, oma kokemus oli eräänä lumisena päivänä päästiin myöhästymisien jälkeen koneeseen ja ootettiin pari tuntia, ei lähdetty koska lumi jääty siipiin. Ja noh, porukat asu riihimäellä ja finnairilla oli joku oma tulkintansa korvauksista ja sano että pitäkää tunkkinne. Ootettiin kentällä + koneessa + kamoja takas koneesta yhteensä n. 16 tuntia ja sitten piti ajaa joskus kahdelta yöllä kotiin ja sitten seuraavana päivänä uudestaan kentälle. Sillon sentään päästiin lähtemään :D Ei mitään korvauksia, eivät tarjonneet hotellihuonetta ei mitään. Söi vähän omaa kokemustani tosta yrityksestä. Tais mennä oikeuteen asti tää keissi, en oo kysyny tuliko siitä ikinä mitään. Tähän perään vielä että sen jälkeen ei oo ollu itellä ongelmia finnairin kanssa, kattoo nyt kun jouluna pitäs käydä losissa että millanen sotku on sillon.
I live in New Mexico, but my daughter and her family live near L.A. I always choose flights to Europe out of LAX and fly business class (often on points, once in a while on a good paid fare) on Turkish Airlines. As you probably know, Turkish cannot be beat on business class catering and the Star Alliance lounge in the TBIT is very good. I get great inflight food and service, watch a movie or two, have a full night of comfortable sleep, and really enjoy the wonderful lounge at IST between flights. Your review of Finnair is interesting, the only thing you left out was a comment about the Marimekko bedding and amenity kit bag. I also love the unusual Finnish glassware and would definitely buy them onboard! Thanks for another great review.
I have flown many many times in FINNAIR. I fly New York Helsinki and onto Hong Kong. I like the break in Helsinki. There is a Hilton literally across the road from the terminal in Helsinki. Great airline and friendly people
Hi Jeb, you’re the first host I’ve heard also with a fish allergy. Sometimes dining is really disappointing because I can’t eat most of it. I Iived in W-S 25 years so cheers from Buenos Aires. And it’s 10 hours from the USA, so I understand how kong your flight was!
Mr Brooks I enjoyed your content very much. This was the first of your video's that I have watched but I will definitely view more of your adventures. Thanks!
I love planes,I have loved them since a kid. And I would love to take the long way because I would get to see the world under me and plus be on that great plane for longer.
I love Finnair. It is comfortable, they are attentive, the food is ok, not great but ok, the plane is clean and roomy, the blueberry juice is to die for, the coffee is probably the worst coffee imaginable, but everything else is awesome.
I have been to Europe over 60 times, almost all from Seattle. I love the longer flight, especially in Business class. I can stretch out and enjoy seven or eight hours of sleep. Flying to Europe I am not there for the food or the service, I am there to sleep. The longer trip is not a major factor but is one factor of why I live in Seattle. Flying Business Class from the east coast, especially Boston or NYC, seems like a waste. Now, if I am flying Economy I would just like the agony to be over as quickly as possible. Finnair is starting service from Seattle to Helsinki this summer, so I am looking forward to that.
I do not know which day you flew out, but LA Flights is a fantastic streaming channel that films departures and arrivals out of 24R/L, and 5 days ago they did stream Finnair departure at 650! Would be cool if that is the plane you were on, watching it depart from a different perspective! I have been feverishly obsessed with your content for like 9 months now. Everything you post is pure gold. So much so that I am about to launch my own YT travel channel inspired by your content. Thanks for doing what you do and for being so damn cool and fun!
I flew from HEL to HKG return on AY A350 in Y class , couldn’t fault the cabin service fantastic flights. I would recommend flying Finnair long haul 😀👌
Since I live in Los Angeles, I’m always flying from the West Coast over to Europe. I’ve never actually flown from the East Coast to Europe. I enjoy the 10 1/2 hour flight. Still waiting to get on a A350. Was hoping to book one for my upcoming summer trip. No luck.. Flying the A340-600 instead (Lufthansa) Glad you had a nice experience on that 350 👍🏼
Glass name is Ultima Thule. It was created by Finnish designer, Tapio Wirkkala in 1968. I use these every day - one next to me atm.. Finnair started to use Ultima Thule in 1969.
Ace flight report Jeb from an excellent airline, was due to fly Finnair Business Class from Edinburgh via Helsinki, then on to Seoul this week to visit family I have not see in 4 years. Sadly, due to the actions a some guy in Russia, my flight got cancelled, was so looking forward to seeing my family again after so many years. Rebooked to go in October, fingers crossed covid and Putin are no longer an issue. Excellent video Jeb.
Nice video, Jeb! To answer your question about the long flight vs. flying to Europe from the east coast, when I lived in Los Angeles I flew from there to Europe many times with my children. They are dual nationals so there were many of these trips to see family. I chose non-stop flights back in those days because I figured breaking up the flight into two shorter stretches would make the overall trip longer with young ones. I flew a lot of different airlines over the years. I loved my FinnAir flight (awesome airline!) but my best experience was one KLM flight when the attendants offered to play with my then two-year-old from time to time. I swear I didn't ask them to do it! Btw, your breakfast looked good on FinnAir. My favorite breakfast was on a SwissAir flight. Amazingly fresh and delicious.
The lounge you should have reviewed was the Finnair lounge at Helsinki Airport. I think Finnair does everything on point. A first class product for sure.
Just flew with my family Helsinki - Los Angeles and back. Loved everything about tgis flight but the food. Maybe it's better in the Business class but found it in Economy very bad both ways. Pity as the rest of the flight was perfect!!
Hey Jeb, so just FYI, the reason why you are probably getting comments about you not drinking the drinks is because most people don't really consider sips drinking, sips are more like tasting 🤣🤣🤣
As usual , you are so generous when it comes to evaluation. How we wish you were a teacher 🙆🏻♂️ Thank you for your efforts to make such informative and entertaining vlogs. 🙏🏽
I flew from LA to Frankfurt non stop. Got good sleep (overnite) it took 11.5 hours left at 8PM arrived at 2pm. Coming back was strange we left Frankfurt at 2 pm and arrived back in LA at 5PM. It was daylight the whole way back and I stood in the back of the plane with cocktails and conversation with US and German travelers.
I am planning to fly Finnair from Oslo to Bangkok later this year. I am a bit worried because of the war and they are not allowed to cross Russian airspace and the flight will be longer than usual. I might take Qatar which is an option. I prefer Finnair though. Very good service and good price.
And flying above my lovely island Greenland - Its been years since ive been trying Finnair long haul BIZ - It was on their old but beautifull MD11´s from Helsinki to bangkok, banck in 2003 i beleive. And again, great vid mate.
Great review as always! The food on Finnair is the best there is, I think you were unlucky this time. The chicken that you were served is not Finnair style. I flew with them a few years ago, business class from Helsinki to Bangkok and was served lobster tail, Thai chicken and ice cream to die for! Great set of wines and the first single malt from Finland!
Not surprising considering Finnair has its own catering company in Helsinki. Food quality is largely depending on airports and level of catering available.
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Being founded in 1923 Finnair is the worlds 6th oldest airline still in operation and with no on board fatalities or airframe loss incidents since 1963 its also considered one of the safest airlines.
Jep. Aika pehmee😅
Yeah, that's because finnish goverment have been saving the company many, many times. Without goverments support it would crash like crap.
@@fghjk3456 Mitä vitun väliä sillä on millä rahalla ne lentää kuhan ei kukaan menetä henkeensä? Ooksä vähän apassi?
@@fghjk3456 as if that doesn't happen to other flag carriers 😅 that's basically standard nowadays.
@@fghjk3456 Almost every airline has been bailed out who knows how many times.
Finnair Business Class is definitely our choice every time we fly from Singapore to anywhere in Europe. Great value, great service and like the minimalist interior. Don’t mind the stop over at Helsinki either.
Finnair is the best. Safety first.
I’m the same
Finnair is my TOP 1 choice as well.
Sure, but you get better service for much cheaper prize from any other airliner. And better food too!!
@@fghjk3456 There prices are Amazing for trans continental
Awesome video! Love Finnair.
Thanks so much for watching! I tried to track you guys down when I was at LAX, but I couldn’t find you!
@@GreenerGrass i like finnair to but helsinki isnt as nice as Stockholm
Hey Jeb - those glasses are amazing. My kitchen got stocked with those rather expensive but amazing glasses after my Finnair business class trip
Food varies heavy when you fly TO Helsinki, compared to flying from it. My experience is that the food is always a safe bet and fantastic when flying from Hel. Small menu, but always a flavor experience regardless of what your two options are.
The issue is LAX and Finnair doesn't want to spend extra money to make it decent. Vast majority of LAX departing long haul flights have lousy food - in fact, probably the worst in the world. I have traveled extensively and LAX is my long-haul home base and I have never seen or eaten any airline food that's worse than LAX's catering.
@@_w_w_ Yep. LA has high food cost, high labor cost, high transport cost, high tax -- there's really no way around those things for the airlines -- so all of this cost-cutting is felt in the low quality of the meals.
Food on outbound flights tend to be better, than on flights back to an airlines base. For example, I flew KLM from Amsterdam, down to Kilimanjaro, and back about 10 days later. The food on the way down was better. I’ve also flown United from DEN-LHR and back as well, and it was true then, too.
@@schumi246 This is true of all airlines.
The simple reason is that every airline designs its own menu, so at its home base, the catering company makes A LOT of those dishes, for all of those flights out of the base. That makes it cheaper, more consistent, and with the exact brand ingredients it was designed to have.
At away airports all around the world the local caterers have to use local ingredients and only make the food for one or two flights a day (of that airline). They lack the experience, the economies of scale drive the prices up, and the local brands/ingredients don’t work as well together.
@@schumi246 It's not outbound or inbound. It's where the food is catered. US-catered food in general is pretty bad. The ONLY airport I think otherwise is Seattle. LAX is THE worst. United's catering out of SFO, IAH and EWR are super lousy, but on the return leg catered by the out-station's caterers, the food is 100% better. This is the most obvious when the flights leave Japan, Taiwan or France. The difference in meal quality and presentation is shockingly noticeable, even in economy. The sad thing is that flighst departing China, catered in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are even better than the US. They actually hire foreign chefs in China from top schools and restaurants... If you can disconnect the culture aspect of a cuisine and just look at ingredient, taste and execution, even the Chinese caters are better than the Americans.
Did this same flight in 1A and loved every minute of it. The only disappointment was the solid undercast preventing me from seeing Jan Mayen - which the friendly crew told me when we'd be passing, so I could plan my sleep accordingly.
I've watched this flight on FlightRadar24 and seen it turn right out of LAX then not turn again until 10-mile final into Helsinki. 5,000-mile right base :)
I love Finnair (which is just as well, given that I live in the north of Finland). I've always found the service on board to be attentive but with that wonderful Finnish quality of not bothering you when it isn't necessary. Whether it's turning round from staring out the window on arrival and finding my coat retrieved from the locker and folded neatly on the seat beside me, or collapsing into my seat after a sweltering run the entire length of HEL and having an FA bring a glass of water before I could even fasten my belt, they somehow manage to hit that sweet spot between invisible and fawning, every time.
I flew with Finnair for the first time last December in business class from Stockholm to Bangkok, it was my very first business class flight and I was not disappointed at all, their service was excellent. I will definitely use them again.
Flew from Helsinki to Miami with Finnair on the same A350 but in Economy Extra. I was very impressed with the leg room and the service was very accommodating.
Awesome! Just a quick travel tip: Airlines never sell/give out all the food that they have, so if you want more and your meal was free, if you ask a flight attendant if you can have another meal, chances are they will give it to you.
This just makes my day! Finally someone flying with Finnish airliner! And i can recommend flying with Finnair too!
I've always liked Finnair. My best memory was when I was on one of my first trips to Europe and returning to Helsinki from Münich. We had a connecting flight leaving from Charles de Gaulle and our flight was not only late but we had to through a very rude and slow security check there. We were running really late, actually running to the gate, panting and sweating. Then the Finnair flight attendant welcomed us young, lost and exhausted lads with the warmest of smiles and said "you don't have to hurry anymore, we'll take you home".
Those were just the right words and just awesome customer service.
My husband
I've always preferred the longer flights from the west coast to Europe. I love flying so it gives me more time on the plane to enjoy it all.
Another great video as always Jeb. I love that sequence when the pilot is talking and you taxing out to the runway. That LA skyline.....
That dinner portion is good sized. And you got best chocolate in the world.
I flew the Same flight as you, To Helsinki to London (LHR) in Finnair A350XWB in economy premium class. Its was incredible flight with Finnair
Great to catch up with your travels once more, Jeb! Finnair is an excellent carrier. On a leg between Australia & Sweden I flew Finnair between HKG & HEL (just between you & me, I ‘’borrowed” a short Ittala glass - love it!). Yes, give me a carrier like Finnair for long haul flying anyday, in partnership with Qantas, of course. Excellent review! 👍
Such a fantastic review. Amazing editing, music, voiceover, camera angles, and a great disposition. Five stars to you, man (y)!!
Thank you so much! That means so much!
Jeb, I'm sorry I'm just seeing this video now. I can not agree with you more. I flew Finnair for the first time last summer in business, HEL-LAX on the A350. Absolute best flying experience I ever had. Myself and several other pax arrived very delayed into HEL from FRA and the gate agents could not have been more pleasant, accommodating, and calming after many of us ran 20 minutes through the airport. They were waiting for us and weren't going to leave without us. The onboard experience was just as fantastic. I agree their drinking glasses are amazing, but I'm disappointed it doesn't seem you had their signature blueberry juice. It was delicious. That's all I drank the whole flight and I wanted to buy some to take home. Finnair is most definitely my new favorite and preferred airline for travel to Europe. Unfortunately, their schedule didn't work with mine this summer. I really hope their financial situation improves so I can fly with them again in the future.
I love flying from the west coast to Europe in the Summer. Greenland is just amazing.
Great video Jeb! I usually combine trips from Europe to the west coast with mileage/status runs, so I include a stop on the east coast on the way back.
I've only had one short trip on Finnair, from LHR to HEL, but it was operated by their long-haul aircraft - an A350 out (coincidentally the same aircraft you flew on - but I was in 8A!) and an A330 back. The food was okay for a short flight, but the service was great and the seat comfortable. I'll definitely consider them for a transatlantic leg in future.
In the coming summer season Finnair has increased widebody service on SH routes. LHR gets A350 twice daily, all AMS flights are operated by A350. They opened a new long haul base in Stockholm but seems still extra capacity left, their important markets in Japan and China being mostly closed now.
I get so excited when I see a new video from you! I know I’m in for a treat. I love living vicariously through your videos and your narration is just fantastic. Keep up the good work!
I prefer the longer flights from Europe to the west coast, more relaxing. I used to work in Helsinki and took several domestic flights on Finnair and was always impressed. By the way, those littala glasses are iconic in Finland .
I prefer what you just did -- last november I flew from ABQ-LAX-MIA-MCO; 4 days later I flew back from MCO-MIA-LAX-LHR-BUD; and from BUD, back to LHR, then PHX and back to ABQ, all within a span of 3 weeks. well worth it, made lots of memories...(this was with AA/BA not finnair)
That is one LOOONG leg to fly. That flight is quite new route.
Fairest Jeb score I’ve ever seen great job!
I’ve taken that same flight! Finnair is the best European airlines in my opinion.
Always enjoy your videos, Jeb. You’re more interested in the product rather than yourself unlike some others. Good for Finnair, they seem to offer a very good, solid business class product. Unfortunately my regular long haul flight wouldn’t be practical via Helsinki.
i just love the captain speaking rally english
You know I was in Los Angeles 2 weeks ago and saw a number of Finnair A350s land. I never knew who amazing there airline was, they seem quite nice. The seat is spacious and clean and the food is great! Definitely need to try Finnair. Thanks for the video Jeb and cya in the sky!🙂👍🛫
I’m SO disappointed for you that they didn’t have the updated cabin on your flight. I was looking forward to your review of the new product. Based on Finnair’s oficial videos, it looks beautiful! I took this same flight, after a short hop down from San Francisco, back in November of 2019. Back before we knew what Covid was. Even with a full flight, like you mentioned, the flight attendants were awesome! I couldn’t get enough of their blueberry juice! The international terminal at LAX is hugely different from the domestic ones. It’s so not good.
Yes, I flew long-haul international out of LAX ,back in July 96’. Qantas flight 26 a Boeing 747-400 from LAX to Auckland.
I totally agree. Finnair's Business is great. I flew ZRH-HEL-SIN and HKG-HEL-ZRH, it was amazing.
Finnair is definitely underrated; I think their service and connectivity make them a quiet challenger in the current aviation market. Have current events impacted their schedule and network to any significant extent?
Before Covid and the war in Ukraine, the Europe-Asia traffic made some 40% of Finnair's turnover. Their top markets Japan and China are largely unreachable for them now, the Russian airspace is closed for the EU airlines. To compensate, they have opened a long haul base in Stockholm, with routes to the US this summer.
@@mikrokupu Actually Finnair fly to Japan and China from Finland, but trough North Pole. Which will make the trip a couple hours longer.
@@corporateshill3225 Yes they have a couple of Polar routes left to Japan/China but the volumes are only a fraction what it used to be. They used to fly to 6 airports in Japan alone, hopefully they'll be back soon!
Those glasses are gorgeous, I'm glad they sell them and I'm even more glad that you picked up a set for yourself. I'll definitely be looking for Finnair flights in the future.
Finnair is definitely one of the best and the new fresh cabin design is nice and something new!
Looks like someone has not been travelling much. Or have used too much Finnair services...
@@fghjk3456 All of your comments on Finnair have been really negative. What do you have against it?
The perfect length of long haul flight is 8-9 hours, enough time to get dinner, watch a movie, sleep for a couple hours, have breakfast, and arrive. DEN-LHR falls in that range, and I flew that route both ways in May 2019.
Love long haul flights the most.
hi, as an experienced traveller and Finnair customer, I can tell you that the Finnair lounge in Hki-airport has even a shower and sauna. but thank you for the video, found it really enjoyable to watch!
I did business class on Finnair Chicago to Helsinki a few years ago. Return was Finnair to Heathrow and then AA to DFW. Finnair has great club in Helsinki.
Mr. Bush, once again, you have delivered on this vlog. Honest and fair! Finnair will or has started non-stop services from the DFW to HEL airport. I think when I show my Finnish boss this video, she'll be elated. Kiitos!
Somehow I managed to not see this one until now. Very interesting as always - the seat did look a bit tight, but you said it's still comfy. Well, great that you had six hours deep sleep there. I'm just a very bad sleeper on planes, even on the biggest Business of First Class bed (partly because even after after way over 1000 flights I always think I miss something 😅) - thank you for your dedicated trip reports!
Finnair is very underrated airlane, i never worry about flying when flying for them, also the new Finnair business class is very good i higly recommend
Hi Jeb, welcome to the AY Club. I've flown them probably half-a-dozen times and, as an avid one-world supporter, they are one of my favourite LH airlines. There are a couple of reasons for this:
1. Their Business Class fares are usually quite reasonable - from Australia they tend to have decent RTW J prices towards Oct-Nov of each year
2. Their connections at HEL are great - usually can be as short as 55mins - and even if longer their Platinum-status Lounge in the non-Schengen transit zone is excellent.
Also, their food offerings - while not quite as "exotic" as the days when they would serve reindeer - remain quite nordic. Given the general Finnish love of seafood - and the representation of that onboard - you may have to look for a new favourite long-haul for your shellfish issue!! Just joking, but I think you struck a little unlucky in that you were flying to Helsinki. AY seem to offer greater food choices ex HEL and they currently only appear to offer the ability to pre-book a J meal ex-HEL although you always have the special diet options available.
Lastly, I was surprised at your description of the crew. I found them to be a little cool to start off with but are great at being able to size their customers and generally will thaw as the flight progresses.
Again, welcome to one of the best-kept secrets: AY Long Haul Business Class!
Safety. Thing is a lot of the pilots have flown F18’s and such, I know I’d rather fly with these guys if something goes wrong.
@@millmoormichael6630 Interesting - though I'm at a loss as to the relevance to my comment?
@@millmoormichael6630 my husband
Having lived on the west coast just about all my life, I like going to Europe from there as long as it is direct. You leave late and arrive in the mid to late afternoon which allows me to keep the body clock rhythm a little better.
Always love to see another video from you! Very positive, fun, and genuine remarks! Should be a TV show!
i'm going on this route in december on business class. Can't wait
That in-n-out is a classic! Proud bird restaurant south of the airport is great too awesome views of 25R and 25L
What a great flight experience to go with an amazing review.
Finnair is an underrated airline,in my opinion.
Keep up the great work as always.
Thank you for your video! As a Finn, I am very proud of our national airline, even more so as everything else Finland seems to be going to HEL ;) I really hope I will someday have to chance to try the new non-reclining seat.
Bucket list item for me is to fly Finnair's new business class when I finally take the Finnish vacation I've been planning for years!
Jeb, didn't see it in the video, but did you try the famous Finnair blueberry juice?I love Finnair! Flew JFK > HEL > ARN. Really enjoyed the experience though the dinner food was just ok, breakfast was better. Connecting in Helsinki was easy and not as stressful or crazy as larger European airports. Plus for an avgeek, the A350 cameras on the IFE are amazing!
The angled seats are nice, I liked that he could see out the window at the same time that he watched the IFE. Still so jealous of this!
Live in Oregon so love the nonstops to Europe from the West coast.
Hi from finland, nice video i love finnair
Oi maamme suomi
Finnair on ihan ok, oma kokemus oli eräänä lumisena päivänä päästiin myöhästymisien jälkeen koneeseen ja ootettiin pari tuntia, ei lähdetty koska lumi jääty siipiin. Ja noh, porukat asu riihimäellä ja finnairilla oli joku oma tulkintansa korvauksista ja sano että pitäkää tunkkinne. Ootettiin kentällä + koneessa + kamoja takas koneesta yhteensä n. 16 tuntia ja sitten piti ajaa joskus kahdelta yöllä kotiin ja sitten seuraavana päivänä uudestaan kentälle. Sillon sentään päästiin lähtemään :D
Ei mitään korvauksia, eivät tarjonneet hotellihuonetta ei mitään. Söi vähän omaa kokemustani tosta yrityksestä.
Tais mennä oikeuteen asti tää keissi, en oo kysyny tuliko siitä ikinä mitään.
Tähän perään vielä että sen jälkeen ei oo ollu itellä ongelmia finnairin kanssa, kattoo nyt kun jouluna pitäs käydä losissa että millanen sotku on sillon.
the excitement of trying a new airline is always great! :)
I live in New Mexico, but my daughter and her family live near L.A. I always choose flights to Europe out of LAX and fly business class (often on points, once in a while on a good paid fare) on Turkish Airlines. As you probably know, Turkish cannot be beat on business class catering and the Star Alliance lounge in the TBIT is very good. I get great inflight food and service, watch a movie or two, have a full night of comfortable sleep, and really enjoy the wonderful lounge at IST between flights.
Your review of Finnair is interesting, the only thing you left out was a comment about the Marimekko bedding and amenity kit bag. I also love the unusual Finnish glassware and would definitely buy them onboard! Thanks for another great review.
I hope you had time to enjoy the beautiful city of Helsinki as well. Thank you again for a great video. I hope to see another one soon again 😊!
I have flown many many times in FINNAIR. I fly New York Helsinki and onto Hong Kong. I like the break in Helsinki. There is a Hilton literally across the road from the terminal in Helsinki. Great airline and friendly people
Haven't flown to Finland in 3 years, gonna take this EXACT flight in 5 days, couldn't be more excited to revisit!
Have a safe trip, Soren!
Hi Jeb, you’re the first host I’ve heard also with a fish allergy. Sometimes dining is really disappointing because I can’t eat most of it. I Iived in W-S 25 years so cheers from Buenos Aires. And it’s 10 hours from the USA, so I understand how kong your flight was!
awesome video, great editing and narration
I absolutely love this channel! When you can’t get away this is the channel that can take you there.
Mr Brooks I enjoyed your content very much. This was the first of your video's that I have watched but I will definitely view more of your adventures. Thanks!
My business class experiences on Finnair (Bangkok to Helsinki and back) were the best flights I've ever had!
This review just popped up out of finn air, guv. Brilliant
I have to say I love the videos. I can live vicariously through your videos. That first shot of Iceland is amazing.
Flying SK SFO-CPH in business in July. Then UA SFO-CDG in October and UA SFO-FRA in December both in business.
I did this in economy in 2019. Maybe my most enjoyable long haul flight.
I love planes,I have loved them since a kid. And I would love to take the long way because I would get to see the world under me and plus be on that great plane for longer.
That’s awesome…In N Out alone is worth the trip, but a double double and the views! Perfect!
I love Finnair. It is comfortable, they are attentive, the food is ok, not great but ok, the plane is clean and roomy, the blueberry juice is to die for, the coffee is probably the worst coffee imaginable, but everything else is awesome.
I have been to Europe over 60 times, almost all from Seattle. I love the longer flight, especially in Business class. I can stretch out and enjoy seven or eight hours of sleep. Flying to Europe I am not there for the food or the service, I am there to sleep. The longer trip is not a major factor but is one factor of why I live in Seattle. Flying Business Class from the east coast, especially Boston or NYC, seems like a waste. Now, if I am flying Economy I would just like the agony to be over as quickly as possible. Finnair is starting service from Seattle to Helsinki this summer, so I am looking forward to that.
I do not know which day you flew out, but LA Flights is a fantastic streaming channel that films departures and arrivals out of 24R/L, and 5 days ago they did stream Finnair departure at 650! Would be cool if that is the plane you were on, watching it depart from a different perspective!
I have been feverishly obsessed with your content for like 9 months now. Everything you post is pure gold. So much so that I am about to launch my own YT travel channel inspired by your content. Thanks for doing what you do and for being so damn cool and fun!
I flew out of TBIT ,July of 96’ on Qantas to Auckland ,the jet was a 747-400. Returning to TBIT Aug 96’ on a Qantas 747-400 from Sydney.
I flew from HEL to HKG return on AY A350 in Y class , couldn’t fault the cabin service fantastic flights. I would recommend flying Finnair long haul 😀👌
Since I live in Los Angeles, I’m always flying from the West Coast over to Europe. I’ve never actually flown from the East Coast to Europe. I enjoy the 10 1/2 hour flight. Still waiting to get on a A350. Was hoping to book one for my upcoming summer trip. No luck..
Flying the A340-600 instead (Lufthansa)
Glad you had a nice experience on that 350 👍🏼
No luck? You are extremely lucky with getting the very rare Airbus A340-600!
Another top notch video. Great job! Finnair has long been one of my favorite airlines!
Glass name is Ultima Thule.
It was created by Finnish designer, Tapio Wirkkala in 1968.
I use these every day - one next to me atm..
Finnair started to use Ultima Thule in 1969.
That Batman though…I’ve also caught a glimpse of a Grand Seiko in another of your videos. Great taste!
Last time i flew out of LAX was 1992 (few months after the riots) on a DC10 to Minneapolis :)
Ace flight report Jeb from an excellent airline, was due to fly Finnair Business Class from Edinburgh via Helsinki, then on to Seoul this week to visit family I have not see in 4 years.
Sadly, due to the actions a some guy in Russia, my flight got cancelled, was so looking forward to seeing my family again after so many years.
Rebooked to go in October, fingers crossed covid and Putin are no longer an issue. Excellent video Jeb.
The longer flight - definitely!
Great information and from what I saw of Finnair it looks a good service for business.
hey man im from finland! so every time i always use finnair so i can tell u the quality is best.
Jeb with the subtle VC flex at 2:17. Loving the piece though! (an AP guy myself 😀)
Nice video, Jeb! To answer your question about the long flight vs. flying to Europe from the east coast, when I lived in Los Angeles I flew from there to Europe many times with my children. They are dual nationals so there were many of these trips to see family. I chose non-stop flights back in those days because I figured breaking up the flight into two shorter stretches would make the overall trip longer with young ones. I flew a lot of different airlines over the years. I loved my FinnAir flight (awesome airline!) but my best experience was one KLM flight when the attendants offered to play with my then two-year-old from time to time. I swear I didn't ask them to do it! Btw, your breakfast looked good on FinnAir. My favorite breakfast was on a SwissAir flight. Amazingly fresh and delicious.
The lounge you should have reviewed was the Finnair lounge at Helsinki Airport. I think Finnair does everything on point. A first class product for sure.
Just flew with my family Helsinki - Los Angeles and back. Loved everything about tgis flight but the food. Maybe it's better in the Business class but found it in Economy very bad both ways. Pity as the rest of the flight was perfect!!
Love your Vids, Much love from South Africa.
Hey Jeb, so just FYI, the reason why you are probably getting comments about you not drinking the drinks is because most people don't really consider sips drinking, sips are more like tasting 🤣🤣🤣
As usual , you are so generous when it comes to evaluation. How we wish you were a teacher 🙆🏻♂️
Thank you for your efforts to make such informative and entertaining vlogs. 🙏🏽
Dude, I was spotting at in and out a couple days ago!!!! I wish I could’ve seen Jeb!
Man Jeb, you’ve got the coolest job in the world, I need to know how you did it. My dream is to do exactly what you do. So awesome.
The cameras are something I've never seen before, very nice!
I flew from LA to Frankfurt non stop. Got good sleep (overnite) it took 11.5 hours left at 8PM arrived at 2pm. Coming back was strange we left Frankfurt at 2 pm and arrived back in LA at 5PM. It was daylight the whole way back and I stood in the back of the plane with cocktails and conversation with US and German travelers.
I am planning to fly Finnair from Oslo to Bangkok later this year. I am a bit worried because of the war and they are not allowed to cross Russian airspace and the flight will be longer than usual. I might take Qatar which is an option. I prefer Finnair though. Very good service and good price.
And flying above my lovely island Greenland - Its been years since ive been trying Finnair long haul BIZ - It was on their old but beautifull MD11´s from Helsinki to bangkok, banck in 2003 i beleive.
And again, great vid mate.
I will always fly from west coast (live in denver) when i’m flying to Europe! Helps tremendously with jet-lag!
Great review as always! The food on Finnair is the best there is, I think you were unlucky this time. The chicken that you were served is not Finnair style. I flew with them a few years ago, business class from Helsinki to Bangkok and was served lobster tail, Thai chicken and ice cream to die for! Great set of wines and the first single malt from Finland!
Not surprising considering Finnair has its own catering company in Helsinki. Food quality is largely depending on airports and level of catering available.
Welcome to Finland 😊. Next time you should make a visit in the summertime, Helsinki is much nicer then.