{"id":94828,"date":"2016-01-13T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=94828"},"modified":"2016-02-22T16:01:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T15:01:22","slug":"trip-report-finnair-a330-business-class-helsinki-to-phuket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2016\/01\/13\/trip-report-finnair-a330-business-class-helsinki-to-phuket\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnair A330 Business Class Helsinki to Phuket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature a\u00a0luxury hotel<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0flight<\/a>\u00a0review.<\/p>\n

Today (January 13, 2016): Trip report: Finnair Airbus A330-300 Business Class Helsinki\u00a0(Finland) to Phuket (Thailand).<\/strong><\/h5>\n

On November 27th\u00a02015,\u00a0I flew on the\u00a0Finnair<\/a>\u00a0red eye flight from Helsinki Vantaa\u00a0Airport (HEL) in Finland to Phuket International Airport (HKT) in Thailand. The flight was operated by an\u00a0Airbus A330-300 (registration OH-LTP).\u00a0This is my second trip report of a Finnair\u00a0Airbus A330-300, after I previously published my experience during a Business Class flight from Bangkok to Helsinki<\/a>\u00a0(although that was a day flight, not a red eye). While Finnair’s Airbus A330s still feature a decent and above average Business Class product with comfortable lie flat seats, it pales in comparison to the Business Class product that is offered on the airline’s newest flagship aircraft, the Airbus A350 (you can read my review of Business Class trip aboard Finnair’s A350\u00a0here<\/a>). Unfortunately, it does not look like the Helsinki-Phuket route (which mainly caters to the leisure market) will be flown by the A350 anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Finnair is a funky airline, that does a wonderful job in profiling itself as a trusted, fresh, and design oriented brand. The nordic company, which is part of the Oneworld Alliance<\/a>\u00a0and one of the world\u00b4s oldest operating airlines (established in 1923),\u00a0is one of my preferred European airlines to\/from Asia, since flying via Helsinki means that you are flying the shorter and faster route between Asia and Europe.\u00a0Its hub, Helsinki Vantaa Airport, is a very efficient\u00a0place for a transit (all the gates and services are located under one roof, with a minimal connecting time of only 35 minutes). And flying Finnair\u00a0is your best choice\u00a0if you want to vacation in sun-drenched Thailand, since they are the only European airline to have\u00a0scheduled flights (from November to April) to both Phuket and Krabi, in addition to their daily Bangkok flights.<\/p>\n

Finnair\u00a0features in my top 10 lists of\u00a0the\u00a0world\u2019s best airline lounges<\/a>,\u00a0and the\u00a0best Business Class amenity kits in the sky<\/a>.<\/p>\n