The easiest route to Star Alliance gold
Star Alliance is the biggest airline alliance in the world with the largest number of member airlines. Almost every airline has their own program that lets you get the prestigious…
Posts by Mika Hämäläinen
Should you go to Aspire lounge in Helsinki?
Now that SAS has temporarily closed their lounge in Helsinki, there isn’t much option left in Helsinki for non-oneworld Schengen flights to have a lounge in than the Aspire lounge.…
Is Finnair business class in Europe really that bad?
Finnair business class in Europe has a service concept I have never really understood. On one hand, Finnair likes to set their prices to premium level but on the other…
Extime lounge in Paris CDG – what a treat
Today I visited the Extime lounge located in terminal T2D in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. There are several lounges in the CDG airport in Paris but there is definitely…
Finnair Non-Schengen Lounge – Is it something to look forward to?
Finnair has three lounges in Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. One on the Schengen side and two on the international side: Finnair Business Lounge and Finnair Platinum Wing Lounge. Most of the travellers…
How is Finnair economy class in Europe?
On European flights, Finnair flies mostly small aircrafts. The only difference is that on some routes to London and Amsterdam, Finnair does fly their wide-body aircraft in which case you…
Aegean business class – is it that much better than their economy?
Aegean sets rather high standards for economy class service in Europe, and after experiencing what they had to offer, I got curious about their business class. Aegean offers a business…
Aegean economy class – a pleasant surprise
I don’t usually fly non-Oneworld airlines because of my Finnair Plus status, but this time Finnair didn’t fly to Athens at all, so the only option was to fly a…