The Schengen area has gained a new lounge in Helsinki, namely Aspire lounge at gate 13. The old Aspire lounge is still running close to gate 27. So the new Aspire lounge is an addition to the poor service the old one provides. This lounge used to belong to SAS in the good old days, but now Aspire took over, and it is a terrible terrible thing. If you are flying Ari France, KLM, Lufthansa or Aegean (among others) your only option is this lounge or the equally bad Aspire close to gate 27.
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Finnair screwed up Finnair Plus with spending based tiers
Today I got an email from Finnair that made me really upset. Finnair will make Finnair Plus tier earning based on euros instead of points determined by the fare class. This only affects Finnair marketed flights, and flights with other oneworld airlines will still earn you points based on the fare class and distance (in miles instead of kilometers). In this post, I will go through the main changes and also take a look at how Finnair has been downgrading their services during the past two years down the line. 🧐
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Aegean domestic business class in Greece is awesome!
I have previously reviewed Aegean business class on flights between countries, but what kind of service can we expect on a domestic flight? Usually business class in a one hour flight is as exciting as the economy class, but not with Aegean. Aegean puts the bar extremely high for domestic business class on flights within Greece. Once again, Aegean offered a business class bidding challenge, and I got my upgrade through for as low as 30€! 😁
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How is the domestic Kunisaki lounge at Oita airport in Japan?
Oita (or Ōita) Airport is a very small and sympathetic one in Japan. The reason I happened to be in such a small place to begin with was that I wanted to visit some of the several onsens (hot spirings) in Beppu – a city famous for them. Firstly, neither Japan Airlines nor Ana have a lounge at Oita, but there is one for credit card holders that also offers a paid access for as low as ¥ 1100 per person. The lounge is called Lounge Kunisaki. Let’s see what Kunisaki is made of!
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Is Icelandair Saga Lounge in Keflavik really worth it?
Keflavik Airport is quite small but it is the point of entry for anyone wishing to travel to Reykjavik in Iceland. In this post, I shall review the one and only lounge at Keflavik, namely Icelandair Saga Lounge. Many airlines apart from Icelandair use this lounge, such as Finnair, Alaska, Lufthansa, Delta, United and British Airways. The full access details are clearly indicated by Icelandair. Let’s get to reviewing! 🧐
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Reviewing the renovated Aegean Intra-Schengen lounge
After I found out about Aegean’s dead easy frequent flyer program, the airline has quickly become my absolute favorite one in Europe. Their service is top notch both in business and economy, but their biggest weakness has been their no good lounge in Athens. This has changed for the better after Aegean Intra-Schengen lounge got revamped. Let’s find out more in this review. 🤓
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Is Saphire Plaza Premium Lounge at Jakarta Airport worth a visit?
Jakarta is the busy capital of Indonesia and it’s main airport is called Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Today I was flying Qantas from Jakarta to Sydney and through my oneworld status, I got to visit the Saphire Plaza Premium Lounge at the airport. Skytrax has awarded Plaza Premium as the world’s best independent lounge operator, so my expectations were quite high. Let’s take a closer look at how the lounge really was. 🧐
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Why Revolut Ultra lounge access is not that big of a deal?
I recently got an invitation to join Revolut Ultra for an insane 60€ a month (or 50€ if you pay for an entire year in advance). Living in Finland, most of the partner deals like WeWork or ClassPass are completely useless, so of course my attention was caught by the main selling point of the exclusive card – airport lounge access. I must say, I did feel tempted. I could eat more instant noodles to afford 60€ a month for an unlimited lounge access, right? Well, I did my research and it turned out that the lounge access is not at all as advertised. 😅
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How is SATS Premier Lounge at Singapore Changi Airport T1?
Today I was flying Malaysia Airlines from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and I got to access the SATS Premier Lounge as a oneworld elite member. It is also possible to access this lounge by buying a pass through Lounge Pass, which is not a bad idea if you can’t get in with your status. Let’s dig right into what is good about this lounge! 😎
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How Luxurious is Cathay Pacific First Class lounge at Heathrow?
Most of the oneworld airlines use terminal 3 at London Heathrow (LHR) airport. If you are flying British Airways, you will most likely head to their First Class lounge in terminal 5. For most of the other airlines, and some British Airways flights as well, Cathay Pacific First Class lounge is probably the best one for oneworld Emerald level holders at LHR T3. Today I got the chance of visiting this luxurious lounge, let’s see how it really was. 🤓
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