For years I have wanted to try Finnair. A business trip to China allowed me to finally sample not just Finnair’s business class, but the Finnair A350.
John and I were in Germany and had to get to Beijing. Although John’s first choice is always Lufthansa First Class, I talked him into trying Finnair Business Class for this trip. Not only was there award space on our date, but American Airlines does not pass on fuel surcharges when flying on Finnair. The A350 is one of my favorite aircraft and Finnair’s reverse-herringbone business class seats made for a comfortable journey to Asia.
This trip report from travel in July 2016 will be brief, covering two flights, two hotels, and one lounge.
- Grand Hyatt Berlin Review
- Finnair A321 Review – Business Class Berlin to Helsinki
- How Could I Miss the Sauna in the Finnair Lounge?!
- Finnair Business Class Lounge Helsinki (HEL)
- Finnair A350 Review – Business Class Helsinki to Beijing
- Park Hyatt Beijing Review
If you’re curious, I traveled to Germany and home from Beijing on United Airlines and will not write about those flights.
Since I’m not writing about my time in China beyond the hotel review, I’ll also note how bad the air pollution was in Beijing. Now I know what Beijing smog is actually like…
You must not have gotten stuck in rush hour traffic in a tuk tuk in Delhi. Beijing’s air is 10x better than delhi
I’ve never seen such a stinky and dense haze…
you live in LA, and I know BJ is no worst than LA
Oh trust me, this was far worse than anything I’ve ever seen in LA.
Out of curiosity, when was the trip taken? 🙂
July.
Are introductions to trip reports a thing now? Not trying to be snarky, just don’t see the value add.
Agreed. I’m confused, because I was trying to figure out where to read the actual report on the flight. At first I thought it was left out by mistake.
I typically do intro posts. They’ll always be labeled “introduction” and do not include segments of the actual trip report. Rather, they detail the segments of the upcoming trip report. You’re free to skip them. They’ll make more sense once the new trip report section of my blog is rolled out in the weeks ahead.
you really should label the dates on your trip reports especially if they date way back… I’m in Beijing right now and the air has been perfect for the past month and don’t know what you are talking about lol
I do date my reports…