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Introduction: A Trip to China on Finnair

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 8, 2018January 16, 2018 11 Comments

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.

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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…

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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11 Comments

  1. Ted Reply
    January 8, 2018 at 4:21 pm

    You must not have gotten stuck in rush hour traffic in a tuk tuk in Delhi. Beijing’s air is 10x better than delhi

    • Matthew Reply
      January 8, 2018 at 6:43 pm

      I’ve never seen such a stinky and dense haze…

  2. choi Reply
    January 8, 2018 at 4:45 pm

    you live in LA, and I know BJ is no worst than LA

    • Matthew Reply
      January 8, 2018 at 6:42 pm

      Oh trust me, this was far worse than anything I’ve ever seen in LA.

  3. Alvin Tse Reply
    January 8, 2018 at 9:28 pm

    Out of curiosity, when was the trip taken? 🙂

    • Matthew Reply
      January 8, 2018 at 11:15 pm

      July.

  4. Mitch Cumstein Reply
    January 9, 2018 at 8:34 am

    Are introductions to trip reports a thing now? Not trying to be snarky, just don’t see the value add.

    • cls Reply
      January 9, 2018 at 8:03 pm

      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.

  5. Matthew Reply
    January 9, 2018 at 8:05 pm

    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.

  6. Chris M Reply
    January 10, 2018 at 9:34 am

    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

    • Matthew Reply
      January 10, 2018 at 10:18 am

      I do date my reports…

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