8 Hours in Finnair NEW Business Class - The "No Recline" Seat?

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I flew Finnair's new business class from Stockholm to New York on the Airbus A330.
Finnair's new business class is known as the world's first "no recline" business class seat. What was the experience like on this innovative product?
In this video, we'll relive the full experience of Finnair new business class, from the unique seat design to the onboard food and drink.
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[@kennedycarey898]

Solid video man! I think you're technical quality(video/audio) is a step above some of the other airline vloggers and it's not going un-noticed.

[@zj01]

Love your video. Straight to the point without annoying music

[@morten3219]

great video i really like the way you have placed your camera. It gives you a nice feeling of the seat. I'm flying finnair a350 new business class in a couple of months. Thanks for the review

[@JerseyJake98]

Another great video man. I'm just getting into the travel game so watching your videos has helped me get a better idea of what products are worth saving up miles for or not

[@_Ricky]

Awesome to hear that!

[@FlightSideOfLife]

Great review! Love the new Finnair

[@loeyourlife]

Nicely edited, and thank you so much for NOT saying, "What's Up, Dude, Like" and all the other rubbish with which a lot of other commentators strew their work.

[@thomas-xj1hs]

Very helpful; balanced review, thanks!

[@AmuthanVethanayagam]

Classy review with a great voice!!

[@adriendort5527]

Very nice video !! Well done

[@colinrenfrew48]

The Finns are huge coffee lovers, so I’m surprised the onboard coffee wasn’t better. Enjoyed the video. Nice job!

[@_Ricky]

Exactly - the black coffee wasn't much better either, quite ashy

[@yeahbutnorbert]

Finland has been slower than its neighbours to jump on the espresso-based coffee trends. Last time I visited, the usual two options were black (filled to the brim) and black "with space for milk". I stick to brewed coffee there.

[@valsquyres]

Appreciate your discerning tastes and straightforward critiques. I'd love to travel with you, as a grandmother, haha!

[@eliashiltunen5565]

Great video! 💪🏼

[@yeahbutnorbert]

Belated welcome to Stockholm. I hope your airport experience at Arlanda wasn't too horrible. ✌️🇨🇦🇸🇪

[@varunagoonasekera7329]

Scandinavian style furnishings and meals. They keep lifestyle simple. I personally like this.

[@niklasleandr]

Indeed you can tell this is Scandinavian 😂Good or Bad its customer to decide. Personally living Scandinavia im so used to this look it looks simple, firm, and couzy.

[@topias1447]

not scandinavian but nordic*

[@varunagoonasekera7329]

@@topias1447 Thank you for your reply. When I mentioned Scandinavian I meant all of the nations of the Nordic region. I was referring to Finland being in the Scandinavian region. But I know Finland is a Nordic nation.

[@user-ik7bb7ny8c]

I personally love finnair. This company was a life saver as some of your companies don’t fly anymore. I will fly by them this summer with our connecting flight from New York, JFK - Helsinki - Vilnus - (and by ride) to Belarus. I do hope you will go on the flight again!

[@TripAway2Day]

Nice video, as always! I love your maps…where do you get them???

[@tjittekamminga5170]

great cabin & catering services on Finnair!

[@frederickmei6196]

Love hearing your relaxed voice!

[@_Ricky]

Thank you!

[@jerryday9838]

The plain looks awesome,wish I was there.i don't care if it had a window or not ,because it looks so luxurious and comfortable,keep up the good work and may GOD bless.

[@dudtopics159]

That shirt! Omg 😍

[@TheChosenRed]

Best business class for an European airline by far. 🙌🏽

[@ianpeng8017]

Does the seat back feel hard when sitting upright? It seems to be not very well padded.

[@Cyberium]

Supposedly it was designed to reduce the motor/space needed per seat, therefore reduce the overall weight of the plane also.

[@jayzee316]

Very interesting, though I've always found the fishbone biz class seats rather restrictive for my legs/feet, not the length but the height and just moving/turning your legs/feet. I actually prefer those older types, though there is more privacy for work and stuff that I'll give the new angled seats. Still haven't tried first class seats yet, will have to try one day.

[@d3kingg387]

When you see Ricky Zhang you show some respect. He’ll short sell your companies stock down to zero.

[@kooldude123]

Explain?

[@harshilpatel684]

Finnair blueberry juice is a highlight! Especially in economy!

[@johanstrand798]

Unfortunately it is not blueberry juice. Only 10% blueberry as much as grapes juice, so you can say it is grape juicedrink as well. Have to say it is joke. First it was blueberry juice and then they save money and change manufacturer and now it its only juicedrink.

[@heikkihero5396]

@@johanstrand798 yes, but it still tastes almost the same

[@hlau4449]

But according to aerolopa and Finnair's webiste, the 7A should have two windows.... so how did you find out it misses a window before boarding? :P

[@larskeizer]

I flew this seat very recently, and while at first I was a little sceptical, I actually really enjoyed it. It is so spacious and the bed itself is great. On normal recline seats I personally never use the halfway-recline anyway so I didn't mind it at all. Some Finnish foods are definitely an acquired taste, but overall the experience has been incredible.) Sidenote, I myself am not really big, but someone in front of me really was, and he personally told me all the extra width in the seat really made it much more comfortable for him

[@ratchanonjazz4584]

Does it have food on demand?

[@CharlesNewLi]

Wow，you have two channels

[@mrh7758]

Re the amenity kit I was able to ask for a shaving kit from the FAs

[@_Ricky]

Yes, there were additional amenities "on request"

[@davidmcquaid2557]

I see a window. New glasses needed me thinks.

[@iqqcbe]

Great video! I have a doubt...did you book this flight on cathay's or finnair's website?

[@_Ricky]

Cathay's website in this case

[@iqqcbe]

@@_Ricky Thank you!!

[@antaresvega2037]

Hey Ricky, you have some great videos and i like watching them! I have a question and i would love to see your point of view on that if you have time. i live in Romania and i was wondering why there are no direct flights from USA, China, Japan, Canada etc to Bucharest, considering is the 6th largest city in European Union and it has it's fair share of tourists.Its true that the numbers are not that high as in other countries but for example United flies in many European cities from diffrent US cities. Delta does the same and American as well, and not even one flight per week from any of those airlines from any US cities doesn't fly to Bucharest. What is your toughts on this matter? Do you thing that its not profitable or its some kind of a power play game between european airliners to trick people to fly in Amsterdam for example and than KLM to take them to Bucharest? Also there are many romanians who travel to USA and they have to go first to London, Frankfurth, Amsterdam etc. to take their flights to US.

[@robertciuraru8221]

Hey man, I am actually a Romanian myself, who is born in the US, but I travel to Romania very often. There were direct flights from JFK to OTP in the early 2000’s and in the 90’s with Delta and Tarom. Tarom does not have any aircraft equipped to do transatlantic flights. Also, any US carrier, would not have sufficent demand. There are not many people frequenting Romania through pure vacation, except people coming home to visit. Also, I do believe there was a rumor indicating a direct flight from OTP-JFK, but I believe things did not fall into place. This was recent

[@robertciuraru8221]

I believe Tarom applied for slots at JFK and EWR, but they expired. They were going to lease 2- A330’s

[@antaresvega2037]

@@robertciuraru8221 Hey, thanks for the reply! Yes, Tarom had flights to New York,Chicago, Beijing, Bangkok, Delhi and even to Sydney via Calcutta, and all this in the 70's and 80's. However, i find it very strange the fact that back in those days were so many flights outside Europe especially from a comunist country who had some tough restrictions for its people in therms of traveling abroad but somehow today when Romania is in EU plus its economic status is way better than it was back in the 80's there are no flights outside Europe. I think there is someting sketchy in the middle. For example from Amsterdam there are maybe 2-3 flights per day to NY, do you think in all of those flights the seats are occupied by dutch people? Or from Frankfurt by germans? People from neighbour countries fly from there so i guess from Bucharest could fly also bulgarians,moldavians, albanians etc. But who knows, its also a lot of politics in the middle.

[@JustMeShaun1]

I wonder how comfortable that would be for someone who is 6'3''?

[@paulmcgowan2250]

Just redeem 61,000 air miles for this seat. No problem. I’ve been collecting all my life and have maybe 700 miles saved up.

[@_Ricky]

You need some credit card welcome bonuses

[@GG-hi5if]

700 miles - pretty bad.

[@mehmetcetin820]

Hey, Rick can you do credit cards that work internationally especially japan

[@cityintake]

Almost all Credit Cards work internationally. Just look for a Visa or Mastercard, they are accepted almost everywhere.

[@brettsinclair3550]

Would have loved to see G Ramsey jusge the food on the different airlines and compare to these You Tubers. Would have been a good one.

[@thaichaunguyen8317]

Hvor mye priser

[@j2simpso]

Stockholm is in Finland in case anyone is wondering!

[@achildofdarkness]

Stockholm is in sweden....

[@FlaThunderstorm]

j2simpso Helsinki is the capital of Finland

[@varunagoonasekera7329]

The coffee that might not be favorable to the presenter of this video might be alright to some other passengers of this flight. Sorry I am late with this comment.

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

I have not fly on fly on finnair new business class, Good job

[@_Ricky]

Give it a try one day!

[@ricardomaccerone3042]

Had horrible flight attendants on my us flight. Passengers felt like their enemies

[@thaichaunguyen8317]

Reise med fly Bergen til Singapore Airlines

[@thaichaunguyen8317]

Prisen på

[@Bobrogers99]

It seems that your choices are to sit upright or lie flat. That wouldn't work for me, as sitting upright becomes uncomfortable for me after a while, and I sleep especially well in my recliner at home. But that's just me.

[@_Ricky]

The two pillows are designed to allow you to simulate a reclining position. But yes, it's not the same as "true" reclining.

[@yudodis]

In my 1.5M+ miles flown: No recline = no go when it comes to true Business & First. Nice review 👌

[@_Ricky]

Give it a go, you might be surprised!

[@MusicAvi8Tr]

The more vids I see of the no recline J the more I say, no way!! 👎 Plus I don’t always like to sleep lie flat on a plane, but a cradle recliner like zero G is great. @Ricky whats the brand of your shirt thou Im digging that👏 thx

[@lateksi361]

nice video but please speak more quiet so other people don't distract

[@frankiechong3819]

Fin air executives should be forced to sit in those seats before really implementing them.

[@threadboxcrafts1237]

Seats that don't recline? Forget it.

[@Kicks-iw2xe]

Its nice seat. But imagine how many farts r stored in the cushion your head go on when u lie down

[@johniii8147]

I would have gone hungry on that flight. None of the plates I would eat.

[@hilmir]

you really need to master chewing without your mouth opening. it's off-putting. that said, ive done finnair new biz class - the trick is to extend the main seat's cushion from thr get go. i sat cross legged and with my feet up the whole way, an informal and intuitive position that was encouraged by the design. the end result was like sitting at home in a comfy sofa, which was truly unique and relaxing.

[@corrado]

damn, everyone copying nonstop Dan these days

[@theon9575]

Mmmm ... I'm a hair-splitter. If the English word "unique" means it's one of a kind, then how can some things be more one of a kind than others? It makes no sense. You say that this Finnair seat is "very unique" .... so you're saying that this seat is "very one of its kind"? Implying that other airlines' seats are not so one of its kind as this one. What on earth does that mean? Please explain. Otherwise, a great presentation. If it weren't for your judgement of the levels of one-of-a-kindness achieved to distract us, it's as good as it gets. Keep it up 👍🏻.

[@JCSol]

Flew it RT from JFK - HEL---absolutely not impressed.

[@themostannoyingplayer4519]

Talk little faster please....

[@oliviamclean8878]

Worst airline.....read the fine print, no date changes allowed unless full business flex.......my friend passed away unexpectedly in an accident and I needed to move my flight to attend the funeral, this was not possible, not even a flight credit......lost two tickets at $28k HKD. The airline lacks any empathy and has a terrible customer experience.

[@robertgonzales3936]

Finnair catering is still very poor no separate 3-course meal and second meal still its very poor this airline will never improve

[@gorilazzi]

It used to be 3 courses but after covid it was "enhanced" to be one tray 😂

[@RenamonandLuna]

0:30 "lacking a window" Bro. You have a window. 🤦🏻🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♂️ Way to be extra.

[@cnachopchopnewsagency]

Its a boo business class. I will avoid this for sure