Finnair New A350 - The NO Recline Business Class Seat

[@Aaron.Monroe]

That was really nice of the captain to let you set up the cam to record him. Respect to the captain.

[@SI-er8fw]

I flew this seat for the first time HEL>BKK and had one of my best sleeps in J on any plane. The seat is big, comfy, feels like you are reclined from the moment you sit down - and if you feel like sleeping you just move up the panel and slide down - don't have to wait for the seat recline function and shift your butt, byt which time you're half awake again. I really loved it - felt like a couch at home. I'm a side sleeper and 6'2" and didn't find the space restrictive AT ALL. Plenty of wiggle room for the feets and tons of space to shift your knees from side to side. If I were to rank Business Class seats (only, not service) it would be 1) ANA's new seat 2) Qatar Q-Suite 3) Finnair's new product is a close third. I loved it and will definitely fly Finnair more now this is guaranteed on the routes I fly the most. Great job, concept and execution, FinnAir!

[@edtravelbug]

Thanks for this replay and detail. I have been slowly flying more and more international flights each year and have been choosing biz class mostly. I jotted down ANA and Qatar as well as this Finnair for future reference.

[@samwilll]

wow the pilots look so relaxed and that was such an amazing smooth landing

[@magga553]

That was one butter of a landing! My respect goes to the pilots 🧈🧈🧈

[@BillGreenAZ]

That's what I noticed as well.

[@vonjopetit3957]

Probs autoland mode on. 😂🤌 jk jk.

[@MeppyMan]

Super creamy smooth butter!!

[@biltztom2685]

If I saw correctly, both pilots were with the corresponding hand on the side stick, but just the captain moved it.

[@magga553]

Oh, ok…

[@Paul_Lucas]

I actually loved this seat. I'll be flying it on their HEL-SIN flight next month so I can see if the lack of recline really bothers me, but overall it's one of my favourite J seats out there now. It's really large and private, although Sam is right in that the seat isn't that intuitive to use - the folding panels are on no other business class seat and I think the crew will need to explain that to new passengers all the time!

[@lixgaming8818]

Paul try garuda on business im a subscriber

[@richardfelixgoncalves4233]

Understood but you left unsatisfactory on that flight so you didn't like it at that point that it's all good that at Qatar Airways there are different prices.

[@Paul_Lucas]

@@richardfelixgoncalves4233 I’ve no idea what you mean. I reviewed this product and made a video of it, and was overwhelmingly positive about it.

[@richardfelixgoncalves4233]

@@Paul_Lucas l understood then my friend that it was really positive that your satisfaction with the flight is good so l would give it a ten.

[@Damian-ff8fe]

The food presentation is very uncomfortable for me.

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Finnair is such a great,yet underrated airline.

[@ple1597]

As a Finn I know also relatively expensive 🤔🇫🇮

[@wholiveswhere]

@@ple1597 Like most airlines, the most expensive flights are usually those from their home base. Finnair is very competitively priced from Asia to Europe actually.

[@ple1597]

@@wholiveswhere Good to know, for me I take KLM anytime anywhere - friendly staff, good service, affordable prices - sorry Finnair 😏

[@RCmies]

@@ple1597 It's honestly not that expensive. It depends a lot on the route, but usually Finnair is the only one offering straight routes to different locations and the price difference is so low it only makes sense to go with them for the better experience alone.

[@Q-M-]

That's one of the smoothest landing i've seen. Not even the camera was shaking.

[@marinkomarkovic3583]

It's GoPro Hypersmooth.... supercool image stablization.

[@IhminenOfficial]

@@marinkomarkovic3583 I mean the landing still ooked fine and smooth. The pilots don't shakle a whole lot when touching down

[@n1msu]

That seat design is so impressive, although it might feel nice to hear all the motors moving the seats back and down into the flat position, imagine how much weight has been saved and maintenance on the seats vtby using this method. All it takes is a reclining seat to fail on a full flight to lose a customer forever. Ingenious idea, maximising space, limiting unecessary hardware too but still doing the job the others did but weighed 100 kg more per unit!

[@kpsg7592]

I’ve taken this flight back and forth between Singapore and Helsinki in early April 2022. I’m 6’4 and for once in my business experience I was fully lying down which is an amazing perk. I’ve slept for 8 hours straight. Very interesting concept, great success in my opinion.

[@richardfelixgoncalves4233]

I believe it a perfect flight,but you will,who were unsatisfactory.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Ooof. I haven't slept for eight hours straight, anywhere, in twenty years : (

[@ryanshannon6963]

@@richardfelixgoncalves4233 Are you a bot? Maybe you're trying out a language interaction program. Good on you, sir!

[@texasboy5117]

Perfect timing! I just booked Finn Air from Helsinki to Dallas in Business Class for my trip of 10 hours and 40 minutes. Now I know what to expect! Good job.

[@marywilkinson7634]

I love Helsinki and the Finns. A wonderful place and people.

[@anthonygosler7125]

Can we just appreciate that perfect touchdone-zone landing?

[@asatweyermann8044]

Thats normaly with the ILS😁

[@MithridatesOfficial]

A350 is truly a beautiful aircraft.. one of my favorites.

[@csk4j]

Finnair A350.. really breathtaking in person...striking livery on this model

[@derbagger22]

Those A350s in Finnair classic blue on white livery is just sooo majestic! My first real trip to Europe was in 2019 and got to fly Finnair, Helsinki to London on their A350-900 before connecting to British Air on an A380 back to Boston. This AvGeek's dream...

[@dinganiphiri4392]

I'm really impressed with the interior of the plane and the seat too looks pretty good....the lounge is top notch

[@gebe8978]

I love watching these videos with automatic subtitles, where Finnair is translated as Veneer or Female, but funniest where Legroom is converted to Liquor. “Very wide but the liquor is very limited”.

[@paulchamberlain2067]

Flew this from Dallas to Helsinki with the new seats….awesome and great service. Have flown RTW with them 4 times now, highly recommended.

[@krisszhuang]

I am a huge fan of this seat and I believe it will be a future trend for business class seat renewal. The fixed recline design gives the seat a lot more space than traditional ones, and if you sit in the first row the foot space is amazing. It really gives you the feeling of reclining in a sofa at home.

[@SamChui]

It is like those individual pod seat in many airline lounges. Your own cocoon in your own space.

[@mmeduplechin1577]

I prefer the cocoon pod for comfort and perceived security if I plan to sleep.

[@ahmadnakdo8442]

lol no. This seat is horrible. Business class is becoming less exclusive

[@train_xc]

This seat is horrible for me

[@NaenaeGaming]

I imagine that the simplicity of these new Business Class seats reduces both maintenance costs for the airline and weight, reducing fuel consumption and creating a more efficient aircraft.

[@SamChui]

Good point.

[@KoiranenAerospace]

The amount of maintenance (and problems) with the previous business class seats in Finnair’s A350s was so much higher than they anticipated. Not only the seats had material quality issues, but the mechanics broke down a lot.

[@kiraasuka9943]

@@KoiranenAerospace no idea. I flew Lufthansa often and they always have a broken biz seat somehow. Sounds like an EU problem? For North American carriers I didn't see that much. Maybe twice a year. I frequent jl and nh as well and only saw once.

[@nguyenhoangduc7017]

@@kiraasuka9943 it is the problem of seat manufacturer. In this case, the responsibility belongs to Zodiac/Safran.

[@47058]

Prices go down for airlines, but remain the same or hike up for customers. No thank you.

[@slipperybeastaviationfishingsh]

Very good Video. I enjoyed the video fully. Seating, landing and the NASA gentleman were great. Food was great too. Thank you for sharing

[@SuperSmartSiena]

We have been to this same airport, airplane, and lounge! I am so Happy you came to Finland Sam! 🙂😁😄😃👍

[@mv6677]

Great video Sam! I tried this seat on Saturday, and it’s so much better than the previous one in my opinion. It is like promised, your own nest area. I liked how much wider and more private the seat was, it felt much more spacious and comfortable, and the pillows provided really added to it. You could still get a reclined feel even though there is no recline. I look forward to trying it again!! PS. On longhaul flights the menus are better, and there will be mattress padding provided!

[@PlaneSailingAviation]

Very cool video! The Finnair livery is very classy and the A350 looks like an amazing aircraft.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

There's much to like about Finnair - but it's unique 'USP' is the glassware. And, surprisingly, that's enough to make me want to fly with the airline.

[@bencarufel]

You can buy those Iittala Ultima Thule glasses to use at home as well! My grandmother in Finland always had them at her home…a Finnish kitchen classic along with Hackman Savonia cutlery.

[@327bricks2]

I literally just added a finnair flight to my route for the single reason of me wanting more blueberry juice

[@SamChui]

Good point, they have those glasses onboard since 1976 the inaugural flight to New York!

[@ЕвгенийКукелев]

@@SamChui Понравилась авиакомпания? Хорошо бы на ней перелёт из Хельсинки в Токио, вам пролететь, правда 9 часов над Россией пролететь надо, ну такая у нас страна большая! Вы же в Якутию летали, сами всё видели, за обзор спасибо🙏💕

[@BubblesTheCat1]

@@ЕвгенийКукелев What?

[@dawsonje]

@sam - I was transiting through CDG during that early April snow storm also! Our flight to WAW was also super delayed… glad you made it out!

[@eliasristimaki4159]

I think this is the future for the ”middle-class” business classes.

[@joeychan6300]

If this layout is far more space efficient than other business class seats, it could be a happy medium for many airlines doing business class in the future. But I’m not seeing this applied to premium long haul flights like those from Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways.

[@pacmanc8103]

@@joeychan6300 Because these really aren’t premium seats for passengers. I’m not sure how they are advantageous to passengers in any way. Airlines realize this, as well - I think it is going to be an expensive experiment for Finnair.

[@mar_man813]

Yeah - definitely see this as the future mid-range business class, provided there is a revival of the true first class.

[@dethray1000]

love your take off shots--amazed they let you film it...

[@SuperSmartSiena]

Business Class on Finnair is just, awsome! 👍

[@thejourneyofbudi2833]

Nice product from Finnair, the landing seems so smoothhh ... 😍

[@gentleken7864]

I've flown Finnair business a lot as I've lived in Korea for 14 years and regularly fly back to Manchester via Helsinki. I like their business product and the fact it's the shortest flight between Asia and Europe, and have flown with most business classes of the major airlines from here to Europe. But since the pandemic their prices have increased a lot, and they've introduced a 'business-lite' price which comes up first so you think the flight is cheaper, but it's minus check-in baggage which is really annoying. I guess that's the clientele they're catering towards. It's a shame. And I'm sure these newer seats are a good idea as most Finnish innovation is, but until they drop their prices a bit there'll be no more Finnair for me.

[@Happy_guy123]

And Finnair lost its Asian flight beneficial, because earlier (before the war) Finnair could use Russian airspace. The beneficial was because Finnair could do cheaper flights to Asian due to reduced flight kilometers, but now, it's no more economical. Best of hope to Ukraine!

[@bradpiovesan8550]

Love your channel Sam. I like seeing all the different aircraft and airports.

[@salty8514]

Is it just me or is this the smoothest landing I’ve ever witnessed

[@RoyalMela]

Finnish pilots are the best. The weather is often so bad that landings have to be top notch.

[@ritz84in]

What a beautiful bird A 350 is

[@LenaMellow]

Love Finland! Those seats look great!

[@worldaviation4k]

*Finnair is awesome*

[@iffinland9321]

I agree

[@worldaviation4k]

@@iffinland9321 It's always been reliable for me. BA on the other hand

[@coconutboy8198]

cooolest livery

[@sitotaw9570]

I miss Finland! I love everything that is Finnish.

[@nurseydebdeb8539]

Those seats look quite comfy, plus I love the privacy too.

[@chilipepper091]

This man lives my dream life…

[@Aakarsh350]

Wow!! Simplicity at its best!❤️ Great work by Finn air

[@juhisred7808]

I personally am a Finnish person and understood everything there was said in finnish. Good vid btw!

[@jbasamd]

Hello, Sam. I just came across your video. My family and I just flew on the Finnair A350 from HEL to DFW last month. I agree that the little cubby for the feet and legs is a bit tight, especially someone that likes to turn like me. All in all, my wife and I loved the plane as a whole. Service was great, no complaints here. It's leaps and bounds better than British Airways' business class seats, which we took from SEA to LHR. Cheers and keep the videos coming.

[@HvdH-Plane]

As always, a really great and informative video from you

[@GenkisTravels]

It's an interesting concept for sure, I wonder if other airlines will adopt it.

[@NukeFinity]

I wonder why, I wonder how

[@bill1806]

I hope not.

[@47058]

Praying not. This is not business.

[@MrSpritzmeister]

@@47058 have you tried it? Sam seems to think it’s spacious.

[@ajaviation646]

hey Genki!

[@ChrisMiroOfficial]

Finnair really is an excellent airline!

[@FinnXplorer]

Always awesome content Sam! Finnair have always been something to be proud here in Finland! 🇫🇮 Any Finns here? Suomalaisia paikalla? 😄

[@Muambo1]

On paikalla

[@akempas]

Jes, sitäkin suuremmalla mielenkiinnolla tämän klipin tutkaili. Sam tekee kyllä laadukasta matskua.

[@hirvinggoodman]

Täällä ollaan

[@FinnXplorer]

Joo on kyllä erittäin laadukasta ja mielenkiintoista 👌

[@princeitam4803]

Moi

[@alvin_adiwira]

I think I'm the type of person who would enjoy this kind of seat. Private, cocooned.. I can totally imagine myself feeling comfortable putting my legs inside the pod. I'm only 5'8", won't be an issue, and I usually stay in same position when I sleep. This seat would be perfect for a long haul flight for me 😁

[@beegeesfandan5587]

So much look forward to fly Finnair especially having had fantastic experience working for it…👍👍👍

[@Canleaf08]

I flew Finnair's NORRA in Euro biz with the EMB 190, also traveled with their ATR 72 in Eco and would do that again. Just because of the lounge at HEL and the service inflight. And Helsinki is a beautiful city.

[@ismolehikoinen]

Thank you for your comments.

[@IanCoxAfrica]

My first commercial flight in 1993 was with Finnair from JFK to Helsinki on an MD-11!

[@shakoorasif2376]

Mine was in 1992 it was on 747 and my second flight was on Concorde JFK-lhr and on the 747 was islamabad to lhr

[@mstuomel]

Great to see that you visited HEL, my home airport! I will try the new A350 cabin next month LAX-HEL, though only in economy class...

[@まき-m2x]

いつも素晴らしい映像を配信頂き有り難うございます✈️ 特にクルーとの会話は楽しみです🙌

[@scottnichols3685]

I will admit, Sam. I didn’t really appreciate your videos before. But after a while watching that annoying NonstopDan, I am back. Great video. Thank you for your outstanding content.

[@ple1597]

Thank you Sam 🇫🇮As a Finn living abroad nice to see Helsinki a bit from the air 👏, now I’m homesick 😏. Finnair though stays relatively expensive choice for flying.

[@luizferreira7651]

Hi Sam, I really like the kinds of music which were played in this video. Amazing video as usual.

[@pe2aab]

Cool! I was there that day as well! I had a connecting flight from Amsterdam to Oulu via Helsinki. Including that beautiful snow scenery!

[@francescomarini7794]

Now you’ve to fly with the new A350 of Ita airways😍

[@josephwiesenfeld]

I like how the seat looks and everything. But personally for me it's not the best. Because when I travel business, I usually have my seat reclined throughout the flight, including sometimes when I sleep. I can't do that with this seat.

[@jmWhyMe]

I would never pay a premium for a fixed back seat. Outrageous

[@tachsinfernandi3743]

Great videos and pictures.. I used to work in Denmark, one of Nordic countries, and I often saw plenty of snows there, it really missed me alot of snowy weather.. Because in Indonesia we could only see the piles of lime powder which it almost resembles to snow from far..

[@Xtariz]

I love these business seats on Finnair... I wish more would follow the No recline business configuration... Also the landing was so smooth I didn't even realize when the plane landed 😅

[@donross3421]

JFK to Stockholm in the new business class seat. Very comfortable! I like the simplicity of this seat.

[@myamericandream8152]

Come a long way since I flew an ATR-72-200 and A340-300 from Manchester to Helsinki to Tokyo. Look like they're worth another try after all these years!

[@muhammadzaki4926]

love this seats layout, hopefully other airline can upgrade their seats like this

[@ahmadnakdo8442]

orang dah keluar duit banyak masa kursi gak bisa rebah😂

[@pacmanc8103]

I’m not sure many people would really call these shells an ‘upgrade’, but rather a cost-saving gimmick. A definite thumbs-down.

[@teazerfemi]

Thanks a zillion Sam Chui for this lovely video,you are great.

[@ricchforever4]

I consider night flight is better than day because see that where people's are living where don't. It's spectacular view

[@maxjogwich6241]

Awesome clips from the cockpit. Congrats mate.

[@vhinsagcal207]

A blessed good day Sam, Wowww what a nice beautiful 😍 Finnair A350 ✈️ New Look so Elegu Simple Seat designs for business Class, thanks Sam for your wonderful flight tour Godbless from the Philippines 🇵🇭🙏🙂 sir vhin 🙂👏👏❤️👍👍👏👏👏👏👏😍

[@davidsolloway9349]

You are very influential in the airlines that I choose

[@r1fftastic]

Absolutely greased that landing

[@elisabethduplessis4447]

Bonjour Sam comme je suis heureuse de te retrouver à bord de ma compagnie préféré 😉😉😉😉😉cette avion et magnifique 👍👍👍👍

[@lennykibet6689]

What a landing!

[@keithsanderson4299]

Wonderful job Sam and the review was very educational. Thank you

[@davidsolloway9349]

Nice to see you back in the seat

[@reiseneugier]

Nice review, looks pretty good.

[@kkee002]

Love your channel & what you do.

[@marcellober]

I’ve flown the product LHR-SIN return and it’s very comfortable and spacious to sleep in affording one the ability to sleep on their side in fetal position, plus the footwell isn’t bothersome at all and I’m 6ft. The memory foam pillow they provide is really useful when sitting in the space normally. They’re a great carrier and it’s miles better (and cooler) than the older Cathay style cirrus seats. It’s a very impressive and ingenious product. Someone had to do it first and I’m glad it was Finnair. A true personal nest, as they say in the press release. Remember to put the little flap part up for your legs and you’re all set.

[@verttikoo2052]

LHR to SIN 🙄 Try SIN to HEL 🤭

[@verttikoo2052]

Finnair had the flight AY666 🥳 From AMS to HEL 🤭

[@wiltzu81]

AY666 was from Copenhagen to Helsinki, not from Amsterdam.

[@os4908]

Smooth landing

[@michaelmakau6833]

Great job Sam. You inspire me everyday by your excellent and consistent work of content creation.

[@Thailandescapades]

And free flights… the blokes a joke imo

[@moneypenny174]

I LOVE THE DESIGN AND SIMPLICITY ❤

[@zendaerowe2773]

I like the background music, good editing as always.

[@bobjes1000]

wonderful seating .. it might as been as well on a longhal flight! thank you dear one... learned lot's... with love always

[@JustTheTwoWanderers]

Looks very modern I like it! Seen a business class flight from London- Sydney for £2K! Very tempted!

[@Thomashorsman]

12:57 MY TOWN BICESTER IS ON YOUR SCREEN OMG

[@donnadwarika6370]

Thank you Sam for your beautiful video

[@jacobsproule7549]

you make me so happy man keep up the good work :)

[@dattran3426]

Finnair always looks elegant

[@buzzukfiftythree]

On a relatively short flight I'm sure the seat is great. On a long-haul, I'm not so sure. Plus having to squeeze one's feet into that relatively small space would frustrate me. Feels a bit coffin like.

[@irfanovic01]

A very expensive and fairly comfortable coffin

[@pacmanc8103]

@@irfanovic01 a not very comfortable coffin.

[@Zerinth]

very nice the cockpit view recording!

[@Adam-it3ld]

Superb video again a very honest reaction 👏

[@robtheslob3940]

Just glad to see planes flying again

[@aviationcinematics2024]

Amazing Sam again, great video, I love your content so much. Hope to fly FINNAIR one day. Liked the video👍

[@delftefprepjed356]

Once sam gets pampered by Emirates n Qatar airways business classes. European Bizness class feel like premium economy😂

[@learnpashtowithsajjadahmad1707]

I love your videos

[@maxinlux6570]

03:57- Award-winning Luxembourgish crémant/sparkling wine! Go Finland!

[@orientaldancernoorie]

Love your videos Sam 😊 How you explain each and every detail giving honest reviews! I love business class due to their flat beds and more options in meals. But i really wish these airlines could serve more vegetarian dishes 😕

[@manyflava]

Great review and so informative. I’m on the fence with this seat as I’m considering this for my trip next year. Not quite sold on the non-flat layout

[@finng7855]

Bloody Dennis mate, what a legend

[@HughesyTech]

Fucking rippa mate 😀

[@ilmarilah1195]

I understand the pilot who spoke Finnish because I’m from Finland

[@ilmarilah1195]

🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@edhiwiluyo318]

Nice. The cabin interior is very clean and elegant..

[@andreadiliberto1069]

Always the best Sam