Finnair's LONGEST Flight Thanks to Russian Airspace

[@adrianhung5806]

Good review as always! It’s really a shame that Finnair cuts down on food offering due to “sustainability”, while we know that it’s mainly due to cost cutting. On the bright side, at least both meals are hot (unlike Lufthansa and some other airlines) and the cabins are really modern, and I’d say Finnair is still worth flying nowadays

[@JaydenWong]

Totally! I’m in the Helsinki business lounge now. Both times I was here this month, their platinum wing was closed. Very disappointed. I came all the way here hoping I could use the sauna :/

[@afcacbs8544]

Why do people like 2 hot meals 😂 for example i don’t eat lasagna in the morning

[@VoylinsLife]

@@afcacbs8544 Well they operate a lot to Asian countries. Here in Asia people like for each meal to be a hot meal ^^"

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

A longer flight with less food is not a good look! Thank you for the video! Have a fabulous week!

[@annecy49]

Great review, Jayden. I think Finnair is one of those airlines on my list to try. I like the modern look and feel of their airplanes and clean interiors. The food looked okay, but starter and main dish were too similar I found. That lounge in HK, what a delight! Unfortunately I won't be able to use it when I transit and will have to use The Pier one, but hey, I won't complain, it's already good enough. But I liked the menu at The Wing -- I would have chosen the Billecart Salmon champagne for sure. Jayden, as always, fly safe and thanks for all your updates!

[@JaydenWong]

Hi Eric! Good choice, I googled the champagne before ordering😂 I also gave the other a try. I swear Billecart Salmon was indeed better

[@annecy49]

@@JaydenWong Better than cognac it seems :)) Travelling is so much fun, so keep enjoying for us!!! Merci !

[@Gsydney83]

Best part of this whole video is when your MUM was holding the sandwich for you to take a bite... Sooo sweet, Jayden and that's how precious memories are made.. 😍👌🏾🙏🏾

[@JaydenWong]

ahaha thanks Sydney 🤣 She was very impatient and dripping saliva when I was taking that bite

[@ronknoke5400]

I have always felt this airline a quality product... Enjoyed... Be Well !!!

[@JaydenWong]

thanks Ron!! I’m flying them again tonight :)

[@WayneKline]

Another great video Jayden, well done. Love the HK Airport Lounge, especially the bathroom!

[@JaydenWong]

Thanks Wayne!! Always love a bath there 😁😁

[@geraldsnyder6482]

Great video. Let's hope when Finnair updates the interiors they include coat hooks on the seat. I agree it was a rather sad portion for breakfast for a 14 hour flight. Love the cabana and looks like you enjoy it, too.

[@GaryInAmsterdam]

I thought that was your sister, not your mom. You scored on that extra legroom seat. Nice video of the climbout from HKG. Berlin looked beautiful. Nice catch of the US flag (once again).

[@JaydenWong]

hahaha wait to you see my sisters 🤣 They are 10 and 12 years older, some say I look older :(

[@GaryInAmsterdam]

@@JaydenWong haha

[@sharonleong7120]

Thanks Jayden for sharing another great video. Loved it too.👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@mirelurk-fish7387]

Loved the Kohler anthem shower system they had at the Hong Kong lounge

[@kinluc06]

i love tour hotel vlogs, thanks for the vid

[@TheHobartAviationFan]

Nice video, I had a great experience flying Finnair business class from SIN-HEL-EDI and back in 2018, travel agent found super cheap flights and they were awesome. Looks like their economy class is great as well though!

[@sunrayz81]

Really love The Cabanas inside CX The Wing FCL Lounge. 42L is really a solid seat - love the legroom and direct aisle access! AY's dinner looks delicious. However, the portions as well as the number of servings on a 14-hour flight leave one wondering how much cost-cutting has AY embarked on.

[@JaydenWong]

CX HKG PER (6h 50m) has about the amount of food!

[@sunrayz81]

@@JaydenWong Love CX, as always! Life Well Travelled ✈️

[@kevinhendricks8272]

Finnair looked very nice!!! Food looked great. Way better than expected. The CX lounges are awesome. I love the cabanas on my way thru HKG to BKK. ❤❤

[@JaydenWong]

haha short, HKG-BKK x Cabana, that’s great value 😂

[@stevenchung5996]

14 hours is enough from Chicago and Dallas to Tokyo as well!.

[@flyingdentist]

Finnair looks Pretty decent in their flights.Nice coverage Jayden

[@woofvault]

Awesome video mate! Planning on going to HK during December and early January by any chance?

[@JaydenWong]

late January :)

[@luizgustavolima]

Hi Jayden!! Nice pijamas besides a top notch video as always. Flew Finnair business on the A350 last september from Ams to Hel and back to LIS via Heathrow ! New business seat (no reclining)!

[@tobyprice1092]

Very surprised to see a TAAG Angola 777 in Hong Kong. I worked in Angola for 9yrs and fortunately only used them once from Johannesburg to Luanda. The planes were old and worn out.

[@paulsz6194]

Hi Jayden, great Finnair video! Was it only the alcoholic drinks that you had to purchase? I heard they only offer you one alcoholic beverage per long haul flight. Can you purchase (better) food as well? In my opinion that was quite a cheap flight! How far out did you purchase these tickets, and were you using a VPN when purchasing them?

[@JaydenWong]

yep, so free wine for the first meal, and payable afterwards. Additional snacks (no hot food) and alcoholic drinks are available for purchase too. I purchased the flight just when HK announced quarantine-free travel so just less than two months in advance :) And no VPN needed because it was booked through Finnair's HK website, it turned out to be the cheapest site of all

[@jeffreytam1514]

It's interesting to see Finnair seemed to have used an entirely HK-based crew for its flight between HK & HEL. Heard the carrier is outsourcing its cabin crew to save cost. Do you have any idea of that since you have taken the flight?

[@JaydenWong]

Yeah HKG crew are cheaper and Finnair have been using HKG crew only on basically all HKG flights for nearly a decade now. Occasionally you’ll see a Finnish crew. Thanks for watching!

[@johnlukeevangelista6688]

HI IDOL JAYDEN.... GREAT FLIGHT, GREAT VIDEO.. THANK YOU, TAKE CARE

[@VoylinsLife]

Only 1 option for a meal is kind of disappointing in my opinion, You took this flight before the pillow removal as well I guess. Really wondering if they will change that again as I really do prefer having a pillow on the plane without having to fill my carry on with my own.

[@JaydenWong]

PILLOW REMOVAL WHAT! eww...

[@VoylinsLife]

@@JaydenWong have you flown with them recently? Really wondering if they kept this change ( probably yes but can't find any recent videos of Finnair flights in Economy) A pillow is something so small but gives so much more comfort, them taking it away is quite dissapointing. Probablt because they weigh too much hahaha

[@seanrobinson8745]

Good review Jayden 👍

[@JaydenWong]

cheers!

[@asteverino8569]

Thanks Jayden! The Wing lounge looked very good, including the food 🍱 🤤 14 hours of darkness. Going North in the Winter time, yes? That chocolate plane at the Rausch shop in Berlin tho 😮

[@JaydenWong]

Yes going north in winter time. A very different scene when I flew Finnair to Helsinki in summer 2017!

[@maureen8966]

Hi Jayden thank you for the video on Finnair yes breakfast wasn't much but I suppose it filled you up or did it. Germany looks very nice thank you for sharing this with us.

[@CLeungistravelling]

10:22 The flight status is so handy, and it's realtime too 😍

[@ezimdanielchukwunwike531]

A350 is an amazing air craft🇳🇬

[@JaydenWong]

love it!!

[@980056]

一年飛咁多次,拍旅遊片肯定題材豐富,希望以後有更多像片尾的片段

[@vinyeung5129]

Jayden, we were on the same flight on 8/11😂, my seat was 5L. So Amazing, that flight was very smooth and I ate a lot throughout the whole flight.

[@JaydenWong]

No wayyy, you should’ve invited me up 😂

[@vinyeung5129]

@@JaydenWong I got onboard at 2131, if I see you there , I must approach and say hello to you,haha

[@sallyk2841]

Perfect timing on your review i fly them in 3 weeks!

[@gvarph7212]

Just out of curiosity, did you pay for the seat beforehand, or was it possible to choose a seat during check-in?

[@JaydenWong]

the seat was free for me to choose with my Oneworld sapphire status :)

[@jhonexhernandez1722]

Love the intro of your videos, the music.

[@stanian2]

I sat in the same seat on the opposite side on Malaysian A350 LHR to KL, great seat, but being 1.90m, I banged my head when l went to the toilet on the overhead bins.

[@JaydenWong]

Aha oh dear! But good to know you had a comfy flight!

[@stanian2]

@@JaydenWong It was great yes.

[@mikefellbach6841]

So the NordVPN service that you are hyping didn't work on the flight to be able to use the blocked web sites?

[@JaydenWong]

haha good question, I didn’t have it on my phone 😂 But technically it should work anyways, I’ll test it out when I fly Finnair again tmrw

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

12:26 🤣🤣🤣 lol, well I guess that's necessary too. 18:33 lol, had that problem too in Europe.

[@JoshuasPHXAviation]

Great trip report Jayden👌. Liked

[@JaydenWong]

thanks mate!!

[@vyomps]

Seeing the flight map was certainly interesting 😬

[@JaydenWong]

yep!! Loved knowing exactly when meals will be served!

[@ezimdanielchukwunwike531]

You r seat is the best economy, I like the bright light.

[@JaydenWong]

same!! And the fact that the seat was white made the cabin looked better :)

[@aviationwithjeff]

It's quite sad to see how quiet and empty HKG is. Nice review here. The interior looks beautiful. I love the shades of blue light onboard. Virgin America used to have a feature where you could order beverages on the IFE.

[@JaydenWong]

love that feature! All airlines should have them, way better than awkwardly pressing the call button LOL

[@maitreyabhattacharya]

Fantastic channel! Keep it up!

[@patriciafuchs5970]

I enjoy your videos. Your lounge experience looked great! I don’t know if I would shave the stamina for a 14 hour flight!!

[@JaydenWong]

it was testing my limit 🤣

[@unidentifiedtraveler]

wow so long flight! also really miss the lounges in HKG!

[@nicbaeten]

I'm really wondering why you like so much the hook??🤔

[@AlvisthePilot]

Hi Jayden, nice video!!!!😎😎 The airport in hk is very quite.....

[@DiscontinuedcheckDescription]

how many hours is that ps: u know i can skipped the add right;)(but i already got nord vpn so who cares lol)

[@aryp1622]

Is that a PAC jumper you wearing Jayden?

[@JaydenWong]

ahahha yes

[@Suursaadik]

Super long flight! 14:55 - Welcome to Estonia airspace! 🙂

[@Nottsboy24]

You love your flying Jayden 👌

[@BobbyTanDowd]

I love those planes!!

[@brucekwan9785]

Jayden哥,想問一句, 坐咁密飛機, 悶 唔悶 架？ 揾唔揾到食呀？最後一週飛一次, 一年48次🤭, 如果你連續做兩三年, 希望你身體無事喇😂

[@JaydenWong]

唔悶，成日都有嘢做，都冇啲空中服務員個仔幾時飛咁多😂

[@harshilgupta6652]

may I ask, why the change from "oneworld flyer" Jayden?

[@anguscovoflyer95]

What device do you use to record your videos?

[@JaydenWong]

iPhone 11 Pro :)

[@limshensim4011]

I took AY from Asia to Europe in Y class end of September. I too am very disappointed at the catering. Not even a choice for main dish. My KUL - BKK sector offered better meal. I would say the catering is borderline budget airlines standard, with everything purchase on board except juice and water. Really poor for the amount of money I paid for, and it was not cheap.

[@americanhk]

HiJayden, was the airfare in HK or US dollars?

[@JaydenWong]

It was 4290 HKD

[@kaffir76]

11:15 is that a mini bottle of wine? ❤❤ where is your zai Zai?

[@samtal120]

Cool & beautiful logo Like 👍

[@JaydenWong]

Thank you for watching ! Cheers!

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

FINNAIR is great airlines one of the best in Europe.Great work

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

Hello Jayden, really interesting video. But no mention of the routing you took HKG-HEL. So did you take the southerly route over Kazakhstan or did you take the 'Polar' route over Alaska ? I ask because Finland is a nordic country and therefor AY might have used the northern route. Your stay at the Berlin Hilton brought back old memories for me as I stayed in the same hotel twice in the 1990s. Berlin Hilton was one of the last hotels to be constructed in that capital city before the GDR (East German) government collapsed. It was built to a high standard with help from the West (construction firms from Scandinavia etc) because it was a time when the East German government was starting to open its country to the West ... hence the construction of Western-quality hotels.

[@JaydenWong]

Ah How could I have missed that info! We took the southerly route, basically up north towards Russia then a left turn towards Western Asia and Southern Europe. A right turn just when we were over/near Turkey

[@JaydenWong]

Interesting history about Hilton Berlin! Thanks for letting me know! It certainly was an outdated yet elegant hotel

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

@@JaydenWong Thanks for this Jayden. I expect you'll return by the same route.

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

@@JaydenWong No problem. I first stayed there in August1992 (and took the family back for a visit a few years later). Yes by modern standards it won't equate to the best but you have to remember the era when it was constructed. It was never opened as Hilton. E Germany government would have assigned its own name but after the Wall came down all the Western hotel firms rushed in and took over the best hotels. I also stayed at the Hilton in Dresden in 1992 - another hotel opened in the dying days of the GDR. One airport I am sure you forgot to see is Berlin Tempelhof. Opened in the 1930s but closed for many years. It's now an historical building (terminal closed to the public I believe ... but not the airfield though) and so close to Berlin Mitte (where you stayed).

[@colinrenfrew48]

Great video. I’ve always enjoyed Finnair but this service looks a bit Spartan. And, as you say, the 14 hour duration reduces the benefits of flying via Helsinki. Cheers!

[@garychopping2184]

Great review as usual. The lounge food looked so tasty...it's a shame HK airport is so deserted hopefully the HK govt will rejoin the rest of the world easy travel.no checks. No restrictions. I go back to visit .happy travels .

[@JaydenWong]

Totally! Can’t wait and we’re getting closer. From Monday arrivals will ‘only’ have to do a test at the airport and once more on their 3rd day in HK. No longer need to do tests on the 5th and 7th day.

[@Bodneyblue]

Was the flight prices one way?..as I can see it being a return price.

[@JaydenWong]

it was return

[@Bodneyblue]

@@JaydenWong Wow!...I would say that's a very good price...not that I'd know...But it seems so to me...nice!👍..I am hoping to go the other way but to Japan..and it....Cheapest I've seen for me is very close to is about £1200...But I am going from UK..so..expect a little more..but still....

[@lkcheung3691]

原來我嗰日都係香港機場，可惜冇見到你😂

[@davegriffin4225]

I think you're so brave, wooden cutlery 🤦. I just can't. But I guess it's sustainable. Loving your new angle. Keep it up young man 🥰

[@Lelouch980]

Even the new airbus still has that barking sound?

[@JaydenWong]

yes but differently 😂

[@MrAnz30]

今次航班感覺點啊？聽講今次感覺唔錯。

[@JaydenWong]

唔錯呀，平靚正，不過飛得好耐

[@davidcole333]

That seat in front of you looked really awful with no window. And I' not sure I'd want to be staring at your feet that whole flight if I were seated there. Also, how can you access the aisle without bumping against the passenger immediately in front of you? It all looks very awkward.

[@JaydenWong]

Haha yes and the couple in front did in fact paid for those seats, they just wanted the extra legroom. It's possible to not bump against the passenger sitting in the middle seat in front of me, the only reason I bumped into him was because he was man-spreading LOL, which of course he had the space and right to

[@davidcole333]

@@JaydenWong LOL! Awesome.

[@UKabroad1967]

At least they still provide a second hot meal, did you know that Air France does not provide a proper second hot meal on ALL of their long haul flights including the 14h flight to SIN? You now only get a cheap takeout box with a cheap sandwich reminiscent of your primary school field trip.

[@LL-ls8es]

Finnair economy catering is better than JAL Premium Economy LAX-Narita, pre-pandemic. In fact most of my experiences onboard JAL are flimsy and cheap. Most memorable was Yoshinoya in premium economy with barely any beef and sticky onion soaked in rice. My seat-mate was a black lady coming home from Tokyo, who stated “what the heck are they servicing ? I should have flown AmericanAirlines “

[@marczoller9505]

Wildes Video

[@Atler5264]

Hope its not weird to say, but I like the jeans you were wearing on the flight.

[@afcacbs8544]

Food looks great asf

[@dereknewbury163]

Love the donor kebabs in Berlin, much better than most UK ones

[@JaydenWong]

I’m not so much of a kebab guy so I couldn’t say much. But mum said the exact same thing as you. She’s LOVES kebabs and used to have it all the time when she lived in the UK way before I was born. She said the one in Berlin was the best one she’s ever had, and only for €6!

[@dereknewbury163]

@@JaydenWong Your Mum is obviously a woman of good taste and discernment

[@kevinkong2178]

When is your las finnair time

[@littlelazycat]

great bro

[@extremelyboiledpotato]

Notice at 12:05 he shows evidence of him using the coathook. At 12:12 he ISNT using the coathook. Sentenced to life in prison.

[@JaydenWong]

I’m so so sorry😭😭😭

[@extremelyboiledpotato]

you should be

[@peterfinn6098]

Good review but as you say food looks disappointing

[@freddiesflightreviews]

Amazing how much the Ukraine-Russia war has affected aviation. Hopefully Finnair can cope.

[@JaydenWong]

totally, they’re probably the worst hit airline besides those in Russia and Ukraine

[@Gabrielalexander1064]

You are lucky. Russia never use BUK in your flight.

[@phyothu1464]

This video is perfect but why don't you fly Myanmar National Airlines. It's also the flag carrier of Myanmar. You should try.

[@misterbig9025]

The food doesn't look appealing 11:22

[@pesawatindonesia]

keren kakak

[@JaydenWong]

thank you!!

[@youknowmeverywell8697]

Thanks to russian airspace. Ok. But what about vice versa?

[@woutergijs5246]

A cubic spinach😂

[@JaydenWong]

🌚🌝

[@bedern8657]

Very handsome 🥰

[@JaydenWong]

thanks!!

[@Noahberlinsberg]

Finnair was great, now is very bad, no food choice, Wi-Fi sometimes not work, food meals a very small

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

In fairness AY has been badly affected with the Russian overflying ban. Its long-haul network features mostly routes to Asia and it (the network) has had to be drastically reduced. But AY is making an effort to restart a few Asian routes.

[@Tuukkohakee]

I don’t know if you have noticed this but there is thing known as covid-19, most european airlines dont have food choices (on board) in economy. Finnair has restored it to business class tho. Wi-fi works on finnair as well as you can expect, so decent. Sure, the 2nd meal was small, that is once again because of this pandemic and the closure of russian airspace, which has impacted Finnair’s economic situation. AY is lacking do to their own cost cutting, but it is pretty similar to what other european airlines did during covid.

[@Noahberlinsberg]

@@Tuukkohakee I usw there 2 Months ago, Covid-19 is long time over, just your panic mode is on. I fly business, WiFi not work, food very less selection, on the way back I use eco confort, just one food, no choice, like eat or die

[@Tuukkohakee]

@@Noahberlinsberg If you didn’t know, even if a pandemic is over it’s effects will last longer, especially with Finnair as the russian airspace is closed.

[@MaxScooterfan]

You should flown with China Airlines, it would have been 4 hours faster!

[@JaydenWong]

Do you mean Chinese carriers or Taiwan’s China Airlines? China Airlines and EVA Air take also a very long route to Europe

[@MaxScooterfan]

@@JaydenWong I mean Chinese: Air China or China Eastern Airlines. They quietly fly through Russia, on a short path.

[@JaydenWong]

@@MaxScooterfan well mainland China is not open for travels and transit..

[@MaxScooterfan]

​@@JaydenWong Why? Because of covid restrictions?

[@JaydenWong]

@@MaxScooterfan yup!

[@simongreasley8643]

Darling wifey xx

[@derekvanderzwan2936]

That was a long flight! Weak breakfast offering for sure! Been meaning to ask...you seem obsessed with coat hooks! Any reason why?

[@JaydenWong]

Aha, people started to make fun of the way I say the word ‘hook’ because I pronounce it like ‘huke’. I do the same with the word book haha😂 So I just make sure to please those people, I mention and find them to coat hooks

[@derekvanderzwan2936]

@@JaydenWong That is too funny! I love the way you talk and your videos are always informative. I hope you start coming to the United States more often!

[@garyjeffries1041]

I'm not finished with you yet ha haaaa!!

[@ClareBarker-e7d]

Was it 2023 when you did this video? Why the mask still ??

[@Floridantea]

You’re cute Jayden :)

[@JaydenWong]

thanks :)

[@prabhuvasu2902]

HI DEAR

[@mrsporty9669]

Siberian air space, worlds most valuable. If you become unfriendly with worlds largest country, it will have consequences for you

[@Bacon-qq7mu]

Firsts

[@charlesjay8818]

Great seat choice, i don't know how much you paid for seat selection, i guess free if your Emerald member.... but good seat behind the extra legroom seat in the row in front, you got a window, great legroom, and aisle access YaaaaY

[@kevinmurker8980]

2:19 the toilet here is for taking golden dumps.

[@JaydenWong]

😂😂