Back in 2019 I spent a whole night in Helsinki airport due to a snow storm the made me miss my flight to BKK. So I just sat inte the Schengen lounge drinking beers during the night until I got a connecting flight back to Stocholm and then on to Bangkok.
Very good review. I traveled this month with Finnair in premium economy between Helsinki and Tokyo for the outward and return journey and I was very disappointed especially on the return journey by the quality of the food served, especially the starter, the dessert for the main meal but also by the breakfast for the return flight. Even if the seat was ok, I think that next time I will prefer an Asian company to return to Asia in premium economy
Thats pretty shocking. Was there a shortage of any kind or strike that might have affected deameaning standard. I flew biz from BKK to Iceland on FinnAir. It was superb. So seeing the breaki presentation on PE is downright shocking
Tack för bra video. Kommer ha samma säte när vi åker till Thailand i Februari och det ser ju lovande ut. Har åkt med Finnair många gånger men aldrig Premium Economy.
Tack för att du tittar. 🙏🏻 Jag är också frekvent Finnairresenär, och testade deras PE för första gången. Jag blev mycket positivt överraskad, det är definitivt värt prisskillnaden mot ekonomi. Trevlig resa i i februari!
Why is the airline of one of the world's richest countries so stingy with food? That is a TINY amount of food for a 13-hr flight in Premium Y. That pathetic cardboard box breakfast belongs on a third world railway service.
I would have like to see the extent to which the seat reclined and the functionality of the leg rests. If it reclines as much as the old business class seats then that would be the major factor in saving a few £ € $. As long as it's comfortable enough to get some sleep in then it would be Premium over business for the savings (I'll eat beforehand as you did, lol)
Mycket intressant och bra recension av PE! Hade tänkt åka business till Seoul i höst men biljetterna var så dyra att jag valde PE båda vägar istället. Flyger väldigt sällan så jag har inte möjlighet att samla poäng så lätt... Nu känns det tryggt inför resan även om jag håller med om att maten kunde vara bättre. Blåbärsjuicen och brödet till maten brukar vara toppen i alla fall 😊
Great design touches onboard, promoting Finnish icons. But the food presentation needs some work. It lets down any premium aspirations.Enjoyed the video.
Nice review. I've Seen your business review in the same Airbus and thanks to you I might take the business class from Paris to Bangkok instead of the premium. Love it 👌🏾👌🏾 I suscribe And by the way how much extra did you pay to choose your seat?( In premium and in business)
How tall are you? I'm flying Helsinki-Nagoya in a few months and looking at these videos have me a bit worried about my size (194cm, broad even when not overweight). I've booked a PE bulkhead window seat, we'll see how it goes...
The meal service continues being a weak spot. Would it really kill to see just a little bit of extra investment there...? Everything else looks nice and tidy.
They say Premium Economy will grow its segment. I am not so sure, as long as there are carriers with acceptable quality in coach. For me its either business (with sleep- and work-opportunities and elevated service) or paying for coach.
I see your point Anders. For me Premium Economy is perfect on a 6-8 hour dayflight. On longer flights than that I prefer Business. And there are definitely times that economy is a good choice. But on “medium long haul flights” I think PE is a good choice.
@@travelexperiencetv9916 Yeah, was going to say there's no economy seat as good as the Finnair seat. *MAYBE* comparing Iberia PE seat (which is *almost* 1 step above economy, but the price difference isn't justified by any means), but that Finnair seat looks doable for a long-haul flight. Wife and I did economy long-haul from ORD > AUH > SEZ two years ago when countries were starting to open after CoVid. I vowed *NEVER* basic economy on long-haul international flight again. We were lucky as I believe we were on a widebody with maybe 20 passengers in all of economy section. We had entire rows to ourselves so we could fold the armrests up and try to sleep. Still not as good as a premium economy seat like the one featured in your Finnair review. The response made by @Alexriga is just plain rubbish, if not bollocks. The Finnair business looks interesting and I've heard mixed reviews. Looks like it could be better than AF J-Class on their 777 (which I've flown and was fine), but food looks better on AF, but AF/TK are hard to beat for inflight food service. Finnair looks perfectly acceptable for PE considering the price point. Thank you for your review, sir!
thnx. That so called meal service is disgusting. That carton bit of something. How rock bottom can you get. No champagne. My husband and me prefer Air France. Plus they do offer LA PREMIERE FIRST CLASS. Thats heaven on earth. AF`s premeco is so much better. Plus British Airways. Vid very good.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I haven’t tried AFs PE. But agree that BAs is great. I definitely think that their food is better than AYs, but AYs seats in my opinion much better. And that is of big importance for me on longhaul. In general you can get great deals on AY and in total i would say it’s good value for money. Hope to be able to try AF PE soon. Safe travels!
Ce qui peut être acceptable en classe éco ne l est pas forcément en premium economy d autant que servir sur plateau pour une vingtaine de passager premium aura un impact epsilon et changera grandement l image de la compagnie a titre perso je ne voyage pas sur les compagnies offrant de telle prestations
N'oubliez pas que FINNAIR offre des prix imbattables en premium ( en business et en economy également) il est tout a fait normal que la nourriture soit moins présentable... Don't forget that FINNAIR offers unbeatable prices in premium (in business and economy too) it is completely normal that the food is less presentable...
@@kokomate5848 yes, their price point is quite good, especially coming from an American. US based airline tickets are damn near extortionate. Roundtrip from my home airport to BKK in JL-PE is about $4000. However, from BKK to my home airport roundtrip is always about $2100.
Thanks for watching! I think the seats are really great. However, soft product could be better. But on a long haul flight the seat is the most important factor, and I think you will have a great experience. Enjoy!
I Love The Blueberry Juice Aboard Finnair,And FINNAIR Happy Birthday 100 Years.Great Trip Report
Agree, it’s really good.
I did the same journey but in business class last year, it was fantastic, Finnair are brilliant .
Nice to hear 😃
Thanks for watching!
Tack för en snyggt producerad och informativ film! Ser väldigt lovande ut inför vår resa.
Tack för att ni tittar! Ni kommer få en bra resa med Finnairs Premium Ekonomi. Enjoy!
Good job, mate 👍
Greetings from Helsinki Finland 🇫🇮
Back in 2019 I spent a whole night in Helsinki airport due to a snow storm the made me miss my flight to BKK. So I just sat inte the Schengen lounge drinking beers during the night until I got a connecting flight back to Stocholm and then on to Bangkok.
I’ve had a similar experience. 😅Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Premium Economy is very good. I flew it last year to Bangkok (from Helsinki), and will be doing the same trip again in Premium Economy in a few weeks.
Wish you a great flight!
Very good review. I traveled this month with Finnair in premium economy between Helsinki and Tokyo for the outward and return journey and I was very disappointed especially on the return journey by the quality of the food served, especially the starter, the dessert for the main meal but also by the breakfast for the return flight. Even if the seat was ok, I think that next time I will prefer an Asian company to return to Asia in premium economy
Nice review! Flying Finnair's PE next week so looking forward to test the seat
Enjoy! And thanks for watching 🙏🏻
How did you like it!
their boxed breakfast presentation really needs work. As economy class is served the same
Agree 100. But I total a great value for money.
Thats pretty shocking. Was there a shortage of any kind or strike that might have affected deameaning standard. I flew biz from BKK to Iceland on FinnAir. It was superb. So seeing the breaki presentation on PE is downright shocking
Very professional presentation, I must say! Thank you.
Thanks for your kind words! Appreciate it 🙏🏻
Tack för bra video. Kommer ha samma säte när vi åker till Thailand i Februari och det ser ju lovande ut. Har åkt med Finnair många gånger men aldrig Premium Economy.
Tack för att du tittar. 🙏🏻
Jag är också frekvent Finnairresenär, och testade deras PE för första gången. Jag blev mycket positivt överraskad, det är definitivt värt prisskillnaden mot ekonomi.
Trevlig resa i i februari!
Hur var din flygresa i PE med Finnair?
Why is the airline of one of the world's richest countries so stingy with food? That is a TINY amount of food for a 13-hr flight in Premium Y. That pathetic cardboard box breakfast belongs on a third world railway service.
Agree 100%. But seat is great.
I would have like to see the extent to which the seat reclined and the functionality of the leg rests. If it reclines as much as the old business class seats then that would be the major factor in saving a few £ € $. As long as it's comfortable enough to get some sleep in then it would be Premium over business for the savings (I'll eat beforehand as you did, lol)
Thanks for your input! And for watching.
Great video with great information! Good to see how much leg space there is and how far the leg supports goes up.
Thanks for your support 🙏🏻
Mycket intressant och bra recension av PE! Hade tänkt åka business till Seoul i höst men biljetterna var så dyra att jag valde PE båda vägar istället. Flyger väldigt sällan så jag har inte möjlighet att samla poäng så lätt... Nu känns det tryggt inför resan även om jag håller med om att maten kunde vara bättre. Blåbärsjuicen och brödet till maten brukar vara toppen i alla fall 😊
Tack snälla! Uppskattas. PE är en bra produkt och jag tror du kommer uppskatta komforten. Kan du så ta första raden.
Önskar dig en bra resa!
Great design touches onboard, promoting Finnish icons. But the food presentation needs some work. It lets down any premium aspirations.Enjoyed the video.
Thanks for watching!
The seat is really comfy and price pretty good. And I agree, definitely room for improvement regarding food.
You can go to the lounge with a premium economy flight/ticket ????
No, I used my One World status.
Nice review. I've Seen your business review in the same Airbus and thanks to you I might take the business class from Paris to Bangkok instead of the premium.
Love it 👌🏾👌🏾 I suscribe
And by the way how much extra did you pay to choose your seat?( In premium and in business)
Thanks for your kind words and for watching!
Thanks to my Finnair Gold membership I could choose the front row seats for free.
How tall are you? I'm flying Helsinki-Nagoya in a few months and looking at these videos have me a bit worried about my size (194cm, broad even when not overweight). I've booked a PE bulkhead window seat, we'll see how it goes...
I’m 181 and appreciated the bulkhead. Hopefully big enough space for you as well.
Safe travels!
Great review. Looking to book back to Bangkok...how comfortable is the PY seat for a nice long nap (I'll bring a neck pillow of course)?
I slept 5 good hours, and you don’t need to bring your own pillow. The one provided is actually really great.
Thanks for watching!
Great video. Thank you. I am trying to decide between Cathay and Finnair from JFK to KL. Is there a foot rest in these seats?
All premium economy seats have either a footrest or a leg rest. Thanks for watching!
The meal service continues being a weak spot. Would it really kill to see just a little bit of extra investment there...?
Everything else looks nice and tidy.
Agree! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing great video, does Finnair used wooden cutlery in Premiium?
Thanks for watching!
Yes they do. I would say that the seat is the absolute best thing flying Finnair Premium Eco.
There's little;le or no footage of the room when the seat in front is fully reclined - typical of many reviews, shame.
Thats pretty hard when sitting on first row. ☺️
Thanks for watching.
They say Premium Economy will grow its segment. I am not so sure, as long as there are carriers with acceptable quality in coach. For me its either business (with sleep- and work-opportunities and elevated service) or paying for coach.
I see your point Anders. For me Premium Economy is perfect on a 6-8 hour dayflight. On longer flights than that I prefer Business. And there are definitely times that economy is a good choice. But on “medium long haul flights” I think PE is a good choice.
Started good but subtitles got boring as soon as they started I finished watching got even more boring to watch.
Sorry to hear that. A good thing we are not all the same.
I live in Finland
Great country! Thanks for watching!
13 hrs in an upright seat is not epic in my opinion.
Great photography though.
Thanks for watching!
Very good video. Except swedish text In some places, on screen. Next time, :Use english! Jag tala svenska. But People normally not.
Thanks for watching!
Paper box for breakfast in PREMIUM economy? Fuck no. You can book casual economy with Qatar or Economy and it looks better for me than this "premium"
If you prefer food on plates in a worse seat you should.
@@travelexperiencetv9916 Yeah, was going to say there's no economy seat as good as the Finnair seat. *MAYBE* comparing Iberia PE seat (which is *almost* 1 step above economy, but the price difference isn't justified by any means), but that Finnair seat looks doable for a long-haul flight. Wife and I did economy long-haul from ORD > AUH > SEZ two years ago when countries were starting to open after CoVid. I vowed *NEVER* basic economy on long-haul international flight again. We were lucky as I believe we were on a widebody with maybe 20 passengers in all of economy section. We had entire rows to ourselves so we could fold the armrests up and try to sleep. Still not as good as a premium economy seat like the one featured in your Finnair review.
The response made by @Alexriga is just plain rubbish, if not bollocks.
The Finnair business looks interesting and I've heard mixed reviews. Looks like it could be better than AF J-Class on their 777 (which I've flown and was fine), but food looks better on AF, but AF/TK are hard to beat for inflight food service. Finnair looks perfectly acceptable for PE considering the price point.
Thank you for your review, sir!
Thanks for watching and your input! I really enjoyed the new business seat as well and I would say it’s one of my absolute favourites.
Happy new year!
why tf would you waste our time by including the safety video? Honestly, I fking hate it when people include that in their review.
😂❤️
thnx. That so called meal service is disgusting. That carton bit of something. How rock bottom can you get. No champagne.
My husband and me prefer Air France. Plus they do offer LA PREMIERE FIRST CLASS. Thats heaven on earth. AF`s premeco is so much better. Plus British Airways. Vid very good.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I haven’t tried AFs PE. But agree that BAs is great. I definitely think that their food is better than AYs, but AYs seats in my opinion much better. And that is of big importance for me on longhaul.
In general you can get great deals on AY and in total i would say it’s good value for money.
Hope to be able to try AF PE soon. Safe travels!
quel honte de servir des plats dans une boite en carton
I agree. Finnair just changed to serve 1 of 2 servings in a cardboard box. But great tasting food anyway.
Ce qui peut être acceptable en classe éco ne l est pas forcément en premium economy d autant que servir sur plateau pour une vingtaine de passager premium aura un impact epsilon et changera grandement l image de la compagnie a titre perso je ne voyage pas sur les compagnies offrant de telle prestations
N'oubliez pas que FINNAIR offre des prix imbattables en premium ( en business et en economy également) il est tout a fait normal que la nourriture soit moins présentable...
Don't forget that FINNAIR offers unbeatable prices in premium (in business and economy too) it is completely normal that the food is less presentable...
@@kokomate5848 yes, their price point is quite good, especially coming from an American. US based airline tickets are damn near extortionate. Roundtrip from my home airport to BKK in JL-PE is about $4000. However, from BKK to my home airport roundtrip is always about $2100.
Thank you for the review. We plan on flying in Finnair's premium economy on our next trip to Sweden. LAX-GOT. Ha det sa bra!
Thanks for watching! I think the seats are really great. However, soft product could be better. But on a long haul flight the seat is the most important factor, and I think you will have a great experience. Enjoy!
บริการไม่ต่างจาก economy แค่ที่นั่งดีกว่า ตรงๆ ฟืนแอร์ บริการ อาหารเครื่องดื่ม ไม่ดีทุกวันนี้
Thanks for watching. Agree that the seats is the main sales point. Free drinks is another thing you don’t have in economy.
Take care!