Finnair has simply opened a brand new Schengen lounge at Helsinki Airport (HEL), and it even has a devoted space for oneworld Emerald members. This seems like an enormous enchancment over the earlier setup…
Particulars of the brand new Finnair Lounge Helsinki Airport
As of July 9, 2024, Finnair has opened its new lounge at Helsinki Airport. This lounge is situated within the Schengen space, which is primarily for brief haul flights inside the Schengen zone. Particularly, it’s close to gate 21 (on the third ground), and it’s open every day from 5AM till 12AM.
The brand new lounge utterly replaces the outdated lounge, and follows the identical palette and design launched within the provider’s non-Schengen lounges in 2019. Because it’s described, the lounge’s new design “captures the essence of the Nordics with picket textures, delicate varieties, and heat colors.”
Along with all-new design, the lounge can be seeing capability enhance by round 50% in comparison with the earlier facility, with the power to accommodate as much as 440 visitors. The brand new lounge facility is break up into two areas:
Every part of the lounge options devoted zones for eating, working, resting, and spending time with journey companions. Sadly there’s no sauna, although, in contrast to within the non-Schengen lounge space.
Beneath is a video in addition to some photos that Finnair has shared of the brand new lounge facility. It seems very good, I have to say!
This new lounge idea seems nice!
I’m actually impressed by the path that Finnair is taking, at the very least in relation to its premium merchandise. Finnair has now utterly overhauled its lengthy haul enterprise class, so that you’ll discover the provider’s distinctive no-recline enterprise class on all A330s and A350s.
On high of that, the airline refreshed its non-Schengen lounges in 2019, and has now refreshed its Schengen lounges. Helsinki Airport is generally such a pleasure to transit, and is so a lot better than nearly some other hub within the area, particularly different oneworld hubs, like London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
I additionally actually like how Finnair has devoted lounges for oneworld Emerald members, regardless of not providing a firstclass. It’s the one oneworld airline with out top notch to have a greater than enterprise class lounge for oneworld Emerald members (properly, technically Malaysia Airways doesn’t have top notch, but it surely does have Enterprise Suite).
I loved my go to to the Finnair Platinum Wing Helsinki (the oneworld Emerald lounge within the non-Schengen space), and I sit up for visiting this new lounge as properly.
Now, in equity, Finnair’s economic system expertise is fairly naked bones, and leaves so much to be desired. The airline doesn’t even supply pillows in lengthy haul economic system.
Backside line
Finnair has opened its new Schengen lounge. The lounge has a capability round 50% increased than the outdated lounge, and includes a new design, with runway views. On high of that, the lounge has a devoted Platinum Nook, for oneworld Emerald members, providing an elevated expertise.
Kudos to Finnair for its continued funding within the passenger expertise. Selecting Finnair over different airways within the area retains turning into a neater alternative.
What do you make of Finnair’s new lounge?
