

Finnair has been working more closely with the chocolatier recently, including as its Helsinki lounge partner.įinnair has also thoughtfully included cupboards ahead of the business section, which is handy for jackets and coats, but particularly useful since the Embraer’s small bins don’t hold my cabin bag (a hardshell 17.3 x 19.7 x 9.1 inch Rimowa).Ī few minuses in addition to the lack of no-neighbour seat blocking: boarding at Geneva was via a bus gate, and Finnair hasn’t arranged for business class passengers to be shuttled to the aircraft first. And, of course, the little chocolates from Finnish fave Fazer went down a treat. The piping-hot chicken was still moist, tender and flavourful, which is tricky to get right on an aircraft.
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On the plus side, the hot meal was tasty, particularly the pulled lamb chilled starter, which was rich and umami-laden, and went perfectly with the chewy, nutty dark brown bread that the cabin crew offered around in a basket.
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Essentially, passengers are just getting a free hot meal and open bar. Unlike some of Finnair’s competitors, the airline doesn’t block the seat next to each passenger in business class. It’s a commentary on the state of European business class when an 18”-wide seat, no neighbour, a tasty hot meal and some chilled Champagne in a proper glass stand out from the passenger experience crowd, but Finnair’s Embraer E-190 flight from Geneva to Helsinki was head and shoulders above a half-dozen recent experiences on British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM and other carriers.įinnair’s Norra regional subsidiary operates its Embraers, which feature the usual 2-2 layout and fairly standard Embraer seating. The catch, though, is that I only had a spare seat next to me - the selling point for Eurobusiness - because there were only two people in the eight-seat business cabin.
