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But, I think this will possibly happen. They have a lot of capacity coming.
NichCage wrote:I find it kind of strange why Finnair considered SFO before LAX. Otherwise, I think LAX would be a nice addition to the AY network.
rwsea wrote:NichCage wrote:I find it kind of strange why Finnair considered SFO before LAX. Otherwise, I think LAX would be a nice addition to the AY network.
Lots of tech connections between Finland and the Bay Area. LAX not as much.
LAX772LR wrote:rwsea wrote:NichCage wrote:I find it kind of strange why Finnair considered SFO before LAX. Otherwise, I think LAX would be a nice addition to the AY network.
Lots of tech connections between Finland and the Bay Area. LAX not as much.
With a larger flying populace + immunized partner airline at LAX, it did seem odd that they'd add SFO first.
But I guess that explains it.
rwsea wrote:NichCage wrote:I find it kind of strange why Finnair considered SFO before LAX. Otherwise, I think LAX would be a nice addition to the AY network.
Lots of tech connections between Finland and the Bay Area. LAX not as much.
AirAfreak wrote:Finnair advertises faster flying times to Asia via their Helsinki flights from Continental Europe. Could a Finnair Los Angeles flight be competitive for Asia-bound passengers?
I wonder how attractive AY flying times and airfares would be when you compare flying LAX-HEL-BKK versus flying EK LAX-DXB-BKK.
Could AY capture a significant amount of these fare-conscious passengers originating from Los Angeles, for example, versus EK's current low fares to Asia? I've seen competitive Y fares on EK via DXB compared to let's say, CI LAX-BKK via TPE.
In any case, Finnair could be a nice add to the LAX roster of airlines.
AirAfreak wrote:Finnair advertises faster flying times to Asia via their Helsinki flights from Continental Europe. Could a Finnair Los Angeles flight be competitive for Asia-bound passengers?
I wonder how attractive AY flying times and airfares would be when you compare flying LAX-HEL-BKK versus flying EK LAX-DXB-BKK.
MIflyer12 wrote:Ankara? Yes, by (many) miles.
OH-LGA wrote:I seem to remember that in addition to SFO being a bigger tech connection to HEL, SFO fits into AY's strategy of having long-haul destinations that utilize no more than one aircraft frame. SFO just barely fits at the extreme edge of this, while LAX does not (a LAX-HEL rotation would take more than one aircraft day to accomplish including ground time on both ends).