Review of Finnair flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong in Economy

My first trip to Asia is finally here!

I flew from London to Helsinki with OH-LWD, an Airbus A350-900 on the 10:20am AY1332 flight.

Getting to Helsinki, I got to my gate 75 minutes ahead of my flight's departure and used the time to recharge my GoPro for the long-haul flight ahead of me, which was scheduled at over 9 hours. 

I got to enjoy some spotting time, and I found myself seeing a few Nordic specialties, including a Norwegian airline Widero's brand new E2-190 aircraft, my first sighting of the type!

My flight was to be operated by another Airbus A350-900 of Finnair, this occasion being OH-LWI, another new airframe to my log.

My OneWorld Ruby status allowed for me to enjoy priority boarding, allowing me to quickly and easily get to my seat of 32A. 

My flight departed on time once everyone was boarded. I had someone sat next to me in 32C, but 32B was left open- giving me and my Norwegian seat mate a bit of extra room and storage for the next 9:30hr flight.

The flight began transiting North-East across the great and vast territory of Russia as the sun began to set. The first meal was handed out about 90 minutes into our flights.

I flew a Finnair A330 from HEL to JFK in March 2018, taking advice from a business traveller I was seated next to on that flight, I decided to give the Kosher speciality meal  a try, it was a little bland for my liking, but a nice meal all around!

It contained a turkey meal with carrots, peas and sweetcorn. a fruit composite, vanilla angel delight, a fish paste with crackers and a chocolate desert item. 

I enjoyed the entertainment offered by Finnair on this flight. Some of the tv shows and movies I enjoyed included: Bones, Grey's Anatomy, Dunkirk, Rocketman, Bob's Burgers and more.

I had issues sleeping, so I decided to go back and purchase a midnight snack for 5.50EUR.

For those who want to know more: Finnair offers free soft drinks on long(er) haul flights like Singapore & Hong Kong, but snacks will cost you extra, unless you are flying in business class. They do also charge for alcoholic spirits. Some routes they charge for beers & wine but on this route the beers & wine are complimentary. 

The plane flew across the night, so I couldn't film much. I kept peaking out in case I could see the Northern Lights or even lights on the ground of a major Russian or Chinese city… I got nothing, but around 5am local time- the sun began to slowly rise as we closed in on the final two hours of the flight.

My breakfast came around this time. The main item included a rice and vegetable dish with a vegetarian composite. Alongside it came a cracker pack with apricot jam, jelly beans(?), and the fruit pate.

The sun had fully risen, ready for the arrival into Hong Kong.

We circled around the islands of Hong Kong before we landed at the Hong Kong International Airport, we arrived about 15 minutes ahead of our scheduled arrival time. We came off the runway and passed a few aircraft on remote stands, including a UNI Air A321, United 777-300 and Cathay Pacific A330. Parking up next to a Dubai-bound Boeing 777-300(ER) from Emirates.

I exited the aircraft after most the other passengers departed, so I could visit the flight deck quickly and thank the crew for a great flight, given that I didn't have the possibility to do such on my LHR-HEL flight due to my short connection and the bus link.