Finnair will be flying its new Business Class to/from Singapore soon!
Key points to note
- At the moment, I am seeing the new seats loaded into the system for all flights to/from Singapore from 2 April to 2 July 2022
- From April 2022, Finnair will operate daily flights to Singapore (up from 4 times a week)
- Flight AY 131 from Helsinki to Singapore is a VTL flight
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Finnair’s new Business Class seat
A few weeks ago, Finnair revealed its new Business Class seat and said that ALL of its Airbus A330 and A350 aircrafts will be updated with this new seat.
The new seat looks lovely but has two major quirks:
- Seat has a fixed position (doesn’t recline)
- Passengers have to sleep at an angle (similar to Singapore Airlines’ Business seat).
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Here are some photos of Finnair’s beautiful new Business Class seat:
Promotional video of Finnair’s new Business Class seat:
For comparison sake, here are a couple of pictures of Finnair’s older Business Class:
How to find a Finnair’s new Business seat
These seats will be gradually installed in its Airbus A330 and A350 aircrafts over the next couple of years.
Finnair operates A350s to/from Singapore.
To check if you will be flying in the new or old seat, here’s what you can do:
- Search for a Business Class ticket on finnair.com
- Fill up random passenger details
- Select seats to view the seat map
- If you do not see seats 1A and 1F (see image below), you are looking at the new seat map (with the new Business Class seats)
Here’s how the old and new seat maps compare:
Cheapest way to fly Finnair’s new Business seat
The absolute cheapest way to fly Finnair’s new Business Class from Singapore is with 70,000 Asia Miles + S$58 in taxes/fees. This is how much it costs to fly one-way to Helsinki, Finland (an 11-hour flight).
Related: Earning Asia Miles from Singapore-issued credit cards
Here’s a quick comparison against other options that we have for a one-way Business Class flight from Singapore to Milan, Italy:
| Frequent Flyer |
Airline | Miles required |
|---|---|---|
| Privilege Club | Qatar Airways | 75,000 +S$66 |
| Krisflyer | Singapore Airlines | 92,000 +S$52 |
| Asia Miles | Cathay Pacific | 65,000 +S$270 |
| Qatar Airways | 70,000 +S$523 |
|
| Finnair | 70,000 +S$75 |
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| Miles&Smiles | Turkish Airlines | 45,000 +S$324 |
Bottom line
It’s fantastic that Singapore-based travellers are able to use Cathay Pacific Asia Miles for these new seats so soon after the initial announcement!
H/T: Mainly Miles