Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023

This is the third in a trilogy of trips to Honolulu in the space of a little over 2 months. This is another trip starting in Budapest and follows the well-trodden path of flying over to Hawaii via London Heathrow, New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Tag Archive for Helsinki

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Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 7 – Helsinki HEL to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on October 8, 2024 at 10:11 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024
Tags: Finnair | HEL | Helsinki | LHR | London Heathrow

Always a great experience being on the Finnair A350 flying between Helsinki and London Heathrow. It might also give me an opportunity for a half-decent kip!

The Salah VIP Lounge at Malaga Terminal 3

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 7 – Malaga AGP to Helsinki HEL

By Nige on October 8, 2024 at 8:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024
Tags: AGP | Finnair | HEL | Helsinki | Malaga

Another chance to experience the Malaga to Helsinki Finnair red-eye on a uncomfortable A320. I could only hope I had time to pick up a Starbucks before my follow-on flight.

The A350 that brought me home to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 8 – Helsinki (HEL) to London Heathrow (LHR)

I jogged most of the way to Passport Control. A number of the Schengen gates along the way were very busy, but Passport Control was dead.

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 8 – Malaga (AGP) to Helsinki (HEL)

Malaga airport looked OK. Nothing special, but it had a Starbucks and a Giraffe restaurant, and that's just based on what I could see around Gate D42.

The bar in Finnair's Platinum Wing at Helsinki airport

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 7 – Photos

Photos from Day 7.

Heading up to the Platinum Lounge at Helsinki airport

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 7 – Helsinki (HEL) to Malaga (AGP)

I had forgotten how nice the Platinum Wing is at Helsinki. That's the top Finnair lounge, located close to the 50+ gates in the non-Schengen area of the airport.

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 7 – London Heathrow (LHR) to Helsink (HEL)

I whizzed through to T5 Flight Connections and got on the first T3 bus. It stopped at T5B, but by that stage, it was a squeeze to get anyone else onboard.

Walking through a bright and airy Budapest Terminal 2b

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 2 – Photos

Photos from Day 2.

As close as I got to Starbucks at Helsinki airport

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 2 – Helsinki (HEL) to London Heathrow (LHR)

Passport Control (allowing access to the non-Schengen gates) was really busy with a long queue tailing around a tensa barrier structure.

An airy-feeling Budapest Terminal 2B Airside

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 2 – Budapest (BUD) to Helsinki (HEL)

Having turned off the light at around 1:30 a.m., I was awake at around 6:30 a.m., thinking about whether Mango had allowed her mum to get some sleep last night.