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| Reindeer burger and a hot sauna. Airport lounges redefined? Only in Finland, and only in Helsinki, and only with Finnair. Nowhere else can you enjoy a lounge sauna and a reindeer burger in the airline lounge. Not too shitty. But then I had to squeeze myself into a small metal tube for travel. Full story July 2022, Helsinki-Vantaa, Vantaa, Finland Flying; Travel; Sauna (Normal) | |
| ORD flagship lounge I had a layover in Chicago on my way to a meeting... it turned out to be a long layover due to planes being late, and everything being super-crowded. But this also meant that I had time to visit the American Airlines Flagship Lounge in Terminal 3. Not bad, particularly liked the well-working WiFi and the mushroom pasta. Full story July 2022, Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago, USA Travel; Flying | |
| DFW! I'm on my way back from a work trip in the US, and making a rare stop (for me) at DFW. Interesting place, and the airport seems to work well, changing from flight to another is easy, etc. Full story May 2022, Dallas Fort Worth airport, Dallas, USA Travel; Flying | |
| LAX how I have missed you! Oh, I missed you so so much, LAX! It has been YEARS. But upon arrival, I tried to follow your signage to change to another terminal and ... Full story May 2022, Los Angeles International airport, Los Angeles, USA Travel; Flying | |
| New airport check-in at HEL! I've travelled a few times since the opening of the new Helsinki-Vantaa terminal, the expansion of T2 which is the main terminal. However, until now the actual check-in and security still used the old facilities. But now in May they had actually opened the full services in the new expansion. Quite exciting, and difficult to figure out where to go. What a wonderful new security they have, with NO NEED TO TAKE LIQUIDS OR COMPUTERS OUT!!! Full story April 2022, Helsinki-Vantaa, Vantaa, Finland Flying | |
| Empty lounge Crotia's Split has a very nice and modern airport. Still relatively small though, particularly for the big crowds that use it during the summer. But during the spring... pretty empty. There's only one lounge, before passport check and with very minimal services. But still very nice: quiet, there's power, drinks, clean and modern toilets, Internet... nice! Full story April 2022, Split Airport, Split, Croatia Flying | |
| Mini-lounge? What's this? They are making the lounges really small now? Full story March 2022, Flughafen Wien-Schwechat, Vienna, Austria Flying | |
| Ice on the plane??? Is it normal that after de-icing and take-off, you can still see ice stuck to the plane's windows? Felt odd to me... Full story February 2022, Helsinki-Vantaa, Vantaa, Finland Flying | |
| HEL morning views For once I'm flying on Lufthansa. Felt a bit like ... not using my own airline. But there was no option for this trip to Cyprus. And therefore, no breakfast at the lounge. However, the morning views as we lifted off from Helsinki-Vantaa airport (HEL) were spectacular! Full story February 2022, Helsinki-Vantaa, Vantaa, Finland Travel; Flying | |
| Lounge closed SAS, what did you do??? Full story February 2022, Helsinki-Vantaa, Vantaa, Finland Travel; Flying | |
| Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim I had not known about this: Deutsches Museum has a wonderful other side outside Munich, for aviation. Full story January 2022, Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim, Munich, Germany Flying | |
| Airplane meal... on the ground! I've been missing this... or have I? Full story May 2021, House Arkko, Kauniainen, Finland Flying | |
| First flight during the pandemic I took my first flight during the pandemic. Nervous. Full story August 2020, Helsinki-Vantaa, Vantaa, Finland Flying | |
| Returning to the airport after Covid-19 This isn't a busy place. In fact, on my first visit I didn't see a single person on my way in through one terminal and half-way on the walkway to the other one where I needed to pick up a rental car. Full story June 2020, Helsinki-Vantaa, Vantaa, Finland Flying; Travel | |
| Miracle in Kayseri Despite one diversion, one unplanned return to origin, one cancellation, and one delay, our ski bags arrived in Kayseri. What a miracle in the airline system! Full story February 2020, Kayseri Airport, Kayseri, Turkey Travel; Flying | |
| Today's busses Today's busses are #350 and then #380. Full story October 2019, Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom Travel; Flying | |
This is the 3th set of articles. The previous sets were set 1, and set 2. The next sets are set 4, and set 5.
The Planetflyer articles appeared originally in the Blogspot Planetskier series, at TGR posts, or at the Relaa website. See also the articles about skiing, caving, urban exploration, climbing, cycling, swimming, and saunas.