Erna wrote:Hello, I will be flying to Bangkok with Finair in july
Normally (when flying a Boeing 747) I love to sit in the very last row... but now, with an engine in the tail of the MD-11, I was wondering if it will be not too noisy....
Anyone any ideas? Or perhaps a suggestion as to what the best seating places are in this type of aircraft?
Thanks, Erna
Hello Erna,
First notice this Finnair flies 15 minutes faster in Winter then in Summer. But you will have the European airline that flies the shortest route to BKK and therefor the shortest time:
Finnair flies Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL), Helsinki, Finland Terminal 2 to Bangkok Int'l (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand Terminal 2
AY 91 HEL 23:35 BKK 13:40+1 day Non-stop M11
10h05min
Monday, March 29, 2004 - October 29, 2004 Monday Wednesday Friday
AY 97 HEL 23:35 BKK 13:40+1 day Non-stop M11
10h05min
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - October 30, 2004 Tuesday Thursday Saturday Sunday
For you only the flight number may vary between 91 and 97, flight is the same. (I hope you like blue, that is anyway nicer than the green they had in earlier days!) You will have about 7882km - 4256nm and in July, assuming the winds are ok, your flight will be closer to 9h iso 10h (My estimated flighttime will be
09h26 See note*)
You will be leaving from Vantaa a little bit before midnight and quickly you will be in the next day. In this nightflight you will be overflying LED and then there is really not much to see over (dark) Russia, anyway they close the windows, enjoy the movies. (If you're flying on a moonlit night -full moon-, you might have a glimps of the Caspian sea or the Aral sea. After a mere 5 hours you will see the sun rise, that's why I would advise you choose a window seat at the leftside of the aircraft (and left is also the best position to witness the approach and landing @ Don Muang - as you will be on the inside turn over Kanckanaburi when coming out of the (rainy*) clouds and an other nice left turn at low altitude, North of Bangkok. You will see Don Muang from your seat when taxiing to the gate in T2.
As you saw in the Finnair Panorama, the seat near the camera position is nice, but that's on the right side overwing. If I had to choose I would take a window seat in the fourth or fifth row on the left side in the first eco cabine. (This gives you also the opportunity to disembark quite fast, so you can get to immigration quick. Then you don't have to queue too long there, as 14h00 will be the time that lots of asian flights come in @ BKK)
Enjoy your stay.
And if you happen to go North to Chiang Mai, let me know...
*The southwest monsoon comes from the Indian Ocean with rain-laden clouds, from about June to October. Not every day rains, so there is still plenty of sunshine. The humidity makes it feel hot and sticky.
Average rainfall for Bangkok in milimetres.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
10.6 28.2 30.7 71.8 189.4 151.7
158.2 187.0 319.9 230.8 57.3 9.4
Average temperature for Bangkok in Celsius.
26.0 27.6 29.2 30.1 29.6 29.0
28.6 28.5 28.1 27.7 26.9 25.5
You might see some flooding in the BKK area...
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