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[Charise Zelnick]

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So how was Finnair chosen for this trip in the first place? With my trip originating in Vilnius, Lithuania and having a final destination of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the itinerary would be a two-stop trip with transfers at Helsinki and Singapore. Obviously, a step down from a single-stop itinerary, there should be some good reasons for enduring the torture of two airport transfers, right?

In February 2022, the airline changed the layout of this aircraft. The business class cabin was completely updated and thus resulted in three fewer seats. Prior to this refit, the airline had an economy-comfort cabin but with the refit now offers a true premium economy experience with completely new seats. The refit saw fewer premium economy seats replacing the economy comfort section while three standard economy seats were added. All-in-all, the refit resulted in a net reduction of 19 seats.

For travelers looking to fly directly between Helsinki and Singapore, this Finnair service seems to be the only non-stop option available. However, single-stop itineraries between the two cities include offerings from Turkish Airlines, as well as codeshare arrangements between Finnair and airlines like Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways, with respective transits in Hong Kong and Doha.

Upon landing in Helsinki, transferring through its Vantaa airport was a breeze. No security screening was needed in the transfer process while border control was quick and easy. This may have been largely helped by our late, weekday-evening transfer time. The airport itself is beautiful and spacious and surprisingly quiet - even for 21:00 on a Wednesday night. After waiting for about three hours, boarding for our long-haul flight began. Passengers lined up to have their boarding passes scanned and were then held in an enclosed pre-boarding area. The area, which offered a great view of the A350, had plenty of seating and even included a rocking chair and recliner!

The economy class seats onboard this Finnair a350 are a light grey with textured fabric and headrests that can be adjusted up and down. These headrests also have wings on both sides to support the head. On each seat are three things: A blanket, a small pillow, and a pair of earbuds for the inflight entertainment system. Additionally, a small bottle of water awaits each passenger in the seat-back pocket.

Seat spacing was ample, even for me at 181 cm - nearly six feet tall. Recline was quite good as well and there was the fantastic bonus of not having any obtrusive inflight entertainment box under the seat to restrict legroom. Laid-out in a 3-3-3 configuration, these seats are stated to be 46 centimeters (18.11 inches) in width with a pitch that SeatGuru.com notes is nearly 79 centimeters - or 31 inches. All in all, the seat was comfortable enough for a long-haul flight, and I even managed to get a few hours of solid sleep!

When it comes to the inflight entertainment system, these A350s sport sufficiently modern equipment with large, fast, and responsive touchscreens. While not Bluetooth compatible or supporting USB-C, the systems all had one USB-A port for charging devices and dual headphone jacks for audio - although single-prong earbuds work just fine as well. There were no AC outlets for charging larger devices, unfortunately. The screens, unfortunately, were incapable of tilting. While it's not the end of the world, this can present challenging viewing conditions if the passenger seated in front decides to recline.

As for the content within these systems, there seemed to be a sufficiently robust offering of movies, television, music, and games to entertain passengers for hours. On top of multimedia, passengers can access an interactive moving map as well as external cameras. One of these cameras appears to be located up on the vertical stabilizer while the other is down by the front landing gear- perfect for passengers with a middle or aisle seat who still want to see what's going on outside.

A spokesperson for Finnair confirms that the offering of a single meal option (in addition to taking complimentary pre-orders for special meals for special diets and allergies) is a strategy for waste reduction. The carrier found that, when a second option was offered, a lot of food ended up becoming waste - which didn't fit with its ethos. Multiple meal options are still offered in the airline's business class, however.

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