TRIP REPORT Finnair Airbus A350 | HEL - BRU | Full Flight Experience | INAUGURAL AY811 to Brussels

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Complete economy class flight experience on board Finnair's new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and first A350 service to Brussels! Including all stages of the flight - from gate to gate! Terminal views, boarding, taxi, takeoff, cabin, full length approach, landing and water salute at BRU! Choose what you want to to watch or watch the full video to get a complete A350 travel experience... You decide! But most importantly - Enjoy! :) You can find a written flight review and list to help you find the flight stages that interest you most below! For In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) footage check out my Finnair's A350 Nordic Sky IFE video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu7Luq6UAxg 00:00 - Arriving at Helsinki Airport 00:38 - An over view of terminal T2 00:59 - Check-in & Baggage drop & Security control 02:31 - Time-lapsed walk through T2 03:58 - A350 gate views 05:11 - Gate 31 05:40 - Ground level view of the A350 07:27 - Fuel truck 08:11 - Overview of T2 gate area 08:19 - Crew arriving to the departure gate 09:01 - Boarding announcement 10:30 - Boarding 13:23 - View from seat 33L 13:50 - Finnair's Northern Lights Mood Lighting 14:31 - Boarding completed & Economy cabin overview 15:00 - Captain's pre-flight announcement & De-Icing 17:30 - Pushback & Engine startup 22:05 - Taxiing to the RWY 22R for takeoff 25:00 - Takeoff 28:52 - Warm Asia Mood Lighting 30:41 - Seat review 31:55 - Finnair's Sky Bistro 34:00 - Safety card 34:33 - Blue Wings Magazine & Onboard Shopping 35:10 - Food & Drink service 35:37 - Wing view 36:16 - Aft Cabin overview 36:32 - Aft Galley 37:28 - Crew rest compartment (no footage from inside) 38:11 - Cabin control unit for cabin crew members 38:25 - Exit door 38:35 - Lavatory 40:02 - Economy cabin view 40:25 - Onboard WiFi 41:00 - Captain's pre-landing announcement Complete Approach into Brussels 49:40 - Final Approach 52:29 - Short Final 53:50 - Taxiing to the terminal 56:55 - Water salute 59:15 - Disembarking & Economy Comfort & Business class views 59:51 - Front galley 01:00:03 - A350 Cockpit 01:02:05 - Leaving the A350 01:02:58 - Terminal footage of the A350 01:03:58 - A350 special food service at the gate 01:04:16 - CEO of Brussels Airport welcoming the A350 to BRU 01:05:38 - CEO of FInnair introducing the A350 to the press and Brussels Airport 01:06:30 - Final view of the A350 Here's some of my thoughts and also some facts about the A350 and my flight to Brussels: Cabin: The cabin in the new A350 is indeed really spacious and the mood lighting creates a really nice ambience throughout the cabin. As you board the plane you get greeted by Finnair's northern lights ambient lighting and you can feel the freshness of the cabin air. The new overhead bins in the A350 are pretty nice in size and are placed closer to the ceiling which again creates more space to the economy cabin. In forward business cabin the middle overhead bin is removed which gives business passengers probably the most open cabin Airbus has ever provided so far. The windows in the A350 feel a fair bit larger than in older A330/A340s. The window blinds are standard manual ones but I didn't have any problem using them. Seats: Each seat is fitted with an 11 inch touchscreen inflight entertainment system and USB power outlet for charging your mobile devices. Also headphone jack is provided. The color scheme of the seats combined with the mood lighting creates really fresh and sophisticated feel also in the economy cabin. One disadvantage people might find is that the economy seat pitch is actually an inch smaller than in the older A330/A340 models. Finnair has compensated the affects of a smaller pitch by lifting the seat pocket higher and using seats which slide forward when reclined. The tray table feels pretty sturdy and folds in half when rised to the up position. The armrests in the other hand feel rather thin and light, but I don't think that will be an issue to the most of the passengers. WiFi: Finnair's new onboard WiFi is free of charge for business class passengers and economy class passengers who are oneworld frequent flyers with Emerald or Sapphire tier statuses. Other economy passengers can purchase the WiFi for 5€/one hour or 15€/full flight. I had some time to quickly try out the WiFi and I visited few websites and they opened up pretty well and didn't lag too much at all! Crew: The crew on board my flight was really nice and everyone was excited for the new airplane. This flight was the first A350 flight for many crew members, but that didn't interfere the level of service at all. Everybody was actually happy to chat about the new plane and let me film around the cabin and galleys. Even though the turnaround at Brussels was pretty hectic because of all the press, I still got a chance to visit the cockpit and meet the pilots. Smiling and happy crew really made this flight as great as it was! ©ViewsOfFlying2015