Average flight costs lhw or Gatwick to lax. Finnair under two grand for four?

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Is that about right? I was looking at two weeks next Easter and I thought that seemed really cheap? Is finnair OK?

I'd be wondering why the fare is so cheap; cheap as well is not always cheerful particularly if you obliged to pay for all meals, putting more than one suitcase in the hold etc.

There are other carriers like VA and BA who overall would offer a better product (and probably a more generous baggage allowance to boot). I would look at them too.

Is the flight a direct one?. If not I would find someone else to fly with.

go onto the momondo website and see what the flights and prices are like there. budget airlines make their money on what they can up sell -food entertainment etc. if you do go with them make sure that you don't have to pay extra for things like entertainment even if you bring your own.

Finnair is fine (more than fine). It's part of the same alliance as BA and American Airlines (oneworld). Not sure what there onboard offering is like long haul though.

Finnair is awesome. New fleet. Great service.

Presumably it's via Helsinki. That's the only issue as increases flight time.

NO its direct, two weeks next Easter, I didn't know if it was a budget airline...and I am not sure about in flight stuff will be with two small dc - so obv want comfort. We would not actually go next Easter I was putting in flights to get an idea. sky scanner. flight times seem good too.

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Finnair are a great airline and their new Airbus A350’s are to die for 😍

Would recommend Norwegian if that is an option.

pesto I wonder if this is a promotion on their new air bus?

Sorry if I’ve misunderstood but Norwegian and Finnair aren’t the same airline.

Norwegian use new Boeing 787 Dreamliners direct from LGW for their longhaul destinations.

Finnair longhaul flights are all via helsinki.

Just be careful as luggage/food etc are all extra.

That's why I was recommending Norwegian - don't go via anywhere & known to be cheap.

Oh, I see it was Norwegian anyway, not Finnair I'm confused

Sorry if I’ve misunderstood but Norwegian and Finnair aren’t the same airline

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How silly so yes its actually Norwegin however I have just been on Finnair actual website and they do 1794 for roughly same flights.

I am just surprised as I always thought it would be costing well into and over 3 grand to get us all there. I will have to save like a demon for a long time but its not as prohibitive as 3 grand over mark

I don't know whether it's the arrival of Norwegian on this route but the prices seem pretty good from many carriers at the moment. Lots of offers from Air New Zealand and Virgin have lots of flights around the £450/£500 mark when I was looking the other day. Other routes (Las Vegas for example) were a lot more expensive during school hols.

Finnair and BA code share so if it's a direct flight from London to LA it may actually be a BA flight rather than Finnair.

Dh and I are flying with Norwegian to LAX next month - flights were £300 each!!!! Mind that doesn’t include food, we’ve decided to take our own.

Okay, so Norwegian are low cost, more EasyJet than Finnair, which is a full service. But for that price it will be fine!

We flew west jet via Canada was awesome and for when we went was about a Grand cheaper than any other uk options. Cheapest was from Stockholm via lhr but worked out once we’d flown to Sweden we’d only save about 300 on west jet. Ba was about 2k more.

I saw flights to NY at Easter for £350 with Norwegian.
Made me nervous when BA was nearer £650+

Are they really ok to fly with?

Are they really ok to fly with?

Yes
According to Skytrax, Norwegian is the best long haul low-cost carrier in the world.

Some acquaintances really recommend Finnair for going to the Far East, and apparently going via Helsinki doesn't really add to the flight time.
This is a total deviation, but I thought it could be interesting to some.

Thanks Monger truffle.

Norwegian have one of the worst on time records. Best can mean cheap. Also code share does not mean equal prices. The cheaper (less prestigious) partner will have cheaper flight prices. Whatever you do, look for promotions and book early. Also, LA isn't cheap when you are there but if you are visiting relatives the purse is not so strained!

Wow best carrier in the world!!