No, HOT is not a new low-cost airline. It is literally the hottest airport lounge anywhere, ever. True statement! Finnair's Platinum lounge at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport sports a sauna. A dark colored, nice proper sauna. Respect!
My only wish is that I could continue to use it, but due to traveling less, I will not have enough status to visit this again, perhaps ever. Oh well, maybe that's good in other ways.
(And of course, this isn't the first time I'm here. Many good memories. Here's an earlier report.)
For more flying stories, check out the planetflier.com website! For more sauna and swimming stories, check out planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool websites! And of course the Planetcaver, and
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