Finnair Plus - 8400Points missing for Plat.

Does anyone know a cheap way to get 8400 points. I want them quick, and I don t want to do another BKK flight on AY.

Since the service is down and the prices are up I avoid flying AY whenever I can. After three years with more then 600000points/pa I will get about 142000 points this year - and I m not really want to spend more time onboard of AY. Since TG has very good F rates for the rest of the year I rather go with them to BKK.

But still the Platinum card is helpful when traveling OW - so any ideas to get the missing points?

Well, the easiest and quickest way is to exchange 30,000 award points to 10,000 tier points. Costs €20, though.

Well, the easiest and quickest way is to exchange 30,000 award points to 10,000 tier points. Costs €20, though.

THX. That will do it. I never saw this option.

Well, the easiest and quickest way is to exchange 30,000 award points to 10,000 tier points. Costs €20, though.

And as a bonus, these 10 000 tier points also count towards the lifetime status.

So if someone has for example used their Finnair Plus credit card for purchases of 15 000 000 euros, they can become Finnair Plat by paying the exchange fee of €20! :p :D

And as a bonus, these 10 000 tier points also count towards the lifetime status.

So if someone has for example used their Finnair Plus credit card for purchases of 15 000 000 euros, they can become Finnair Plat by paying the exchange fee of €20! :p :D
Unfortunately they limit the number of points that can be exchanged :)

Well, the easiest and quickest way is to exchange 30,000 award points to 10,000 tier points. Costs €20, though.

I remember someone saying that they may waive the fee for existing plats. No idea if it still is this way, doesn't hurt to try though.


And as a bonus, these 10 000 tier points also count towards the lifetime status.
...

Seriously? So lifetime status really isn't just about flying...
One can exchange maximum 75k tier points each year, so someone like me who flies the bare minimum to get plat status could instead get 225k tier/year this way. Lifetime plat only 22 years away... Nah, still not a good program for me :(

Unfortunately they limit the number of points that can be exchanged :)
Spend 15 000 000€ a year and the rules might be very negotiable, at least if AY has any sense in the situation. Few years ago that would have earned you a lifetime Emerald in just a few years on AA without any exchanges.

For the OP I wonder though why stay with AY+ if he now days avoids flying AY, and if I remember correctly he doesn't even use upgrades on AY. Unless of course this is the last year...

For the OP I wonder though why stay with AY+ if he now days avoids flying AY, and if I remember correctly he doesn't even use upgrades on AY.

Wondering the same especially as he's alrready BAEC Gold/Emerald...and no real use for AY vouchers if not flying with them..

Since TG has very good F rates for the rest of the year I rather go with them to BKK.

Just curious, what kind of rates are you looking at for TG F, and from which airports? Are there any special offers out there and where can I find them? I'm only finding expensive 8k-10k eur prices for F to BKK from Europe

I think OP is located in Germany, so he may be referring to this, BKK from EUR4281 in F
http://www.thaiair.de/index.php?p=159

Just curious, what kind of rates are you looking at for TG F, and from which airports? Are there any special offers out there and where can I find them? I'm only finding expensive 8k-10k eur prices for F to BKK from Europe

I m located in Germany, and TG offers F from MUC or FRA for a little more then 3000€ (booking has to be done till 31st of Aug.). Given the fact that an AY flight will be around 2600€ the TG fare is quite good.


Not my favorite travel agent (since others always cheaper) but here you can see the fares and destinations.

http://vornesitzen.de/

I m located in Germany, and TG offers F from MUC or FRA for a little more then 3000€ (booking has to be done till 31st of Aug.). Given the fact that an AY flight will be around 2600€ the TG fare is quite good.


Not my favorite travel agent (since others always cheaper) but here you can see the fares and destinations.

http://vornesitzen.de/

Wow, thanks for the tip. That's really good prices. The 777 (TG922/TG923) operating FRA-BKK are really great. Awesome first class suites. Flew it last week and both the hard and the soft product blew me away.

A bit off topic now, I know, but where do I book these tickets best way, I can't seem to find them in regular search motors?

I remember someone saying that they may waive the fee for existing plats. No idea if it still is this way, doesn't hurt to try though.


I was a Plat before and came some 15,000 tier points short of the 150,000 points threshold during my last tracking period ending in May. I had to pay the €20 for the exchange. I think they just offered to waive the fee last year as part of an offer.

BTW This exchange of points must be one of the best improvements of the Plus program in the last decade. For the amount of points for one long haul upgrade I could get two extra l/h upgrade vouchers + all the OW Emerald benefits for one more year. A no-brainer for sure!

Wow, thanks for the tip. That's really good prices. The 777 (TG922/TG923) operating FRA-BKK are really great. Awesome first class suites. Flew it last week and both the hard and the soft product blew me away.

A bit off topic now, I know, but where do I book these tickets best way, I can't seem to find them in regular search motors?

As I understand every (german?) travel agent can book these tickets.

Spend 15 000 000€ a year and the rules might be very negotiable

If I had 15m € to spend a year, I probably never would be seen on any commercial aircraft :D

Spend 15 000 000€ a year and the rules might be very negotiable...

It is enough to move up to become second largest owner of the company (close to 6% of FIA1S). Not that airlines are investments. :D

It is enough to move up to become second largest owner of the company (close to 6% of FIA1S). Not that airlines are investments. :D

Well, you know what they say about investments in airlines and making a small fortune...

For the OP I wonder though why stay with AY+ if he now days avoids flying AY, and if I remember correctly he doesn't even use upgrades on AY. Unless of course this is the last year...

Its easy, I got some real good deals on AY, so I always make a minimum of flights on AY to keep this option alive. Specialy since I like their seats on the A330. If those flights give bring me close to Platinum, I go for the extra points.

And TG not always have the special offers.

If I had 15m € to spend a year, I probably never would be seen on any commercial aircraft :D

Just on a related note, has anyone on this board flown Finnair in F when they still had that cabin? Have heard some rumours about TATL and Tokyo flights with caviar, French classic cuisine and and a proper first lounge at HEL.

Here are some facts from AY history: http://www.finnairgroup.com/group/group_14_6.html

As long as I recall (since late 1970´s) there has not been first class service on Finnair flights, at least in three class configuration. The better one may have been called "First Class" initially, later "Executive Class", and "Business Class" nowadays. The lounges appeared to the smallish HEL airport by the time AY Plus was founded. Gold was the highest tier then and had its own lounge apart from Business class lounge. I do not remember if Silver card holders had lounge access those days. Before joining OW, Finnair used to have close co-operation with the QualiFlyer (Austrian, Sabena, Swissair, Crossair... etc.) and later with Lufthansa.

Yes, from how they worded the facts, it seems that at least during the period 1960-1974 J was labled "First".
The caravelle:

The seating layout in the Finnair version was initially for 16 first class and 57 economy class passengers.
DC8:
On 1 January 1966, Finnair opened an office in New York. In November, the company placed orders for two Douglas DC-8-62CF aircraft. This was a four-engine jet, designed for exceptionally long-range flights. The normal route version carried 16 first-class and 124 economy-class passengers.

The caravelle flew until 1983, not sure when the DC-8 went out of service.

Then again (even shown by recent "enhancements") it is not the name of the cabin that makes the class, it is what service they offer. Those "First" cabins may very well have been receiving very good service, even though we may laugh at the seats by modern standard. In those days flying was true luxury.

In those days flying was true luxury.

Luckily not all airlines are like Finnair, commercial F flying is still very much luxury with the finest airlines in the world.

Though my experience in F is limited to 2 segments on KE A380, AY J for me now has the look&feel of a Y-service with a slightly better seat.

It is silly easy to get accustomed to F service. I wish it was as easy to get used to the bill...

It is silly easy to get accustomed to F service. I wish it was as easy to get used to the bill...

Very true..thanks to FF schemes we still have a shot! :D

It is silly easy to get accustomed to F service. I wish it was as easy to get used to the bill...

Tell me about it... After 3 F longhaul segments in LX F, all C cabins look poor... not to mention C lounges after the ZRH F lounge

(and I don't even dare to think about the mystical territory that some people say exists behind the curtain :))

Here are some facts from AY history: http://www.finnairgroup.com/group/group_14_6.html

As long as I recall (since late 1970´s) there has not been first class service on Finnair flights, at least in three class configuration.

I'm pretty sure that Tokyo flights were the last flights with a genuine first class in the late 80´s or early 90's in a three class version.

I remember that when most airlines had economy and business class in European service, Lufthansa had First and Business class but no tourist class. Even Austrian had quite late a short haul first class.