Chongqing for 5000 points + 199 EUR from most European destinations
Apr 23, 2012, 12:28 pm
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Chongqing for 5000 points + 199 EUR from most European destinations
Check your country website for details, here is from Germany. Similar offers from most countries, not Finland. 
Chongqing
5000 points + 199 EUR
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Terms and conditions
Sales period: until 2 May 2012.
Travel period: 9 May28 December 2012, return by 30 December 2012.
Minimum stay: 1 night. Maximum stay: within the stated travel period.
Seats are in Economy Class and limited seat availability applies.
Child discount: only taxes and passenger fees are charged for children under 2 years.
Stopovers are not permitted.
Changes: changes are permitted before departure for an extra charge of 50; for Finnair Plus Platinum and Gold members changes are permitted free of charge. After departure, changes are not permitted.
Cancellations: up to 24 hours before departure, only points will be refunded; after departure, no refund.
Travel class upgrades using Finnair Plus points are not available for this offer.
Special offers apply to new bookings only.
All fares are for return flights.
Availability is limited.
You can also book your flights by calling the Finnair Plus Service Center, tel. +358 9 818 888 (open MonFri 8 a.m.7 p.m. and Sat 9 a.m.4 p.m.). Please note that 2,000 extra points will be collected when you book by telephone.
Chongqing
5000 points + 199 EUR
Book now Offer details Please wait...
Terms and conditions
Sales period: until 2 May 2012.
Travel period: 9 May28 December 2012, return by 30 December 2012.
Minimum stay: 1 night. Maximum stay: within the stated travel period.
Seats are in Economy Class and limited seat availability applies.
Child discount: only taxes and passenger fees are charged for children under 2 years.
Stopovers are not permitted.
Changes: changes are permitted before departure for an extra charge of 50; for Finnair Plus Platinum and Gold members changes are permitted free of charge. After departure, changes are not permitted.
Cancellations: up to 24 hours before departure, only points will be refunded; after departure, no refund.
Travel class upgrades using Finnair Plus points are not available for this offer.
Special offers apply to new bookings only.
All fares are for return flights.
Availability is limited.
You can also book your flights by calling the Finnair Plus Service Center, tel. +358 9 818 888 (open MonFri 8 a.m.7 p.m. and Sat 9 a.m.4 p.m.). Please note that 2,000 extra points will be collected when you book by telephone.
Apr 23, 2012, 12:49 pm
#2
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Looks like they have difficulties in attracting passengers to CKG. Not a week goes by without an offer to CKG.
The Crazy Days campaign offer of 419 HEL-CKG (actually the ticket cost me only 416 , perhaps due to currency fluctuations) was IMO better than this. Earns full AA mileage and is upgradeable.
Soon they will pay people to fly to CKG, at least in Y.
I wonder if the J sales are better.
The Crazy Days campaign offer of 419 HEL-CKG (actually the ticket cost me only 416 , perhaps due to currency fluctuations) was IMO better than this. Earns full AA mileage and is upgradeable.
Soon they will pay people to fly to CKG, at least in Y.
I wonder if the J sales are better.
Apr 23, 2012, 12:56 pm
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A paid HEL-CKG-HEL Y ticket includes 273,89 "taxes". From Europe, eg. CDG-HEL-CKG-HEL-CDG, the "taxes" are 367,10. So in that respect this offer is actually excellent.
Consider it not an offer of points+money but a tremendous point bargain: instead of forking out 124 000 points + 367 for a redemption ticket, AY offers you the very same ticket for 5000 points + 199. Crazier than Crazy Days...
Consider it not an offer of points+money but a tremendous point bargain: instead of forking out 124 000 points + 367 for a redemption ticket, AY offers you the very same ticket for 5000 points + 199. Crazier than Crazy Days...
Apr 23, 2012, 3:56 pm
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Just stupid they don't allow upgrades...I could have easily thought to go for a quick weekend break with the "family boss" just for the heck of it but in AY whY?...I rather stay at home... 
Apr 23, 2012, 11:01 pm
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It will be interesting to see how this destination takes off. A year ago Chongqing was the hot place in China, Bo Xilai was the new star in the Chinese politics etc. Well, sic transit gloria mundi, and all that. Still, it is an awfully big city, and this is the first non-stop flight to Europe.
Apr 23, 2012, 11:20 pm
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At the beginning of this year I was able to use an upgrade voucher flying HEL-PEK when the ticket was bought for 449EUR + 1000 points. So while the upgrade with points is not possible, it should work with vouchers.
No points were awarded for those flights.
Apr 24, 2012, 12:28 am
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Hello all, I have been reading this forum for a couple of years and decided finally to register and join the conversation.
At the beginning of this year I was able to use an upgrade voucher flying HEL-PEK when the ticket was bought for 449EUR + 1000 points. So while the upgrade with points is not possible, it should work with vouchers.
No points were awarded for those flights.
At the beginning of this year I was able to use an upgrade voucher flying HEL-PEK when the ticket was bought for 449EUR + 1000 points. So while the upgrade with points is not possible, it should work with vouchers.
No points were awarded for those flights.
I am seeing this offer for Germany and Denmark, not Estonia, for example. Which makes it a bit more difficult for someone based in HEL to use.
Apr 24, 2012, 1:04 am
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It will be interesting to see how this destination takes off. A year ago Chongqing was the hot place in China, Bo Xilai was the new star in the Chinese politics etc. Well, sic transit gloria mundi, and all that. Still, it is an awfully big city, and this is the first non-stop flight to Europe.
There is also a highspeed rail link now between the major cities of Chongqing and Chengdu, the latter being the pre-eminent tourist destination in Western China.
I think this will be a booming destination but Finnair has to be able to sell their J seats to wealthy Chinese this time. Far less CEO-level expats than in Beijing or Shanghai.
Apr 24, 2012, 1:22 am
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Also Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Seems to be a Central European thing.
Apr 24, 2012, 1:47 am
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Apr 24, 2012, 3:28 am
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