Hello,
I am due to visit a friend in Tromso in March 2020. The only airlines that fly direct from the UK appear to be Wizz Air and Norweigian - prices good right now; sub £150 return hand luggage only.
I am wondering if I could get a TP run out of the trip by connecting in Helsinki BUT
1. Helsinki-Tromso direct flights quite expensive (and would cancel out the benefits of the LHR-HEL TP run on a cost per point basis)
2. Avios rewards for the HEL-TRO route don't appear available (error message 'British Airways and its partners do not fly this route'). I see on the Finnair website this flight is operated by Wideroe for Finnair- is this why redemptions aren't possible?

Think I might just need to stick with a low-cost carrier in this instance but thought it would be worth asking to see if I've missed anything.