Originally Posted by Mileometer

I've done quite a bit of reading on the Finnair site and I *think* that I now understand the basics of the Finnair Plus program, but I'd like to run a few questions past those who are considerably more knowledgeable than me.

So far, my key takeaways are as follows:

• There's no requirement to fly with Finnair if you want to earn elite status in the Finnair Plus program
• To earn Finnair Plus Platinum status (OneWorld Emerald) requires a flyer to earn 80,000 Tier Points in their 12 month tracking period.
• To earn Finnair Plus Gold status (OneWorld Silver) requires a flyer to earn 45,000 Tier Points in their 12 month tracking period.
• Finnair Tier Points can be earned via a distance based calculation when traveling on OneWorld airlines that aren't Finnair.
• Transatlantic flyers booking through American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia will earn Tier Points and Avios at at a rate of 150% of miles flown when booking the cheapest discounted Business Class fares.
• A Business Class booking for a trip covering 11,000 miles that is booked with AA/BA/IB and credited to Finnair Plus will therefore earn at least 16,500 Tier Points (37% of the way to Gold and 20% of the way to Platinum).
• Platinum & Gold elites enjoy all the usual OneWorld privileges (in the same way as British Airways Gold & Silver members) and there aren't any exceptions to this.
• Once a flyer has reached Finnair Plus Gold status they can purchase up to 22,500 Tier Points using Avios (at a rate of 1 TP/3 Avios).

Is that all correct or have I misunderstood or, worse yet, missed out something important?

As someone who does a few TATL Business Class flights between Europe and the US West Coast each year, Finnair Plus looks very promising to me, but I'd like to check that I haven't allowed a gaping hole in my knowledge to send me astray. Is this a program that you'd recommend to someone who, mostly, travels between Europe and the US on his own money?

Thanks very, very much for any insights you can offer.