Finnair - how long for tier points to credit ?
Jun 3, 2009, 12:49 am
#16
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: MEL
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I like flying PVG - HKG with the 9.45am CX/KA departure, lunching and spending the (work)day there and then taking one of the late evening flights HKG -LHR. From LHR sitll have a morning BA hop to the continent but the miles gather quickly. 
As for a late PVG - HEL connection, about the only possible departure time is at or after midnight. With a midnight PVG departure arrival at HEL would be between 5 and 6 am in Summer and 4 and 5am in Winter. So maybe the ideal departure time is actually something closer to 1am.
Thera are far more options in the other direction, of course. But I guess pax would not appreciate landing at HEL before 4am...
As for a late PVG - HEL connection, about the only possible departure time is at or after midnight. With a midnight PVG departure arrival at HEL would be between 5 and 6 am in Summer and 4 and 5am in Winter. So maybe the ideal departure time is actually something closer to 1am.
Thera are far more options in the other direction, of course. But I guess pax would not appreciate landing at HEL before 4am...
LH currently depart PVG for MUC at around 11.15pm, and after Midnight there is the CA flight to MXP as well as the QR/EK departures to the Middle East. So from a facilities standpoint this would work. In terms of connections, this actually seems the optimum time for a second flight - an afternoon departure from PVG arrives too late for meaningful connections at HEL I would guess, and there seems little point in another morning departure.
Jun 3, 2009, 1:51 am
#17
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Helsinki
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You need to contact finnair - they will remove the miles- then put the claim in again to BA.
For some reason if you have an AY number and have used it - it seems to overide other FF numbers for some reason.
This is not the case because miles are not in my AY account. This is purely AY mess up.
Originally Posted by cressers
Back to the topic.
There have been many discussions about Finnair having troubles posting miles to BA. Last time my miles didn't post I claimed my miles and BA rejected them. I called to BAEC and they told me that the reason for rejection is that Finnair says my miles have already been posted to my Finnair Plus account. This is wierd as I don´t use my AY "Minus".
Please Finnair. Get your IT in order soon and give me my miles back.
There have been many discussions about Finnair having troubles posting miles to BA. Last time my miles didn't post I claimed my miles and BA rejected them. I called to BAEC and they told me that the reason for rejection is that Finnair says my miles have already been posted to my Finnair Plus account. This is wierd as I don´t use my AY "Minus".
Please Finnair. Get your IT in order soon and give me my miles back.
For some reason if you have an AY number and have used it - it seems to overide other FF numbers for some reason.
Dec 17, 2017, 12:55 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
I flew LHR-HEL-SGN return. After two days the HEL-SGN part credited. But after 11 days the LHR-HEL part still has not. Which seems bizarre to me. AY suggests contacting BA - but as it was an AY flight I'm expecting BA to ping-pong me back to AY. Here's hoping it credits soon...
Dec 17, 2017, 2:05 am
#19
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
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I flew LHR-HEL-SGN return. After two days the HEL-SGN part credited. But after 11 days the LHR-HEL part still has not. Which seems bizarre to me. AY suggests contacting BA - but as it was an AY flight I'm expecting BA to ping-pong me back to AY. Here's hoping it credits soon...
Dec 17, 2017, 2:26 am
#20
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Surrey UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Avis Presidents Club, Majestic Platinum*
Posts: 136
There is an issue with all AY flight numbers beginning with a 1 which now includes LHR to HEL
Mine did not credit so contacted BAMissingAvios and Diane got them sorted in 6 days - just need you e ticket number starting 105
good luck
Mine did not credit so contacted BAMissingAvios and Diane got them sorted in 6 days - just need you e ticket number starting 105
good luck
Dec 17, 2017, 4:31 am
#21
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: BA/VS Gold, Marriott Plat, HH Diamond
Posts: 628
Ah, that's unfortunate – I was cheekily hoping for credit for an AY1336 LHR-HEL flight in J that I was rebooked to from a BA metal Avios booking during the mayhem at Heathrow. Would have been a reasonable chance of that with the automatic system, none at all now that it sounds like it would require manual intervention.
Dec 17, 2017, 7:27 am
#22
Join Date: Jul 2008
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I've got some fun and games coming up then as I return on AY1337 which when I google it shows as a AY codeshare on AY metal (AY833).
Dec 19, 2017, 1:24 am
#23
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Just outside London
Programs: BA Gold, VS Silver, Hilton Gold
Posts: 66
I flew LHR-HEL-SGN return. After two days the HEL-SGN part credited. But after 11 days the LHR-HEL part still has not. Which seems bizarre to me. AY suggests contacting BA - but as it was an AY flight I'm expecting BA to ping-pong me back to AY. Here's hoping it credits soon...
Will ask BAMissingPoints.....
Dec 19, 2017, 1:37 am
#24
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
Mrs rapidex flew AY1337 just after the flight number change and was denied avios and tier points.Just pm Diane at BA Missing Avios,she has all the details and is exceptionally helpful,and will sort any issues in a few days.
Dec 19, 2017, 2:21 am
#26
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Silver
Posts: 87
I flew finnair a week ago in J, no points have turned up in my account, my boarding pass did have the exec club number on it. Have not flown finnair before so no idea how long i should wait before submitting a claim. Do any regulars have any insight ?
Also should note I flew to China with finnair in J on 3 days notice on a flex ticket that allows changes for 100gbp for about 1500gbp return - when ba wanted well over 4k and cx via hkg 3.5k. Strangely the AY flight was nearly full in Y but there were only 4 of us in J and though the bed was slopey it was fine.
Also should note I flew to China with finnair in J on 3 days notice on a flex ticket that allows changes for 100gbp for about 1500gbp return - when ba wanted well over 4k and cx via hkg 3.5k. Strangely the AY flight was nearly full in Y but there were only 4 of us in J and though the bed was slopey it was fine.
Aug 22, 2019, 4:44 pm
#27
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Any recent experiences with AY metal credit times to BAEC?
I am waiting on a couple of Finnair flights to credit in order to take me over a GUF1 earning threshold, where I ideally have a use for the voucher asap...
I am waiting on a couple of Finnair flights to credit in order to take me over a GUF1 earning threshold, where I ideally have a use for the voucher asap...
Aug 22, 2019, 4:51 pm
#28
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold / Oneworld Emerald
Posts: 69
I'm still waiting for two flights on the 25 Jul to post. The return flights on 29 Jul took a week, but the outbound flights are still missing. Claim was filed after 7 days.
Aug 22, 2019, 10:52 pm
#30
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: BA Gold, OZ Diamond, LH Silver
Posts: 553
AY had some delays with crediting flights at the end of July even for their own Finnair Plus program. They recently sent information that these points will all be credited eventually and they apologize for the delay.