Sep 28, 2016, 2:39 am
Last edit by: clifford79
Current and historical promotions
This is a thread for reporting details of promotions in the Finnair+ program.
The purpose of the wiki is to keep a repository of current and historical promotions. This works best if all details are given in a post of the thread. Once such a post is made, edit the wiki and add a short description of promo in headline-style, with a link to the post that holds the detailed information. (You can create such a link by right-clicking the post-number and copy link location).
Do not link to the promo itself from the Wiki, as the promo page is likely to disappear once the promo ended and such link will die, leaving the wiki sans historical info.
Feel free to discuss alterations to the format in the thread below.
Do not delete historical posts.
Signup period - Promotion
130502 - 130814 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000), LH upgrades for 35000/45000
140102 - 140121 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000)
140505 - 140731 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000)
160105 - 160126 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
160404 - 160630 Double points for JL flights (operated and marketed by JL) PAR-TYO and FRA-TYO
160503 - 160613 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
160621 - 161009 Double points AY flights to and from FUK until 2016-10-09
160621 - 161030 Double points AY flights to and from CAN until 2016-10-30
160912 - 170131 Fly across the Atlantic and earn double points 2017-01-31 - (dead link, historical info lost)
160926 - 161030 Double points BRA, domestic swedish flights before 2017-01-31
160929 - 161017 Triple points for one trip departing Sweden, Denmark and Norway (N.b. targeted to Scandinavian members!)
161124 - 161128 2k extra points for trip (possibly trips) flown before 2017-MAR-31
161129 - 161230 2k extra points for one shorthaul, 5k extra points for one longhaul. Fly before 170731
170127 - 170130 2k extra points for booking made during the signup period to China. Only for Finns.
170115 - 170331 Use 20 Finnair plus partners, earn up to 20k extrapoints (has spawned into a major separate discussion)
170202 - 170224 Buy points with up to 45% bonus
170209 - 170215 Valentine promo, small discount econ comfort + win upgrade for two
170207 - 170227 Enter a draw to win 2 longhaul upgrades on STO-Asia, targeted to sweden
170217 - 170228 Enter a draw to win 2 tickets to Helsinki and World Figure Skating, targeted to Sweden
170228 - 170313 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
This is a thread for reporting details of promotions in the Finnair+ program.
The purpose of the wiki is to keep a repository of current and historical promotions. This works best if all details are given in a post of the thread. Once such a post is made, edit the wiki and add a short description of promo in headline-style, with a link to the post that holds the detailed information. (You can create such a link by right-clicking the post-number and copy link location).
Do not link to the promo itself from the Wiki, as the promo page is likely to disappear once the promo ended and such link will die, leaving the wiki sans historical info.
Feel free to discuss alterations to the format in the thread below.
Do not delete historical posts.
Signup period - Promotion
130502 - 130814 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000), LH upgrades for 35000/45000
140102 - 140121 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000)
140505 - 140731 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000)
160105 - 160126 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
160404 - 160630 Double points for JL flights (operated and marketed by JL) PAR-TYO and FRA-TYO
160503 - 160613 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
160621 - 161009 Double points AY flights to and from FUK until 2016-10-09
160621 - 161030 Double points AY flights to and from CAN until 2016-10-30
160912 - 170131 Fly across the Atlantic and earn double points 2017-01-31 - (dead link, historical info lost)
160926 - 161030 Double points BRA, domestic swedish flights before 2017-01-31
160929 - 161017 Triple points for one trip departing Sweden, Denmark and Norway (N.b. targeted to Scandinavian members!)
161124 - 161128 2k extra points for trip (possibly trips) flown before 2017-MAR-31
161129 - 161230 2k extra points for one shorthaul, 5k extra points for one longhaul. Fly before 170731
170127 - 170130 2k extra points for booking made during the signup period to China. Only for Finns.
170115 - 170331 Use 20 Finnair plus partners, earn up to 20k extrapoints (has spawned into a major separate discussion)
170202 - 170224 Buy points with up to 45% bonus
170209 - 170215 Valentine promo, small discount econ comfort + win upgrade for two
170207 - 170227 Enter a draw to win 2 longhaul upgrades on STO-Asia, targeted to sweden
170217 - 170228 Enter a draw to win 2 tickets to Helsinki and World Figure Skating, targeted to Sweden
170228 - 170313 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
2018 and earlier promotions
Aug 3, 2014, 1:15 am
#196
Ambassador: Finnair Plus
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Priority Club Plat Amb, Miles and Smiles Elite
Posts: 5,298
Well, I have HEL-NRT coming up in October, so what the hey ^
Aug 9, 2014, 3:24 am
#197
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,182
Again, nice to finally have a "earn more points-offer" (long-time-no-see).
Yet I wonder what the marketing purpose of this is.
a) No registration required, so many will recieve extra points without even knowing there was a promotion. Ie a cost for AY without any benefit.
b) No registration required also means lower conversion rate *), ie less people will actually take advantage of the promotion
c) The construction is made so it is more attractive to choose BA or JL **), ie giving incentive to AY's most loyal flyers to try the "competition".
[Wild speculation]
They have removed discounts for all Japan-destinations from the corporate-programme, and possibly also from TAs and key accounts. That might lead to some seriously declining sales as a lot of travellers suddenly was deprived these incentives to stay AY, and therefor AY is in need of a promotion just to keep the sales volume?
*) Promotions with registration works better because they lower thresholds for consumers to buy. The initial registration is easy to do, and after that step you feel you have gotten something valuable and are more likely to follow through and actually book a flight.
**)100% more points on JL&BA flights as opposed to 75% extra on AY, because there is no tier bonus at all on BA&JL normally.
Aug 9, 2014, 1:51 pm
#198
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
Too bad, AY+ nobodies get nothing extra. So my NRT-HEL on JL will go to BAEC for 225% ^
(BUD-LHR-NRT-HEL-PRG with JL code BA/JL/AY metal in C for £1663 with stopovers when/where needed)
(BUD-LHR-NRT-HEL-PRG with JL code BA/JL/AY metal in C for £1663 with stopovers when/where needed)
Aug 9, 2014, 2:30 pm
#199
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,182
Nice deal.
I'm leaning more towards HEL-NRT on CX, which is available at just 200 above that. No need for stopovers or positioning and ... you know...CX is always CX..
I mean, when AY has lost interest in flying on Japan, you might as well go with the best.
I'm leaning more towards HEL-NRT on CX, which is available at just 200 above that. No need for stopovers or positioning and ... you know...CX is always CX..
I mean, when AY has lost interest in flying on Japan, you might as well go with the best.
Aug 10, 2014, 11:18 am
#200
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
(BUD positioning is not an issue, I have business there anyway. One can look at it as a bit twisted return to HEL via LHR and NRT. I'm unsure yet about the final leg to PRG - fly or throw away)
The CX deal is interesting - what routing?
Aug 10, 2014, 1:11 pm
#201
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,182
Yeah, real nice, though I can't figure out what 225% in avios is even worth in "my world". But I'm starting to rethink my attitude towards status anyway. I only fly J, maybe I should stop being loyal just to uphold emerald. I hate to lose my access to First lounges, but when I even can't get upgrades to clear on AY, then what's the point of their points...
Anyway, CX is HEL-AMS/CDG-HKG-NRT. Only wednesdays it seems, and first leg is codeshare op by our dear AY. Rest of it is true CX on 777.
A long route and a lot of time spent in the air, but perhaps it is possible to make stopover in HKG.
Anyway, CX is HEL-AMS/CDG-HKG-NRT. Only wednesdays it seems, and first leg is codeshare op by our dear AY. Rest of it is true CX on 777.
A long route and a lot of time spent in the air, but perhaps it is possible to make stopover in HKG.
Aug 11, 2014, 3:18 am
#202
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: HEL
Programs: AYPlat, BASilver, SQG
Posts: 456
CX really has very attractive prices and if you have the new J it is hard to beat, same goes for AA new J.
Coming up in Dec HEL-CDG (overnight)-HKG-NRT / HKG-LHR-HEL for about that price, except paid a little extra in order to get the morning flt HKG-LHR.
Coming up in Dec HEL-CDG (overnight)-HKG-NRT / HKG-LHR-HEL for about that price, except paid a little extra in order to get the morning flt HKG-LHR.
Nov 8, 2014, 1:35 am
#203
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Going around Russian airspace
Posts: 621
Apparently new promotion for AB awarding double award points for european travel
http://www.finnair.com/FI/FI/airberlin
http://www.finnair.com/FI/FI/airberlin
Nov 25, 2014, 2:08 am
#204
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Helsinki
Programs: A3 Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 1,014
50% discount on Classic awards to domestic and European destinations. Decent value for some destinations like Dubai (22 000 points + 115 €).
https://www.finnair.com/FI/FI/classic-flight-award
https://www.finnair.com/FI/FI/classic-flight-award
Nov 25, 2014, 5:39 am
#205
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
Apparently new promotion for AB awarding double award points for european travel
http://www.finnair.com/FI/FI/airberlin
http://www.finnair.com/FI/FI/airberlin
What's the idea behind it? AY going to the Etihad camp? (just nusing aloud, not based on fact of any kind)
Nov 25, 2014, 5:47 am
#206
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,182
Nov 26, 2014, 1:24 pm
#207
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,968
Nov 26, 2014, 2:01 pm
#208
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,182
While I generally agree on going for service rather than low cost, I don't think domestic and the likes will ever (again) attract on quality. These routes can now only be filled with people wanting to spend 50€.
Jan 1, 2015, 5:07 am
#209
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,182
Double points promo for
Valid only during dec and january. Not a very attractive promo, but I just stumbled upon it and thought maybe someone in Y is eating from the sky bistro, and if so don't forget to show your card for a few extra points.
- tax free purchases (onboard or preorder)
- Sky bistro food
Valid only during dec and january. Not a very attractive promo, but I just stumbled upon it and thought maybe someone in Y is eating from the sky bistro, and if so don't forget to show your card for a few extra points.
Jan 1, 2015, 5:30 am
#210
Ambassador: Finnair Plus
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Priority Club Plat Amb, Miles and Smiles Elite
Posts: 5,298
Double points promo for
Valid only during dec and january. Not a very attractive promo, but I just stumbled upon it and thought maybe someone in Y is eating from the sky bistro, and if so don't forget to show your card for a few extra points.
- tax free purchases (onboard or preorder)
- Sky bistro food
Valid only during dec and january. Not a very attractive promo, but I just stumbled upon it and thought maybe someone in Y is eating from the sky bistro, and if so don't forget to show your card for a few extra points.
