AY+ elite (unofficial) "soft perks"
Sep 10, 2015, 3:50 am
#121
Moderator, Finnair
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Mere Golds will be forced to read flemmish. Finally there is incentive to go for plat. ;-)
On a more serious note, I wonder if this eventual change in recognition of plats will be extended to business cabin.
On a more serious note, I wonder if this eventual change in recognition of plats will be extended to business cabin.
Sep 10, 2015, 4:54 am
#123
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Sep 10, 2015, 6:15 am
#125
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
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Sep 10, 2015, 6:21 am
#126
Join Date: Jul 2010
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...not aware of the rules, it was actually my first flight with AB, so don't know if they made a mistake. The stewardess just informed that since I am carrying an emerald card, you can drink free of charge. Unfortunately I had rental car waiting for me at my destination, so I had to stick with a single beer :-)
Sep 10, 2015, 6:58 am
#128
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Sep 11, 2015, 1:04 am
#129
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Gave them a call, but it would have been still 19.99€ to book an XL seat for my segment where I did not already paid for it. It is apparently already "discounted", as normally it would cost 25.99€...
BTW, she wasn't really on the top of her game when it comes to ff statuses. Told her that I have an AY+ Gold / OWS card and when she was looking at my reservation, she was saying
She non-the-less tried to add an XL seat, but the system was still showing it as a chargeable, so I decided to stick with a free one, as it is only an hour long flight.
BTW, she wasn't really on the top of her game when it comes to ff statuses. Told her that I have an AY+ Gold / OWS card and when she was looking at my reservation, she was saying
Originally Posted by AirBerlin CS Rep
But Sir, you only have your Sapphire card added to your reservation! Would you like to add your Gold one instead?
She non-the-less tried to add an XL seat, but the system was still showing it as a chargeable, so I decided to stick with a free one, as it is only an hour long flight.
Sep 11, 2015, 5:08 am
#131
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Gave them a call, but it would have been still 19.99€ to book an XL seat for my segment where I did not already paid for it. It is apparently already "discounted", as normally it would cost 25.99€...
BTW, she wasn't really on the top of her game when it comes to ff statuses. Told her that I have an AY+ Gold / OWS card and when she was looking at my reservation, she was saying
She non-the-less tried to add an XL seat, but the system was still showing it as a chargeable, so I decided to stick with a free one, as it is only an hour long flight.
BTW, she wasn't really on the top of her game when it comes to ff statuses. Told her that I have an AY+ Gold / OWS card and when she was looking at my reservation, she was saying
She non-the-less tried to add an XL seat, but the system was still showing it as a chargeable, so I decided to stick with a free one, as it is only an hour long flight.
"You can select a seat free of charge in the following cases:
- You’re travelling with a Business Class ticket.
- You’re travelling with a PRO/fully flexible ticket.
- You’re travelling with a Finnair Plus award ticket (window/aisle seats).
- You’re a Finnair Plus Platinum or Gold member.
- You’re travelling to or from Japan on a Finnair operated flight (window/aisle and front row seats).
- You are a oneworld Emerald or Sapphire member (reservations through Finnair Customer service)."
Also, Finnair Plus site states this:
"ADVANCE SEAT RESERVATION
You can reserve a seat through the Select Your Seat service free of charge."
For AY Silv / OWR the list of benefits include this:
"ADVANCE SEAT RESERVATION
You’ll get a 50% discount from advance seat reservations for scheduled Finnair flights at the Select Your Seat service (excluding seats with extra legroom)."
So, as Gold you should be able to reserve a seat w/ extra legroom for free.
Sep 11, 2015, 11:17 am
#135
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The free drink seems to be inspired by what SAS does for their Diamonds. A bit dull that airlines only copy eachother. Who wants to be that within a year Finnair also provides newspapers via their app?
Would it really be so difficult for Finnair to just say "all inclusive" for plats in economy? That would probably be perceived a real perk, and something a bit different.
For the record, I'll probably never be plat so I'm not biased in that sense.
Would it really be so difficult for Finnair to just say "all inclusive" for plats in economy? That would probably be perceived a real perk, and something a bit different.
For the record, I'll probably never be plat so I'm not biased in that sense.