Use of upgrade vouchers?
Dec 21, 2014, 4:44 am
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Use of upgrade vouchers?
I just wonder if I can use my 2014 vouchers to upgrade award flights - does anyone know? And how to proceed?
Dec 21, 2014, 5:33 am
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Dec 21, 2014, 7:11 am
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http://www.finnair.com/int/gb/finnai...e-travel-class
Travel class upgrades are not available for Finnair Plus award flights or Money+Points offers.
Dec 21, 2014, 11:56 am
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I have sometimes wondered about the same as OP, why not they could do this?
An eco seat costs 150k points longhaul, a business seat 200000, which is exactly the difference of 50k, i.e. upgrade voucher.
Why not send them an idea proposal. .... errrr.... nevermind ... how did I even think about that....
EDIT: sorry I went to Ay webpages and found it is 125k points eco to N-America. I thought it was 150k before or I recall wrong.
An eco seat costs 150k points longhaul, a business seat 200000, which is exactly the difference of 50k, i.e. upgrade voucher.
Why not send them an idea proposal. .... errrr.... nevermind ... how did I even think about that....
EDIT: sorry I went to Ay webpages and found it is 125k points eco to N-America. I thought it was 150k before or I recall wrong.
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Dec 21, 2014, 12:22 pm
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I can only see 2 options - either get an emergency credit card and book&upgrade before expiry or call AY and ask nicely if they could extend the vouchers.
AY usually don't extend vouchers, but it has happened in certain situations, like when a trips get cancelled and the used vouchers have expired or very soon will expire.
Some banks can be very service minded and can get you a card (or the numbers) in hours.
AY usually don't extend vouchers, but it has happened in certain situations, like when a trips get cancelled and the used vouchers have expired or very soon will expire.
Some banks can be very service minded and can get you a card (or the numbers) in hours.
Dec 21, 2014, 12:56 pm
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I have 2 times got excellent service from them, booking by points (for technical reasons, it's another story...) and later they have given points back and consumed a voucher instead. Very happy about that.
Mar 21, 2015, 2:54 am
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You being Plat, I am quite confident they can somehow accomodate you on this.
I have 2 times got excellent service from them, booking by points (for technical reasons, it's another story...) and later they have given points back and consumed a voucher instead. Very happy about that.
I have 2 times got excellent service from them, booking by points (for technical reasons, it's another story...) and later they have given points back and consumed a voucher instead. Very happy about that.
So, it is possible, at least in some cases.
Mar 21, 2015, 3:08 am
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So this upgrade path cost you 150k + 60k?
Mar 21, 2015, 3:22 am
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Mar 21, 2015, 3:32 am
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Yeah, looked at wrong table.
Interesting combo, I'm pretty sure it wasn't by the book. Rules for points upgrade says specifically "upgrade cannot be applied to award tickets".
Interesting combo, I'm pretty sure it wasn't by the book. Rules for points upgrade says specifically "upgrade cannot be applied to award tickets".
Mar 21, 2015, 4:03 am
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Mar 21, 2015, 4:48 am
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Mar 21, 2015, 5:02 am
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As I said, my experience is that AY do a little more for their Plats as is written in the book. If it was in that case I don t know, because I don t have the book in front of me.
Mar 21, 2015, 8:36 am
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