May 18, 2016, 9:36 am
Last edit by: cistavoda
Finnair sells "ticket types" instead of booking classes. The various ticket types can overlap in booking class, but they differ in service level and fare terms.
The ticket types are not sold on destinations covered by joint ventures, ie Japan and NA.
Economy tickets:
Light: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L
Basic: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L
Value: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L, K, M
Pro: Y, B, H
[P, T, R and W Economy class fares have been removed in April 2019 in preparation for the launch of Premium Economy in 2021.]
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/finn...-2021-a-2.html
Premium Economy (from 2021):
P, T, R, W
Business Saver: I (long-haul)
Business: J, C, D (and I for shorthaul in Europe)
Economy award: X
Premium economy award & upgraded: F
Business award & upgraded: U
Light is a handbag-only fare, currently only offered in shorthaul operations (Europe and Middle East).
In addition to the above six fare families there is one additional ticket type called “Saver”, which contains restricted starting-from fares in the lowest booking classes in fares from Asia and North America.
For deeper insights, see this user guide link
The ticket types are not sold on destinations covered by joint ventures, ie Japan and NA.
Economy tickets:
Light: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L
Basic: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L
Value: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L, K, M
Pro: Y, B, H
[P, T, R and W Economy class fares have been removed in April 2019 in preparation for the launch of Premium Economy in 2021.]
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/finn...-2021-a-2.html
Premium Economy (from 2021):
P, T, R, W
Business Saver: I (long-haul)
Business: J, C, D (and I for shorthaul in Europe)
Economy award: X
Premium economy award & upgraded: F
Business award & upgraded: U
Light is a handbag-only fare, currently only offered in shorthaul operations (Europe and Middle East).
In addition to the above six fare families there is one additional ticket type called “Saver”, which contains restricted starting-from fares in the lowest booking classes in fares from Asia and North America.
For deeper insights, see this user guide link
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Mar 6, 2020 | 10:28 am
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What are the best current ways to book a specific fare class?
I want to book D Class (for the added elite mileage on AS), but the Finnair website puts me into I Class. I called Finnair and the agent said he could not do so. Is that really the case? HUCA? I would prefer to buy direct, especially as my plans may change.
I tried BookWithMatrix and it gives me a few choices such as Priceline, which is a bit opaque in terms of details and they want to charge for any changes or refunds.
I might consider calling Amex Platinum although I have not had great results with them in the past, and they also charge, although I would rather work with them than Priceline or some other OTAs.
I want to book D Class (for the added elite mileage on AS), but the Finnair website puts me into I Class. I called Finnair and the agent said he could not do so. Is that really the case? HUCA? I would prefer to buy direct, especially as my plans may change.
I tried BookWithMatrix and it gives me a few choices such as Priceline, which is a bit opaque in terms of details and they want to charge for any changes or refunds.
I might consider calling Amex Platinum although I have not had great results with them in the past, and they also charge, although I would rather work with them than Priceline or some other OTAs.
Nov 13, 2021 | 3:04 pm
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What are the best current ways to book a specific fare class?
I want to book D Class (for the added elite mileage on AS), but the Finnair website puts me into I Class. I called Finnair and the agent said he could not do so. Is that really the case? HUCA? I would prefer to buy direct, especially as my plans may change.
I tried BookWithMatrix and it gives me a few choices such as Priceline, which is a bit opaque in terms of details and they want to charge for any changes or refunds.
I might consider calling Amex Platinum although I have not had great results with them in the past, and they also charge, although I would rather work with them than Priceline or some other OTAs.
I want to book D Class (for the added elite mileage on AS), but the Finnair website puts me into I Class. I called Finnair and the agent said he could not do so. Is that really the case? HUCA? I would prefer to buy direct, especially as my plans may change.
I tried BookWithMatrix and it gives me a few choices such as Priceline, which is a bit opaque in terms of details and they want to charge for any changes or refunds.
I might consider calling Amex Platinum although I have not had great results with them in the past, and they also charge, although I would rather work with them than Priceline or some other OTAs.
Nov 13, 2021 | 4:08 pm
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Apparently a HUCA situation. I called Finnair up again and got a really nice agent. He said he had not had a request like mine before, but would try to make it happen and he did. At first he got a much higher cost D Class fare than I had found on ita matrix, but then looked again and found one slightly cheaper. I took it. Still way more than I Class fare, but worth it to me for extra elite miles. He (and the other person I had spoken to) mentioned that they need to explain when a customer wants to spend more as they are supposed to give you the best fare for the type of service you want (such as Flex fare).
Nov 14, 2021 | 12:39 am
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Yes their GDS offers cheapest available bucket and the only upsell they normally offer is all in the ticket types.
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