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FFlash Feb 28, 2019 10:17 am


Originally Posted by ffay005 (Post 30831719)
Looking at another ticket, I have R0LICGFI. R inventory, but what does 0 stand for? LIght. Or is 0LI campaign? Could be in this case. What's CG? Ex-FInland.

This is to OPO, which is a seasonal destination.

But looking at my ARN tickets, the seasonality marker isn’t there at all. It’s just RLI2FI etc. So ARN has no seasons?

ARN ticket RLI stands for Runner-Lumo Idiot, obvious for that route!

OH-LGG Feb 28, 2019 10:19 am


Originally Posted by ffay005 (Post 30831719)
So ARN has no seasons?


ARN is High Season destination year around.

Courmisch Feb 28, 2019 12:27 pm


Originally Posted by ffay005 (Post 30831719)
Looking at another ticket, I have R0LICGFI. R inventory, but what does 0 stand for? LIght. Or is 0LI campaign? Could be in this case. What's CG? Ex-FInland.

This is to OPO, which is a seasonal destination.

But looking at my ARN tickets, the seasonality marker isn’t there at all. It’s just RLI2FI etc. So ARN has no seasons?

0 stands for campaign, earning 25% regardless of booking code. The ticket type, LI, means that you don't have any hold bag allowance, as opposed to BA. I guess that CG also means CampaiGn, but that's redundant with the zero.

The season code is either H[igh] or L[ow], but not all routes have it. In my experience, it seems to be used for long-haul.

ffay005 Feb 28, 2019 12:46 pm

I thought campaigns would mostly go into W, I remember W0LI fares. But I think I bought OPO during a campaign, so it makes sense.

OTOH, last autumn I booked BKK through OTA and it was supposed to be campaign/R but it ended up earning 50 % nevertheless. I even found the ticket, it says R0PF2FI.

intuition Feb 28, 2019 1:00 pm


Originally Posted by ffay005 (Post 30832447)
I thought campaigns would mostly go into W, I remember W0LI fares. But I think I bought OPO during a campaign, so it makes sense.
...

In the original fare structure (before campaign and Light) there was a 'saver' type (SV) that existed only in W on shorthaul and ex-EUR longghaul. Only ex-Asia/US did this fare exists in R, Z, and O.

I think the Campaign type replaced the saver and the ban on W-only was lifted.

Im a new user Feb 28, 2019 1:24 pm


Originally Posted by OH-LGG (Post 30831849)
ARN is High Season destination year around.

Probably Extra High Season next week if Viking Line and Silja Line have to suspend their services due to the strike at Swedish ports.

Unsub Mar 21, 2019 8:40 pm

Is there any official web page explaining Light/Basic/Value/Pro differences? You can see this during a booking, but I can't find a static page I could share with my (Asian) travel agent. They are clueless what "a Value ticket" means every single time...

flyingeph12 Mar 21, 2019 10:36 pm


Originally Posted by Unsub (Post 30915335)
Is there any official web page explaining Light/Basic/Value/Pro differences? You can see this during a booking, but I can't find a static page I could share with my (Asian) travel agent. They are clueless what "a Value ticket" means every single time...

Here is a link to the PR announcing the different fare classes with brief explanations.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-r...ent-needs.html

The above is a little dated, however, especially given the introduction of Economy Light.

on22cz Mar 22, 2019 12:58 am


Originally Posted by Unsub (Post 30915335)
Is there any official web page explaining Light/Basic/Value/Pro differences? You can see this during a booking, but I can't find a static page I could share with my (Asian) travel agent. They are clueless what "a Value ticket" means every single time...

Make a dummy booking for your route and then you can click on the ticket type and roll out a table of fares overview. Mind different regions have different flexibility and fees rules applied to the ticket types, so departure airport really matters (Europe vs Asia at least). Earnings should be the same worldwide.

Courmisch Mar 22, 2019 7:46 am

It is just marketing from Finnair.
  • Light is HBO nonrefundable/inflexible.
  • Basic is nonrefundable/inflexible.
  • Value is semi-flexible.
  • Pro is fully flexible.
(Though long-haul, inflexible might actually be very slightly flexible - including from Asia, I suppose.)

dietervonbuck Mar 27, 2019 11:12 am

Quick question. I am booked on BA for Premium Economy from LHR to Toronto. When inputting my Finnair FF number, it shows the ticket class as Economy T. How many points am I getting from this flight ( the calculator is not working for some reason). I am Finnair Gold and BA Silver- which would net me more points?
Thanks in advance.

temppa Mar 27, 2019 11:58 am


Originally Posted by dietervonbuck (Post 30935823)
Q I am booked on BA for Premium Economy from LHR to Toronto.

AY or BA code?

Crediting to Finnair +:
AY code 6576
BA code 5718

Crediting to BAEC:
AY code 1772 Avios
BA code 5330 Avios

Courmisch Mar 27, 2019 12:37 pm

So far, all P.E. fares earn 100% kilometerage. If booked under AY code, you also get the tier bonus.

Jaenks Mar 27, 2019 12:51 pm


Originally Posted by dietervonbuck (Post 30935823)
Quick question. I am booked on BA for Premium Economy from LHR to Toronto. When inputting my Finnair FF number, it shows the ticket class as Economy T. How many points am I getting from this flight ( the calculator is not working for some reason). I am Finnair Gold and BA Silver- which would net me more points?
Thanks in advance.

If you purchased BA flights(50% Avios bonus as Silver) and had time to register before the purchase then BA for sure: https://www.britishairways.com/en-fi...00-bonus-avios

dietervonbuck Mar 27, 2019 1:17 pm

It was bought from BA, so BA iron for sure and a BA code. Im thinking more about the tier points than the actual miles :)
Reason is as I am both BA Silver and Finnair Gold (OW Sapphire both) and the tiers have basically just reset, Im thinking which one should I aim to retain as next year I wont gather points for both and have some flights booked via Finnair now and some via BA.


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