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
Fare class tutorial
Feb 28, 2019 | 10:17 am
#121
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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 isnt there at all. Its just RLI2FI etc. So ARN has no seasons?
This is to OPO, which is a seasonal destination.
But looking at my ARN tickets, the seasonality marker isnt there at all. Its just RLI2FI etc. So ARN has no seasons?
Feb 28, 2019 | 12:27 pm
#123
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Gold
Posts: 3,640
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?
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?
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.
Feb 28, 2019 | 12:46 pm
#124
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Posts: 10,287
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.
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.
Feb 28, 2019 | 1:00 pm
#125
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Posts: 15,189
I think the Campaign type replaced the saver and the ban on W-only was lifted.
Mar 21, 2019 | 8:40 pm
#127
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SIN
Programs: AY+ Plat, GA Plat, SQ Gold
Posts: 316
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...
Mar 21, 2019 | 10:36 pm
#128
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https://www.globenewswire.com/news-r...ent-needs.html
The above is a little dated, however, especially given the introduction of Economy Light.
Mar 22, 2019 | 12:58 am
#129
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Posts: 1,179
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.
Mar 22, 2019 | 7:46 am
#130
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
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Posts: 3,640
It is just marketing from Finnair.
- Light is HBO nonrefundable/inflexible.
- Basic is nonrefundable/inflexible.
- Value is semi-flexible.
- Pro is fully flexible.
Mar 27, 2019 | 11:12 am
#131
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: BAEC/AY
Posts: 10
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.
Thanks in advance.
Mar 27, 2019 | 11:58 am
#132
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Finland
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Mar 27, 2019 | 12:51 pm
#134
Join Date: Jan 2011
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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.
Thanks in advance.
Mar 27, 2019 | 1:17 pm
#135
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: BAEC/AY
Posts: 10
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.
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.