May 18, 2016, 9:36 am
Last edit by: TTL
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)
Upgraded economy ticket: F (not First class, just business
)
Economy award: X
Business award: U (replaces soon the F-code as upgraded economy - apparently due to OW F-tickets)
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)
Upgraded economy ticket: F (not First class, just business
)Economy award: X
Business award: U (replaces soon the F-code as upgraded economy - apparently due to OW F-tickets)
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
Apr 9, 2019, 12:32 pm
#151
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Hm, for ZRH-HEL it is Z, O and Q before N according to the fares which are loaded.
Apr 9, 2019, 4:57 pm
#156
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Apr 9, 2019, 11:07 pm
#157
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Not so sure about that. Tried that with a HEL-JFK flight, where I was ready to pay for the higher booking class to get a 100% earning ticket, but CS was unable to select specific booking class. They would have been able to sell me those regular 50% tickets and the very expensive flexible 150% economy tickets. But no luck with k, p, m, t classes...
Apr 9, 2019, 11:13 pm
#158
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Apr 10, 2019, 7:16 am
#159
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Not so sure about that. Tried that with a HEL-JFK flight, where I was ready to pay for the higher booking class to get a 100% earning ticket, but CS was unable to select specific booking class. They would have been able to sell me those regular 50% tickets and the very expensive flexible 150% economy tickets. But no luck with k, p, m, t classes...
Apr 10, 2019, 10:15 am
#161
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Apr 10, 2019, 12:06 pm
#164
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Last time I actually called Expedia to book something, the agen was simply using some version of their website to sell the ticket as he couldn't book the ticket either – nor did he see any inventory or anything
Jun 4, 2019, 2:55 am
#165
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Hi
I was just in contact with trip.com to find out which Business fare class they would book me into on Finnnair for HKG-LHR-HKG return. Am I correct that they can only book me into a Business fare class (J, C, D or I) that is shown on Cathay's app as being eligible for Asia Miles + Club Points?
Or is there some risk that they may have access to some other Business fare class that is ineligible for Cathay Club Points?
The chat support person couldn't help me unless I'd already booked it... at which point it's a bit late to find out.
Thanks for any insight. I'm not an expert on Finnair and want to accrue the points to Cathay.
I was just in contact with trip.com to find out which Business fare class they would book me into on Finnnair for HKG-LHR-HKG return. Am I correct that they can only book me into a Business fare class (J, C, D or I) that is shown on Cathay's app as being eligible for Asia Miles + Club Points?
Or is there some risk that they may have access to some other Business fare class that is ineligible for Cathay Club Points?
The chat support person couldn't help me unless I'd already booked it... at which point it's a bit late to find out.
Thanks for any insight. I'm not an expert on Finnair and want to accrue the points to Cathay.