Free drinks for AY Plats [and other experience reports of Plat recognition]
Jul 30, 2017, 4:23 am
#481
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: C2
Programs: AY ex-Lumo, TK Elite, BT VIP, ITA Executive
Posts: 1,157
Their website in the Plat page says "You and your travel companion will receive a free drink and a newspaper when flying in Finnair Economy Class", it doesn't explicitly say one beverage per person. Let's say someone orders a gin & tonic, they will be handed two containers of free liquid. As some FA's like to provide more than one serving, it makes me think there is no official policy.
Jul 30, 2017, 9:34 am
#483
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
Jul 30, 2017, 11:17 am
#485
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,163
Didn't they officially kill it off?
Anyway, I did it once in the beginning and got it "working", ie nothing happened. I think it was supposed to alert me if there was someone else checked in using the same tool, but there was like 250 users in total so the chance of that happening was miniscule.
Now it seems all it does is post in your facebook stream (last time I ever saw it do that was a post from Cistavoda in 2016...)
Anyway, I did it once in the beginning and got it "working", ie nothing happened. I think it was supposed to alert me if there was someone else checked in using the same tool, but there was like 250 users in total so the chance of that happening was miniscule.
Now it seems all it does is post in your facebook stream (last time I ever saw it do that was a post from Cistavoda in 2016...)
Jul 31, 2017, 12:42 am
#488
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
As long as you don't expect it proactively, then yes. Most often than not, they'll NOT offer you a drink, unless you ask for it, when the SkyBistro trolley is next to you.
Jul 31, 2017, 2:34 am
#489
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,660
Jul 31, 2017, 2:44 am
#491
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,660
Aug 1, 2017, 6:26 am
#492
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: BA Gold, OZ Diamond, LH Silver
Posts: 553
).The FA proposed a compromise that I pay the price of the coke and she will put the beer in the system as complimentary. I was happy with that!
Aug 5, 2017, 2:02 am
#493
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,732
My Plat recognition HEL-TSE was "kolme euroa" (= three euros), ie newspaper charge. Turns out their system hadn't recognized my status. (Was quickly resolved, though.) I thought it was because I was flying on a BA award ticket where I had manually changed the FF# afterwards to get lounge access etc. AY# was printed on BP.
However, on my return, on the same ticket, their systems had recognized me as Plat, so it must have been some other temporary glitch. Also, on the return, they had a second drink service and I asked nicely if I could have a second drink. No problems!
However, on my return, on the same ticket, their systems had recognized me as Plat, so it must have been some other temporary glitch. Also, on the return, they had a second drink service and I asked nicely if I could have a second drink. No problems!
Aug 14, 2017, 1:23 am
#494
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Helsinki
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 143
Forgive the question (I've tried searching the forum, probably using wrong search words) but does this relate to the colour coding of seats on the cabin crew's ipad-thingies they use when doing the drinks service? I saw I was highlighted gold with other seats/people different colours.
Aug 14, 2017, 1:35 am
#495
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,156
Forgive the question (I've tried searching the forum, probably using wrong search words) but does this relate to the colour coding of seats on the cabin crew's ipad-thingies they use when doing the drinks service? I saw I was highlighted gold with other seats/people different colours.
