Finnair newbie questions thread (flame-free)
Oct 31, 2018, 4:06 am
#1651
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,598
A quick question.
Unfortunately after the trick of earning 100% of AY miles when flying cheap AA HKG-LAX fares in economy.. the time of AY Platinum is over today. AY Gold from tomorrow. However my plastic card says that I am Platinum until 2018 December.
How does it work in reality? From Oneworld systemwide policy if there is such - how often they update the frequent flyer data between the members?
Situation that I have now - will be departing from MEL on Qantas in the end of December. I wonder will I be treated as OWE or OWS. Seats is fine as I have pre-assigned them already as OWE. However the interesting question is as to which lounge I will be directed. Will my boarding pass state OWS (as per my new status) or until end of December I will be OWE in the systems?
Anyone experienced that?
Unfortunately after the trick of earning 100% of AY miles when flying cheap AA HKG-LAX fares in economy.. the time of AY Platinum is over today. AY Gold from tomorrow. However my plastic card says that I am Platinum until 2018 December.
How does it work in reality? From Oneworld systemwide policy if there is such - how often they update the frequent flyer data between the members?
Situation that I have now - will be departing from MEL on Qantas in the end of December. I wonder will I be treated as OWE or OWS. Seats is fine as I have pre-assigned them already as OWE. However the interesting question is as to which lounge I will be directed. Will my boarding pass state OWS (as per my new status) or until end of December I will be OWE in the systems?
Anyone experienced that?
Sad for you, also for me. I am also sliding down from AY Plat. Too little AY flights and too many on the dark side. I can report then about soft-land. My flights are not even requal'ing me to Gold
I am already trembling, losing control of my life! 
Nov 2, 2018, 9:21 am
#1652
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Helsinki
Programs: AY Platinum, IHG Gold, Diners
Posts: 1,276
I couldn’t get an understandable answer from CS, so lets try here. I’m flying DXB-HEL. I would like to pre-order from the sky bistro a poboy. That is not possible, since I can preorder from Nordic Bistro a warm meal? What kind of logic is that?
Nov 5, 2018, 1:25 pm
#1657
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,056
Negative.
And it's all within trackin period.
This is from e-mail they send:
And it's all within trackin period.
This is from e-mail they send:
Olet kerännyt seurantajaksosi aikana yli 200 000 tasopistettä. Olet siis jo varmistanut Platinum-jäsenyytesi jatkumisen.
Haluamme kiittää sinua kanta-asiakkuudestasi tarjoamalla lisäetuna lahjan, jonka voit valita alla olevan linkin kautta.
Palkitsemme uskollisia asiakkaitamme tasopisteiden kerryttämisestä ja seuraava palkitsemisvaihe osuu kohdallesi, kun olet kerännyt yli 300 000 tasopistettä.
Haluamme kiittää sinua kanta-asiakkuudestasi tarjoamalla lisäetuna lahjan, jonka voit valita alla olevan linkin kautta.
Palkitsemme uskollisia asiakkaitamme tasopisteiden kerryttämisestä ja seuraava palkitsemisvaihe osuu kohdallesi, kun olet kerännyt yli 300 000 tasopistettä.
Nov 6, 2018, 1:52 am
#1658
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: AY Plat Lumo, LX SEN, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 466
This reminds me, what is the point of them offering 4 upgrade vouchers as one of the possible choices for awards? To me it seems like there are literally only downsides. Vouchers will expire in a year, and can only be used for upgrades. Meanwhile 40k points is the equivalent of 4 upgrade vouchers, don't expire, and can be used for other things as well. Did I forget something here?
Nov 6, 2018, 8:41 am
#1661
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493
AY Webpages are not always updated very quickly and can contain incorrect or outdated information.
Can you see the menu in MMB, it is well hidden in the meal selection menu?
Nov 6, 2018, 8:52 am
#1662
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: JMB
Posts: 132
Nov 9, 2018, 7:16 am
#1663
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: AY Plat Lumo, LX SEN, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 466
I got reminded of this when you replied in the other thread. One thing you can also do with vouchers that you can't do with points is upgrade an award Y flight, if I understood correctly?
Nov 9, 2018, 7:42 am
#1664
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,749
Yes, that is correct.
I have also been offered (by phone rep) to be charged Y award amount + vouchers for a J award, so you apparently don’t need to go step by step, book first and then upgrade, but can book a J award with a combo of points and vouchers.
I have also been offered (by phone rep) to be charged Y award amount + vouchers for a J award, so you apparently don’t need to go step by step, book first and then upgrade, but can book a J award with a combo of points and vouchers.
Nov 9, 2018, 8:08 am
#1665
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: AY Plat Lumo, LX SEN, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 466
Hmmm. So basically, a safe guaranteed J using only Y amounts of award points? That would be quite handy for those otherwise mostly useless LH vouchers. That's good to know for when I'm not on a miles collecting run.