Finnair newbie questions thread (flame-free)
Dec 21, 2018, 9:17 am
#1741
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Helsinki
Programs: AY Platinum, IHG Gold, Diners
Posts: 1,276
I’m pretty sure I did this as well on a simple HEL-ARN flight, employer required me to go and for some reason there was very few flights and all full. I think I ended up with a Pro H-class ticket, can that be true?
EDIT: Seems I just might remember correctly:
EDIT: Seems I just might remember correctly:
CONFIRMED SEAT
You’ll get a confirmed Business or Economy Class seat when you make your reservation at least 48 hours before departure. Finnair guarantees confirmed seats in European scheduled Business Class booking classes J, C and D, and in scheduled European and intercontinental Economy Class booking classes Y, B and H
Dec 21, 2018, 9:32 am
#1742
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
For Gold members it is booking class Y only guaranteed in economy.
Dec 21, 2018, 11:34 am
#1743
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AY Platinum Lumo (LTG) OW Emerald, SPG Platinum (LTG), UA Silver
Posts: 380
Once I had to fly on a particular flight ARN-HEL which was sold out in all classes. You can't book directly with the AY web page a flight which is sold out. I did book online a H ticket for a different flight and then changed the reservation to the flight I wanted by phone. In this way there was no charge for the phone booking.
Dec 23, 2018, 5:21 am
#1744
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat and several other cards
Posts: 645
Used this perk last week, for some reason almost all flights from Stockholm that day were fully booked. Even though I should have been able to get it in booking class H or B as well, only Y allowed waitlisting, which then cleared in a minute or so.
Dec 23, 2018, 6:56 am
#1745
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: AY+ Platinum / FlyingBlue Gold
Posts: 835
and how ridicilous was the price? 😜
Dec 23, 2018, 7:27 am
#1746
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
I don't understand the reasoning here. If you use the seat guarantee, then why would there be a waitlist? Sounds like an excuse to extract more money...
Dec 23, 2018, 8:00 am
#1748
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat and several other cards
Posts: 645
Dec 23, 2018, 8:33 am
#1749
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Dec 23, 2018, 10:25 am
#1750
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,531
We (both OWE) are soon travelling with a friend (no status). She is on the same booking as we are.
Which of the below perks can we expect (or not) for our statusless friend?
- Priority security?
- Boarding group?
Many thanks for any insight.
With BA, she would get group 1 boarding. Not sure about AY.
Which of the below perks can we expect (or not) for our statusless friend?
- Priority security?
- Boarding group?
Many thanks for any insight.
With BA, she would get group 1 boarding. Not sure about AY.
Dec 23, 2018, 10:30 am
#1751
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
We (both OWE) are soon travelling with a friend (no status). She is on the same booking as we are.
Which of the below perks can we expect (or not) for our statusless friend?
- Priority security?
- Boarding group?
Many thanks for any insight.
With BA, she would get group 1 boarding. Not sure about AY.
Which of the below perks can we expect (or not) for our statusless friend?
- Priority security?
- Boarding group?
Many thanks for any insight.
With BA, she would get group 1 boarding. Not sure about AY.
Dec 23, 2018, 11:06 am
#1753
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,531
Dec 23, 2018, 11:48 pm
#1754
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), TK Elite (*G), BT VIP, HH D, BW DS
Posts: 484
Seeking the advise of seasoned BUD heads! Doing a same plane turnaround in BUD in the future on 1251/2. The turnaround time seems to be 45 mins. The AY app displays arrival in T2A and departure from T2B. Anything I should worry about?
Dec 24, 2018, 12:01 am
#1755
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493