Finnair newbie questions thread (flame-free)
Oct 16, 2017, 4:20 am
#826
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
Depends on the airline. If e.g. I fly AA as a OWE, anyone (up to 8 ppl) on my booking can benefit from my extra luggage allowance. With AY, it is VERY personal, so only for the one that holds the card. (Which makes the whole implementation incosistant, as e.g. seat reservation is for free for anyone on the same booking)
Oct 16, 2017, 5:20 am
#829
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,664
Depends on the airline. If e.g. I fly AA as a OWE, anyone (up to 8 ppl) on my booking can benefit from my extra luggage allowance. With AY, it is VERY personal, so only for the one that holds the card. (Which makes the whole implementation incosistant, as e.g. seat reservation is for free for anyone on the same booking)
Last edited by miamiflyer8; Oct 16, 2017 at 5:26 am
Oct 16, 2017, 11:41 am
#830
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
If your ticket says AY and you're collecting to AY+, you will get award points and tier points as if you were flying AY – although not by zone but km-based.
Oct 16, 2017, 1:10 pm
#831
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
AY marketing codes always earn tier and award points to AY+ program regardless of operating carrier. It might not credit to any other OW program however. This is independent of the frequent flier agreement between FI and AY (e.g. it also works for AY codes on AF domestic flights).
Oct 16, 2017, 1:30 pm
#834
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
They sure as hell do. It's even in the Finnair Plus rules.
I have gotten credit for AY-on-AF and AY-on-3K in the past year.
Originally Posted by Finnair
As a Finnair Plus member you can also earn points for Finnair codeshare flights (flights marketed by Finnair and operated by another airline). If you have purchased a codeshare flight that is issued under a new ticket type, you will earn points based on the ticket type, points multiplier and distance flown.
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If you have purchased a codeshare flight not issued under a ticket type, you will earn points based on the booking class, points multiplier and distance flown.
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If you have purchased a codeshare flight not issued under a ticket type, you will earn points based on the booking class, points multiplier and distance flown.
Oct 17, 2017, 1:22 am
#837
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
What's going to happen in this scenario?
Upgrade voucher is about to expiry, so I apply it to a flight in the future. Will I keep the upgrade if I later change the flight to another date (even more in the future) or lose the upgrade?
Upgrade voucher is about to expiry, so I apply it to a flight in the future. Will I keep the upgrade if I later change the flight to another date (even more in the future) or lose the upgrade?
Oct 17, 2017, 2:47 am
#838
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
From earlier discussion with CS, I understood that if the flight changes while retaining the same booking code, and upgrade is available then the upgrade will be carried over. Otherwise, the upgrade is lost... but you could ask CS to reinstate it manually (as I successfully did).
Oct 17, 2017, 8:22 am
#840
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: MIA
Programs: AY+ Gold
Posts: 248
I've had some points gifted to my by a family member. And I'm looking to exchange some points to tier points. I don't quite have the half earned yet to move up to Gold, but wondering if they ever run promotions on transfers to tier? Since I don't have the half needed yet so there's no rush to move the points around yet.
Thanks!
Thanks!