Finnair newbie questions thread (flame-free)
Jan 30, 2018, 10:10 am
#1067
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I'd just like to say I think AY+ is good in this way that they make one single instrument quite flexible. Instead of just saying "an upgrade-voucer is an upgrade-voucer" each person can customise it to the needs. Upgrade shorthaul OR convert and upgrade longhaul OR convert and redeem 241. I think that shows they had pretty good ingenuity back when those vouchers came about. So the voucher covers all from solo to non-solo, shorthaul to longhaul, upgrader to redeemer.
This is only a good thing and I hope they keep this concept. I've never redeemed a 2-4-1 and absolutely no plan to, but I appreciate the option. We can certainly hope for more ways to redeem and greater value, but those that exist aren't bad.
Jan 30, 2018, 7:24 pm
#1068
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 938
Are you sure, have you tested? I am 200% sure that this applied in the past only for EU flights, and it was mentioned at Finnair Plus pages, but now I went in to double-check and found this :
or a two-for-the-price-of-one Classic award flights in Economy Class. With this you can purchase award flights for two people from the Finnair Plus service centre but pay the point cost of an award flight for one person. Two-for-one Classic awards are only available for scheduled one-way and return flights operated by Finnair or Norra and must be purchased using points only.
i.e. it does not say anything about EU or longhaul flights. Now this benefit suddenly became very interesting for me.
or a two-for-the-price-of-one Classic award flights in Economy Class. With this you can purchase award flights for two people from the Finnair Plus service centre but pay the point cost of an award flight for one person. Two-for-one Classic awards are only available for scheduled one-way and return flights operated by Finnair or Norra and must be purchased using points only.
i.e. it does not say anything about EU or longhaul flights. Now this benefit suddenly became very interesting for me.
As I wrote in another thread, the best value route seems to be HKG-HEL.
Exorbitant surcharges on award tickets
A related thing that came up in another thread earlier: one can use the four SH upgrade vouchers for a 2 for 1 LH economy award. So what I just booked is HKG-HEL-HKG for two pax for the price of 4 SH vouchers, 125k points and €96 in charges. As these are flexible tickets with one year validity, this is good value to me.
Feb 2, 2018, 1:53 pm
#1069
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: ORD
Programs: 1K
Posts: 84
I am flying on AY010 in business cabin and connect to AY1173 (operated by Norra), which is an economy-cabin only flight (on a purchased AY ticket). I have no status. Will I have lounge access in HEL during the layover?
Feb 2, 2018, 2:03 pm
#1070
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,737
Feb 7, 2018, 1:31 pm
#1071
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW (Highland Village)
Programs: AA Lifetime GLD, SPG Lifetime GLD
Posts: 384
Background: I'm AA Gold (OW Ruby), my wife has no AA status. We have a Finnair flight from RVN to HEL on a Saturday evening before our Sunday HEL-LHR-DFW flights. The RVN-HEL is a separate ticket. Flight leaves at 18:10 from RVN
Question: What standby options do I have on the RVN-HEL flight? Based upon our schedule, we might be at the RVN airport in time for the 14:00 flight. I've never flow Finnair before, can I do standby?
thanks
Question: What standby options do I have on the RVN-HEL flight? Based upon our schedule, we might be at the RVN airport in time for the 14:00 flight. I've never flow Finnair before, can I do standby?
thanks
Feb 7, 2018, 1:44 pm
#1072
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,156
Feb 9, 2018, 2:12 am
#1073
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: BMI Diamon Club
Posts: 318
Can I check in, choose a seat and then purchase economy comfort later on?
I flew back from Japan with AY last year. Economy Comfort was a decent price, and when I ended up getting 4 seats to myself (essentially a bed) it turned out to be my greatest travel investment of all time.
I'm flying to BKK on sunday. I'm hoping I can go in later and find a bunch of free seats again. Can I check in 24 hours before departure, choose a regular seat...then go back and purchase economy comfort closer to take off?
I flew back from Japan with AY last year. Economy Comfort was a decent price, and when I ended up getting 4 seats to myself (essentially a bed) it turned out to be my greatest travel investment of all time.
I'm flying to BKK on sunday. I'm hoping I can go in later and find a bunch of free seats again. Can I check in 24 hours before departure, choose a regular seat...then go back and purchase economy comfort closer to take off?
Feb 9, 2018, 3:42 am
#1074
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,591
Can I check in, choose a seat and then purchase economy comfort later on?
I flew back from Japan with AY last year. Economy Comfort was a decent price, and when I ended up getting 4 seats to myself (essentially a bed) it turned out to be my greatest travel investment of all time.
I'm flying to BKK on sunday. I'm hoping I can go in later and find a bunch of free seats again. Can I check in 24 hours before departure, choose a regular seat...then go back and purchase economy comfort closer to take off?
I flew back from Japan with AY last year. Economy Comfort was a decent price, and when I ended up getting 4 seats to myself (essentially a bed) it turned out to be my greatest travel investment of all time.
I'm flying to BKK on sunday. I'm hoping I can go in later and find a bunch of free seats again. Can I check in 24 hours before departure, choose a regular seat...then go back and purchase economy comfort closer to take off?
Feb 9, 2018, 9:35 am
#1075
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: LHR
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 375
AY lounge access in GOI?
Im flying on the AY124 Goa to Helsinki on Monday morning just wandering if AY has an agreement with the lounge in GOI. Im in business and am OW emerald. Be nice to grab a coffee and a decent seat that early!
Feb 9, 2018, 5:28 pm
#1076
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: BMI Diamon Club
Posts: 318
cant see any upgrades for me, but someone else may get one and ruin my 'bed'
Feb 12, 2018, 8:41 am
#1077
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW (Highland Village)
Programs: AA Lifetime GLD, SPG Lifetime GLD
Posts: 384
I booked by HEL-RVN-HEL via the Chase Sapphire Ultimate Rewards travel site. I'm fearful that I mistakenly booked an Economy Light and not an Economy Value. How do I tell?
thanks
thanks
Feb 12, 2018, 8:55 am
#1078
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Finland
Programs: BA gold, OWE
Posts: 373
2. Check if the fare code has "LI" for example "RHLI2FI", this is light ticket. Value ticket has "VA" like "ZHVA2FI" pro has "PR" like "HPR2FI"
3. First letter of the fare tells the fare bucket, R,Z,H in my examples
4. "FI" tells the fare originates from Finland
5. "2" indicates return ticket
Feb 12, 2018, 9:06 am
#1079
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW (Highland Village)
Programs: AA Lifetime GLD, SPG Lifetime GLD
Posts: 384
1. Order Eticket recipt: https://www.finnair.com/fi/gb/e-ticket
2. Check if the fare code has "LI" for example "RHLI2FI", this is light ticket. Value ticket has "VA" like "ZHVA2FI" pro has "PR" like "HPR2FI"
3. First letter of the fare tells the fare bucket, R,Z,H in my examples
4. "FI" tells the fare originates from Finland
5. "2" indicates return ticket
2. Check if the fare code has "LI" for example "RHLI2FI", this is light ticket. Value ticket has "VA" like "ZHVA2FI" pro has "PR" like "HPR2FI"
3. First letter of the fare tells the fare bucket, R,Z,H in my examples
4. "FI" tells the fare originates from Finland
5. "2" indicates return ticket
The return shows as QHBA2FI
Feb 12, 2018, 9:09 am
#1080
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BA = "Basic" ticket type
I think this one reads:
R - booking class
H - High season
BA - basic ticket type
2 - return
FI - market Finland
I think this one reads:
R - booking class
H - High season
BA - basic ticket type
2 - return
FI - market Finland