Finnair newbie questions thread (flame-free)
Dec 24, 2018, 12:07 am
#1756
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,156
I do not know what that's about, but in BUD you will simply step out of the plane and do a 180-degree turn. Easy and safe.
Dec 24, 2018, 12:08 am
#1757
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,156
Dec 24, 2018, 12:48 am
#1758
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,591
Dec 24, 2018, 1:02 am
#1759
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,156
Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemalla Finnair Plus Platinum- ja Gold -jäsenet voivat tuoda mukanaan Priority-turvatarkastuksen läpi alle 18-vuotiaat lapsensa ja yhden vieraan, mikäli he kaikki matkustavat Finnairin markkinoimalla lennolla.
Dec 24, 2018, 1:04 am
#1760
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland / Estonia
Programs: AY+ Platinum, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, HH Diamond, Radisson VIP, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 6,524
Here in Finnish. Only applies to HEL.
Dec 24, 2018, 1:16 am
#1761
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), SK EBG (*A Gold), KQ Plat (STE+), Accor Plat
Posts: 3,156
Dec 24, 2018, 1:24 am
#1762
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat Lumo, SK Gold
Posts: 952
Dec 26, 2018, 5:53 am
#1763
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: AY Plat Lumo, LX SEN, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 461
How flexible is Finnair in letting you give out your upgrade vouchers? I think the official stance is "family members", I have never had a problem upgrading my immediate family members. But what about others? I have a bunch of upgrade vouchers and would like to help some others. For example, my cousins (actual cousins, not "cousins", but different family name), do you have experience in letting Finnair use upgrade vouchers for them? What about a traveling companion? I know Finnair's official stance is "girlfriend is okay if we live together", but if it's just "girlfriend" on the same flight... Or just even friends?
Would appreciate any personal experience any of you might have about this. Thanks!
Would appreciate any personal experience any of you might have about this. Thanks!
Dec 28, 2018, 11:56 pm
#1765
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,100
These days family is a fluid concept, so if AY removed it from the T&C, good. There is just no way to police it and attempts to do that would just cause so much bad blood.
Dec 29, 2018, 12:34 am
#1766
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,055
Platinum benefit 10.000/50.000 points for return upgrade is still only for family members.
You can upgrade up to three family members from Economy Class to Business Class with your points to join you, when you have bought a Business Class ticket. The point charge for an intercontinental return flight is 50,000 points per person, and 10,000 point per person for return flights within Europe.
Jan 1, 2019, 11:43 pm
#1767
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,055
Jan 7, 2019, 2:06 am
#1768
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,591
Newbie here 
So the booking terms say "most restrictive terms apply for the ticket" -> does this mean that a return ticket with Light outbout and Value inbound renders the inbound segment actually non-changeable?
I would need such a ticket with flexibility on inbound, but outbound could be cheapest possible Light so saving euros there, but not sure. Anyone with experience in practice, or 100% know?
EDIT: in Finnish it says "
So the booking terms say "most restrictive terms apply for the ticket" -> does this mean that a return ticket with Light outbout and Value inbound renders the inbound segment actually non-changeable?
I would need such a ticket with flexibility on inbound, but outbound could be cheapest possible Light so saving euros there, but not sure. Anyone with experience in practice, or 100% know?
EDIT: in Finnish it says "
- Jos hintoja yhdistetään, noudatetaan tiukinta peruutussääntöä."
Last edited by FFlash; Jan 7, 2019 at 2:18 am
Jan 7, 2019, 2:09 am
#1769
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), TK Elite (*G), BT VIP, HH D, BW DS
Posts: 484
Newbie here
So the booking terms say "most restrictive terms apply for the ticket" -> does this mean that a return ticket with Light outbout and Value inbound renders the inbound segment actually non-changeable?
I would need such a ticket with flexibility on inbound, but outbound could be cheapest possible Light so saving euros there, but not sure. Anyone with experience in practice, or 100% know?
So the booking terms say "most restrictive terms apply for the ticket" -> does this mean that a return ticket with Light outbout and Value inbound renders the inbound segment actually non-changeable?
I would need such a ticket with flexibility on inbound, but outbound could be cheapest possible Light so saving euros there, but not sure. Anyone with experience in practice, or 100% know?
Jan 7, 2019, 2:17 am
#1770
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,591
+1. And in this case, the difference between Light and Value is 23€ per segment. Gone are the times when the difference was only 5€ (THAT was "value for points")
