Finnair newbie questions thread (flame-free)
Sep 18, 16, 10:08 am
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Finnair newbie questions thread (flame-free)
In this thread all Finnair and Finnair Plus questions are welcomed. This thread is flame-free so if you can't find an existing thread for something please ask here.
Sep 18, 16, 10:48 pm
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Sep 19, 16, 10:17 am
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What would stop a person from using someone else's FF number? My non-FF friend just flew HEL-RVN on AY and got upgraded to J. I was baffled when she told me that she used her dads FF number on the booking.. Just wow! And how did that even work?
Sep 19, 16, 10:34 am
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Sep 19, 16, 10:42 am
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Thank god there's this new topic.. I guess the "business class" sign fooled someone here, but I do trust her when saying she keyed in his father's FF number. Wonder what are the consequences of trying..
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Sep 19, 16, 3:24 pm
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A few years back, when MA was still flying and my sister hasn't moved to HEL yet, she was coming to visit me and we put my FF# to her booking. The flight was marketed by AY, but operated by MA. Not only I got the points after her flights, but the BUD-HEL leg was credited as a J flight
So at least ~7-8 years ago, the system was not sophisticated enough to check if the ff# really "belonged" to the traveller
So at least ~7-8 years ago, the system was not sophisticated enough to check if the ff# really "belonged" to the traveller
Sep 19, 16, 3:47 pm
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I once tried to make a booking at AY.com and it didn't go through because one digit of my then-AA-FF# number was wrong. So the system detected that and I believe it was actually able to tell me that the name and FF# didn't match.
And I know of a father and son who have the same first (and last) name. They have a joint FF# account Need to make sure not to fly on the same day, though...
And I know of a father and son who have the same first (and last) name. They have a joint FF# account
Need to make sure not to fly on the same day, though...
Sep 20, 16, 12:26 am
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Sep 20, 16, 1:16 am
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