LGG's Platinum hunting 2017
Feb 22, 2018, 3:50 am
#286
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,167
I know other people who have done it several times. Actually very easy if you don't mind high prices. Can also be found for quite cheap (~1ke economy, <4ke business) but that's very hard to find availability. Here's availability for this week:
With corporate fares, that price is a *lot* lower.
With corporate fares, that price is a *lot* lower.
Now I can replicate your search.
But if you search the same dates departing CPH that flight is not available.
Ex CPH, AY5111 is ONLY available if you return on a friday!
Saturday and Wednesday returns has Hong Kong airlines as the only choice and the rest of the days there are no connections offered at all.
Feb 22, 2018, 11:52 am
#287
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,591
Feb 22, 2018, 11:54 am
#288
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,591
Yes, and that 70€ ticket includes even full-board depending on destination and time of day (lounge on both airports + free drink on both flights). Someone can easily spend the same money for a hockey game ticket + 2 beers + basic meal in a restaurant. Life is full of options...
Edit: If normal Platinum member runs for Lumo in 2018, does that give you soft landing to Platinum in 2020? If it does, Lumo run gives you following benefits with 75x70€= 5250€:
5 give-away gold cards
10 LH upgrades
20 SH upgrades (=5 LH upgrades)
If give-away gold card and LH upgrade are valued at same level, they would "cost" 262,50€ each (75 x 70€ : 20).
Edit: If normal Platinum member runs for Lumo in 2018, does that give you soft landing to Platinum in 2020? If it does, Lumo run gives you following benefits with 75x70€= 5250€:
5 give-away gold cards
10 LH upgrades
20 SH upgrades (=5 LH upgrades)
If give-away gold card and LH upgrade are valued at same level, they would "cost" 262,50€ each (75 x 70€ : 20).
Feb 22, 2018, 7:35 pm
#289
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,104
Feb 22, 2018, 11:37 pm
#290
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 89
I will fly to SIN twice in March and when I checked upgrade availability there were not a single date available in March... also flights were almost full as even the ticket was waitlisted. Tickets were cleared very quickly. Maybe it is because of my preferred days (departing Sunday evening and return Friday morning).
Since July I've been only able to use vouchers for upgrades and no points at all so they are accumulating at my account. This will definitely devalue vouchers in my opinion.
Since July I've been only able to use vouchers for upgrades and no points at all so they are accumulating at my account. This will definitely devalue vouchers in my opinion.
Feb 23, 2018, 12:09 am
#291
Ambassador: Finnair
Join Date: May 2003
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Lumo, BA Silver, HHonors Gold
Posts: 4,267
I will fly to SIN twice in March and when I checked upgrade availability there were not a single date available in March... also flights were almost full as even the ticket was waitlisted. Tickets were cleared very quickly. Maybe it is because of my preferred days (departing Sunday evening and return Friday morning).
Since July I've been only able to use vouchers for upgrades and no points at all so they are accumulating at my account. This will definitely devalue vouchers in my opinion.
Since July I've been only able to use vouchers for upgrades and no points at all so they are accumulating at my account. This will definitely devalue vouchers in my opinion.
Feb 23, 2018, 12:34 am
#292
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,104
One reason why we flew via HKG to SIN - better (ie existing) ug availability at the time of booking. But we have friends who (by playing with the dates) succesfully upgraded both in March and in April.
Feb 23, 2018, 5:53 am
#295
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: HEL
Programs: Drawer of Cards
Posts: 423
Mar 30, 2018, 9:38 am
#296
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,055
Internal learning process between Mrs LGG and I seems to be completed. After 10 yrs marriage
LGG: Tomorrow I have London Heathrow flights
MrsLGG: So, where You going tonight
(right answer here is ARN)
LGG: Tomorrow I have London Heathrow flights
MrsLGG: So, where You going tonight
(right answer here is ARN)
Jun 7, 2018, 9:56 am
#297
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair Platinum, OWE
Posts: 42
I will be reaching Platsku for the first time ever this June. My last qualifying flight is on the 15th and tracking period ends 30th of June. Do I get double upgrades? First reaching the level and then new ones two weeks after that when the period changes? And if I get double vouchers, what will be the validity for the first ones?
Jun 7, 2018, 9:19 pm
#300
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,055