Finnair Plus will get ”fantastic new improvements”
Jan 22, 2018, 11:50 am
#106
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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In Finland credit cards providing points are not very common. AY+ could launch a campaign with one of the Mastercard providers to promote their credit cards to the general public. Even if you would fly only every now and then, the average household spend would give you enough points for occasional flight awards.
Jan 22, 2018, 11:57 am
#107
Ambassador: Finnair Plus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Priority Club Plat Amb, Miles and Smiles Elite
Posts: 5,297
There are 3 (Danske, Nordea, SEB - funny, all foreign banks) different MC AY co-branded credit cards out there in Finland + Diners. What I miss is Amex and of course the perks that even the Swedes get from their credit cards, not to mention the Brits (and forget the yanks)
Jan 22, 2018, 12:25 pm
#108
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Helsinki
Programs: A3 Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 1,014
Non-expiring points and pooling points makes AY+ more attractive for the infrequent flyers. Those who fly once or twice a year can now use their points for award flights and upgrades (unlike before, as their points expired). As a result it will get more difficult to get awards.
It's been clear here already for quite a while that AY+ is targeting the segment of infrequent flyers. The ongoing raffle is another piece of evidence for that.
In Finland credit cards providing points are not very common. AY+ could launch a campaign with one of the Mastercard providers to promote their credit cards to the general public. Even if you would fly only every now and then, the average household spend would give you enough points for occasional flight awards.
It's been clear here already for quite a while that AY+ is targeting the segment of infrequent flyers. The ongoing raffle is another piece of evidence for that.
In Finland credit cards providing points are not very common. AY+ could launch a campaign with one of the Mastercard providers to promote their credit cards to the general public. Even if you would fly only every now and then, the average household spend would give you enough points for occasional flight awards.
Jan 22, 2018, 2:30 pm
#109
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
So the webpage is getting a bit of a facelift and also a new page about AY+ improvements: https://www.finnair.com/fi/gb/finnair-plus-renewals
And the new AY+ landing page:
And the new AY+ landing page:
Jan 22, 2018, 2:55 pm
#110
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"Look out for more changes in April" ??
PS - I really hate that they introduce changes in April, when my membership year changes at the end of Feb. Pure guesswork from here: let's say "Lumo" would be double Plat level (300k) At the end of Feb, I'm close to 400k, in April close to 0, so I'd need another 10 months or so to get to Lumo. Same thing happened when they introduced the giveaway Gold perk. *Sigh*
PS - I really hate that they introduce changes in April, when my membership year changes at the end of Feb. Pure guesswork from here: let's say "Lumo" would be double Plat level (300k) At the end of Feb, I'm close to 400k, in April close to 0, so I'd need another 10 months or so to get to Lumo. Same thing happened when they introduced the giveaway Gold perk. *Sigh*
Jan 22, 2018, 4:04 pm
#114
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Posts: 8,757
They did, however, send different templates to Plats and others. My email had the Plat text, my Dad's didn't. His email included a date in the future, 18 months from his last flight, with a suggestion to fly before that date to avoid losing the points.
Jan 22, 2018, 4:08 pm
#115
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
"Look out for more changes in April" ??
PS - I really hate that they introduce changes in April, when my membership year changes at the end of Feb. Pure guesswork from here: let's say "Lumo" would be double Plat level (300k) At the end of Feb, I'm close to 400k, in April close to 0, so I'd need another 10 months or so to get to Lumo. Same thing happened when they introduced the giveaway Gold perk. *Sigh*
PS - I really hate that they introduce changes in April, when my membership year changes at the end of Feb. Pure guesswork from here: let's say "Lumo" would be double Plat level (300k) At the end of Feb, I'm close to 400k, in April close to 0, so I'd need another 10 months or so to get to Lumo. Same thing happened when they introduced the giveaway Gold perk. *Sigh*
Jan 22, 2018, 4:10 pm
#116
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Posts: 8,757
I suppose not. My email stated that they will expire 3 months after losing Platsku (if there is no activity). To be safe, your friend should have one transaction next spring and be okay for the next 18 months.
Jan 22, 2018, 10:30 pm
#117
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Stratosphere
Programs: AY Lumo, AF Platinum
Posts: 254
So... my lifetime point accumulation is missing from my Finnair plus profile. I really hope this isn’t a sign that they are taking it away as a future option. Of course they can’t take it away from anyone who has already earned it, but it would be awful for those of us who weren’t quite there yet.
Jan 22, 2018, 10:31 pm
#118
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I think the wording is a bit weird for Platskus, but it boils down to this - when you move down to Gold, the 18 months rule kicks in retrospectively (!) but you'll get a grace period of 3 months, if you had no account movement in the previous 18 months.
I see only one rare scenario for this 3 months grace period to kick in - make Plat within the first 6-9 months of year N-1 and once you hit it, don't earn or burn 1 point in the rest of N-1 AND the whole year N. How often does that happen?
(Buy one koristeluurappa and save your 6-7 digit points stash for the next 18 months, mo)
I see only one rare scenario for this 3 months grace period to kick in - make Plat within the first 6-9 months of year N-1 and once you hit it, don't earn or burn 1 point in the rest of N-1 AND the whole year N. How often does that happen?
(Buy one koristeluurappa and save your 6-7 digit points stash for the next 18 months, mo)