intuition

Hey! What is this new award fare?! 85k points for a Finnair economy award?



If you search an award as a return ticket, it can combine different type of awards and price it out at the most expensive one. So this Finnair availability is not sold as Finnair award but as a oneworld award, because the return flight only has seats on oneworld partner, making this economy return cost a whopping 170k points.

If you search and book the same flights as one-ways, you will get away with 147k points. Still horrendous as you will pay a penalty for booking a oneworld award as oneway but cheaper than a "return" because the Finnair flights drops to 45k, suddenly being sold as a Finnair award.

I wonder how many non-savvy members are tricket into booking awards at inflated prices this way.

goldnext

Can I upgrade an award flight with points?

OH-LGG

Negative.

ffay005

But you can upgrade an award flight with vouchers, should you (or a friend of yours) have any.

zxcv1

If you book an award that has AY HEL-SIN, and then e.g. one or two QF legs, they charge the AY leg according to Qantas prices. But there's nothing else to do, it only sells it as a oneworld award if you want it as a single ticket (+ penalty if it's a one-way OW award), making HEL-(OZ,NZ) a whopping 132 000 points as a one-way and still a salty 220 000 points as an economy return. Business return is 320 000 points, but naturally zero availability because it's actually a decent offer given that AY own LH business return is 160 000.

goldnext

It's a premium economy W award - ORD or DFW
Don't mind daytime flights
And I still have 2 Long haul left

Compliment

Isnt it a bad idea to upgrade premium eco for LH vouchers since you "paid" more points?

florens

Is this also possible on a BA award on a AY operated flight? I assume not.

ffay005

You mean, you redeem BA Avios for an award ticket on AY, where the flight itself is on AY flight number and AY metal? I have a faint recollection that it will not work. I believe I tried with an AAdvantage award ticket in a similar situation. But that's many many years ago.

Edit: it's right there in the wiki of the upgrade thread. Will not work.

florens

Indeed, that scenario. I didn‘t expect it to work so no big deal.

Let‘s see if I can manage to get a Plat drink then by showing the card. Or can I switch the FFN to the AY+ one from the BAEC one in the booking?

ffay005

You probably cannot change the FFP# yourself, but an agent will be able to do it. After which you shoud get benefits like lounge access or free bags.

florens

Sounds good. All I need is a drink and wifi.

miamiflyer8

Try RJ.com to change the FF# yourself. Can't guarantee it works 100% of the time but worth a try.

a_k

What would people say are the best options/destinations (i.e., return for points) for points awards within Northern Europe and within Europe? I guess answers will be subjective, but have some points to use and just thinking about where I should go

Jainzar

Far away and/or widebody: DXB, Canaries, LHR and KEF.