Finnair Seat & Meal
Oct 7, 2018, 4:23 am
#1
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Finnair Seat & Meal
Has anyone ever tried this? And if so: experiences, pictures available?
Currently the Seat and Meal package is available on Finnair flights to and from Barcelona, Biarritz, the Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife), Geneva, Lisbon, London*, Madeira (Funchal), Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Nice, Paris, Reykjavik and Rome. I have just tried selecting seats for my flights from AMS to HEL and vice versa, apparently the seat & meal package is now also available to and from Amsterdam.
https://www.finnair.com/fi/gb/seat-and-meal
1. Fish Meal
2. Meat Meal
3. Vegeratian Meal
4. Junior/Kid's Meal
In MMB the seats show up as located in the 2 rows after business class and as a AY+ Gold they cost me 35 euro / 5500 points.
Currently the Seat and Meal package is available on Finnair flights to and from Barcelona, Biarritz, the Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife), Geneva, Lisbon, London*, Madeira (Funchal), Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Nice, Paris, Reykjavik and Rome. I have just tried selecting seats for my flights from AMS to HEL and vice versa, apparently the seat & meal package is now also available to and from Amsterdam.
https://www.finnair.com/fi/gb/seat-and-meal
1. Fish Meal
2. Meat Meal
3. Vegeratian Meal
4. Junior/Kid's Meal
In MMB the seats show up as located in the 2 rows after business class and as a AY+ Gold they cost me 35 euro / 5500 points.
Oct 7, 2018, 5:08 am
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Interesting. I have also spotted the offer on AMS-HEL flight and wasn't too surprised that they didn't bother to update their list of destinations. However, they at least seem to have realised that the initial price of 11000 points was too high (compared to 10000 upgrade-to-J price). Now it's quite reasonably priced. Surprisingly though, the system only offers me cash payment.
Oct 8, 2018, 1:07 am
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Interesting. I have also spotted the offer on AMS-HEL flight and wasn't too surprised that they didn't bother to update their list of destinations. However, they at least seem to have realised that the initial price of 11000 points was too high (compared to 10000 upgrade-to-J price). Now it's quite reasonably priced. Surprisingly though, the system only offers me cash payment.
Was gonna grab the meal package for 5500p. welp....i will pass for 11k
Oct 8, 2018, 5:55 am
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So today I signed in and it offered me the points payment, too. Of course, 11k was the price.
Do Golds still get Economy Comfort with 50% discount? I assume the system mixes those with Seat&Meal, hence the 50% points discount for Golds. To make the list of options complete, it can sometimes be booked complimentary.
Should mods delete this thread to avoid unnecessary attention, or should we buy popcorn and start counting months until AY puts their IT into the right order?
Do Golds still get Economy Comfort with 50% discount? I assume the system mixes those with Seat&Meal, hence the 50% points discount for Golds. To make the list of options complete, it can sometimes be booked complimentary.
Should mods delete this thread to avoid unnecessary attention, or should we buy popcorn and start counting months until AY puts their IT into the right order?
Oct 9, 2018, 12:50 am
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The 11k pricing for seat&meal is probably one of the most brain-dead perks in AY. Why would anyone not buy a J upgrade for less points, which comes with a seat and an empty seat next to it (unless you are doing that on a small plane), lounge access, business class check-in and fast track? I tried explaining this to one of the AY reps at one of the AY events, but apparently with not-so-great success.
Oct 9, 2018, 1:35 am
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The 11k pricing for seat&meal is probably one of the most brain-dead perks in AY. Why would anyone not buy a J upgrade for less points, which comes with a seat and an empty seat next to it (unless you are doing that on a small plane), lounge access, business class check-in and fast track? I tried explaining this to one of the AY reps at one of the AY events, but apparently with not-so-great success.
Oct 9, 2018, 1:58 am
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Oct 9, 2018, 4:35 am
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Oct 9, 2018, 6:00 am
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Oct 9, 2018, 7:34 am
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Oct 9, 2018, 1:42 pm
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Many things cost a lot of points compared to the charged price in Euro, but they are basically in line.
Seat & Meal: 11000 points vs 35€
Extra Baggage intra-European: 6000 points vs 20€
Lounge off-peak: 13000 points vs 39€
If you can get a J upgrade for 10k points then it brings great value for the points.
Seat & Meal: 11000 points vs 35€
Extra Baggage intra-European: 6000 points vs 20€
Lounge off-peak: 13000 points vs 39€
If you can get a J upgrade for 10k points then it brings great value for the points.
Oct 9, 2018, 4:33 pm
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Many things cost a lot of points compared to the charged price in Euro, but they are basically in line.
Seat & Meal: 11000 points vs 35€
Extra Baggage intra-European: 6000 points vs 20€
Lounge off-peak: 13000 points vs 39€
If you can get a J upgrade for 10k points then it brings great value for the points.
Seat & Meal: 11000 points vs 35€
Extra Baggage intra-European: 6000 points vs 20€
Lounge off-peak: 13000 points vs 39€
If you can get a J upgrade for 10k points then it brings great value for the points.