New AY ticket types from 31MAR20 . should we be worried ?
Jun 16, 2021, 12:13 am
#422
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Hi, FinnairPlus_Ela we obviously haven't met I'm Kauppias 😂😂 I don't have patience 😂😂😂
But good to hear there is a chance...
With all these flight cancellations, NO ORC like SAS has provided, and no compromises available with flight cancellations it has been a very bleak time for some of us who don't fly Domestics 😂😂 (atleast without strong incentives) 😂👍👍
But good to hear there is a chance...
With all these flight cancellations, NO ORC like SAS has provided, and no compromises available with flight cancellations it has been a very bleak time for some of us who don't fly Domestics 😂😂 (atleast without strong incentives) 😂👍👍
Jun 16, 2021, 12:17 am
#423
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I think the strangest thing is this "A Flex ticket bought after 15 June doesn’t include airport priority services." So Flex is the most expensive business class ticket type and that does not include priority? So priorities are now status only? Or cheaper classic has it, as there is no mention about it?
The booking page though, does not reflect this change. Flex has priority check-in, boarding and security according to it, as does classic and it is June 16 already. But light does not, as stated.
As status member I love the idea of business light as the seat is only thing I need from it currently. As long as it is cheaper than before. Although lower point accumulation is a bummer. Really hard to tell. You can compare it to past prices, but these are not normal times, hard to tell what the price would be normally. Is this really a cheaper alternative, or a more traditional, "You now have to pay extra to get what was included before".
Although I much doubt I will pay for business class tickets in the future, never done it so far. I will use vouchers or points, if not possible, then I will rather go couch than pay that much extra. Maybe I could take a cheap last minute upgrade.
The booking page though, does not reflect this change. Flex has priority check-in, boarding and security according to it, as does classic and it is June 16 already. But light does not, as stated.
As status member I love the idea of business light as the seat is only thing I need from it currently. As long as it is cheaper than before. Although lower point accumulation is a bummer. Really hard to tell. You can compare it to past prices, but these are not normal times, hard to tell what the price would be normally. Is this really a cheaper alternative, or a more traditional, "You now have to pay extra to get what was included before".
Although I much doubt I will pay for business class tickets in the future, never done it so far. I will use vouchers or points, if not possible, then I will rather go couch than pay that much extra. Maybe I could take a cheap last minute upgrade.
Jun 16, 2021, 12:45 am
#424
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Jun 16, 2021, 12:46 am
#425
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Jun 16, 2021, 12:59 am
#426
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Jun 16, 2021, 1:03 am
#427
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Jun 16, 2021, 1:24 am
#428
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Jun 16, 2021, 1:43 am
#429
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Jun 16, 2021, 1:51 am
#430
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It's Economy Flex:
https://company.finnair.com/en/media...ews?id=4000294
An Economy Flex ticket bought after 15 June doesn’t include airport priority services.
Jun 16, 2021, 2:00 am
#431
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Jun 16, 2021, 3:06 am
#432
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BLight makes absolutely no sense. Aimed for leisure travellers? If flying longhaul for holidays, how many flies without a luggage, I suspect not many (not talking about FT'ers).
How many buys BLight without realising the glitches? Many. And then you end up buying 2 x 70 for the luggage and min. 2 x 95 for the seat = adds up to MORE than the price difference to BClassic, and you are still without priority services and lounge....... Ridiculous, may I say. To make sense, the BLight fare needs to be substantially less.
How many buys BLight without realising the glitches? Many. And then you end up buying 2 x 70 for the luggage and min. 2 x 95 for the seat = adds up to MORE than the price difference to BClassic, and you are still without priority services and lounge....... Ridiculous, may I say. To make sense, the BLight fare needs to be substantially less.
Jun 16, 2021, 4:24 am
#434
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Regrettable as the new tickets may be, these enhancement do make elite status more valuable. Not sure whether lounges will become less crowded, though.
Yes, QR did introduce similar tickets, but their QSuite and Al Mourjan lounge are different products from the AY premium cabin and crowded HEL lounges - which aren't even open while the Al Mourjan has never closed its doors. AY, if you want to imitate QR in ticketing, please also imitate their lounges and QSuites. A good start would be to open the lounges.
Yes, QR did introduce similar tickets, but their QSuite and Al Mourjan lounge are different products from the AY premium cabin and crowded HEL lounges - which aren't even open while the Al Mourjan has never closed its doors. AY, if you want to imitate QR in ticketing, please also imitate their lounges and QSuites. A good start would be to open the lounges.
Jun 16, 2021, 6:53 am
#435
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