2021 promotions
Sep 1, 2021, 12:05 am
#181
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Award -20% campaign is now valid until 10SEP21
Book a Finnair award flight with points at our old website – now with a 20% discount until 10 September 2021.
Sep 1, 2021, 12:33 am
#182
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,963
Sep 1, 2021, 1:14 am
#184
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: C2
Posts: 651
Cancellation fee. BUT free change up til 48H, I have done plenty of speculative bookings and I hope to push them x months forward if it isn't possible to go.
Sep 1, 2021, 5:31 am
#185
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
You can cancel and get all the points back. You will not get the taxes back (unless taxes are more than 50 EUR, in which case you will get back anything that's above the 50 EUR cancellation fee).
Sep 1, 2021, 10:29 am
#186
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,963
So the cancellation fee is for Plats too maybe still worth the risk
Sep 1, 2021, 10:37 am
#187
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: C2
Programs: AY ex-Lumo, TK Elite, BT VIP, ITA Executive
Posts: 1,157
Even for Lumos...
Sep 1, 2021, 10:49 am
#188
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: 14,180
I was sent an promo that promises 10k extra points on all J bookings ARN-BKK/HKT/MIA, ie on the new direct flights from ARN. (5k bonus on Y booking). Valid for all new bookings until SEP21.
However, promo-link leads to a page that does not indicate any bonus points, neither in text nor in T&C. Go figure.
YMMV, but I wanted to post it anyway.
However, promo-link leads to a page that does not indicate any bonus points, neither in text nor in T&C. Go figure.
YMMV, but I wanted to post it anyway.
Sep 1, 2021, 11:04 am
#189
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
Yesterday at ARN, I saw AY advertising their MIA flights. I wonder if those flights will actually take place. HKT, probably. BKK, probably not. MIA, unlikely.
Sep 1, 2021, 11:09 am
#190
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: 14,180
Who knows, but at least they are trying to attract demand.
Sep 2, 2021, 6:17 am
#191
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,602
And poor me I went and emptied my account back to k-plussa earlier. But hey, it works both ways so I can move plussa back to ay, albeit with transaction delay
Sep 2, 2021, 7:23 am
#192
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
So as I understand it, Canaries sale finished on August 31st, European autumn sales continue until September 3rd, and award flight disconts continue until September 10th...
Sep 2, 2021, 2:38 pm
#193
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
We just booked HEL-BER for 102€ return in December, actual peanut prices... With cash prices like these, the redemption campaign makes little sense
Sep 2, 2021, 11:58 pm
#194
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat Lumo, SK Gold
Posts: 954
In 1.5 weeks a HEL - BER return would cost almost 350 e. There an award ticket makes much sense. And these days I won't book anything more than 4 weeks ahead.
Sep 3, 2021, 12:48 am
#195
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
OTOH 102€ is a small capital to risk, especially given the flexibility AY still gives for these tix.
I'm getting back into the normal travelling rhythm, even though Asia is still unfortunately impossible. In Sept/Oct I look at IST, AYT, WAW, BUD, OTP, MUC, KRK, KTW, possibly BEG, AMS and some more obscure Balkan airports as well.