Finnair to switch to avios

[Gvann]

Finnair switching their miles game to avios

2:1 conversion from their existing awards

“Promised more award space”

[hvaces42]

Finnair switching their miles game to avios

3:2 conversion from their existing awards

“Promised more award space”

FTFY

"This will be new in the Finnair Plus program in early 2024:

The Finnair Plus program will become spend-based, so you will collect the Avios loyalty currency and reach tiers based on the money spent – for your flight as well as travel extra purchases – with Finnair. This means that it will no longer be possible to reach tiers with the number of flights only. Collecting tier points and loyalty currency on partner-marketed or -operated flights will continue to be based on the travel class, booking class, and distance flown. However, you will collect based on miles, not kilometres, flown. 

Avios, our new loyalty currency, will offer you new opportunities to collect and use your loyalty currency in extensive networks of Avios’ partners, including a wide range of travel experiences and online shopping brands. Avios is the loyalty currency used by some of Finnair’s oneworld partners’ loyalty programs, British Airways Executive Club, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, and Iberia Plus. Finnair Plus award points will be converted into Avios with a 3:2 ratio. The value of your existing points does not change when switching to Avios, as the prices in Avios will be updated with the same 3:2 ratio. 

We will review the tier point limits required to reach different tiers to reflect the new spend-based earning of tier points and the switch to Avios, and we will communicate these limits later this year.   

Milestones will be a new benefit, meaning you, as a Basic member, will receive additional Avios when reaching a certain amount of tier points within your existing tier.

Your possibility to use Avios on award flights is improved: we will increase the number of Classic award seats and guarantee at least 4 award seats on Finnair flights within Europe and 8 on Finnair long-haul flights. *"

[UKinNYS]

As of May 22, Avios are now transferrable btwn BA and Finnair:
https://www.finnair.com/en/finnair-plus/buy--transfer-or-exchange-avios/transfer-avios-between-finnair-and-british-airways

Is the award chart any better than BA or Qatar avios?
https://www.finnair.com/en/finnair-plus/collect-and-use-avios/use-avios-on-award-flights-with-partners

[yelped]

As of May 22, Avios are now transferrable btwn BA and Finnair:
https://www.finnair.com/en/finnair-plus/buy--transfer-or-exchange-avios/transfer-avios-between-finnair-and-british-airways

Is the award chart any better than BA or Qatar avios?
https://www.finnair.com/en/finnair-plus/collect-and-use-avios/use-avios-on-award-flights-with-partners

Do they charge fuel surcharges on AA and Alaska?

[arflights]

Is the award chart any better than BA or Qatar avios?
https://www.finnair.com/en/finnair-plus/collect-and-use-avios/use-avios-on-award-flights-with-partners

Looks like it. Depends on the fuel surcharges, but so far it looks like an AA domestic award will be 11k, compared to 13k Qatar on some routes.

[yelped]

Looks like it. Depends on the fuel surcharges, but so far it looks like an AA domestic award will be 11k, compared to 13k Qatar on some routes.

I tried chatting to make a dummy booking but the line was too long. All it says is "passenger taxes and fees" which is ambiguous.

[Gvann]

I tried chatting to make a dummy booking but the line was too long. All it says is "passenger taxes and fees" which is ambiguous.

you cant make a dummy booking without the amount of miles needed? (meaning up until the checkout page)

[yelped]

you cant make a dummy booking without the amount of miles needed? (meaning up until the checkout page)

Don't know. I figured I'll try, since AA is not bookable online.

[First Time CCer]

Don't know. I figured I'll try, since AA is not bookable online.

Any update on this?

[Zali]

Finnair raised rates for US49 flights. Now 16500, though NA-Hawaii/Mexico/Caribbean is still 15000.
https://www.finnair.com/il-en/finnair-plus/collect-and-use-avios/use-avios-on-award-flights-with-partners

[Dan]

Finnair raised rates for US49 flights. Now 16500, though NA-Hawaii/Mexico/Caribbean is still 15000.
https://www.finnair.com/il-en/finnair-plus/collect-and-use-avios/use-avios-on-award-flights-with-partners

lolwut

[bmw]

pity, i did numerous bookings at the 11k rate....