Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Finnair is a British Airways oneworld partner, letting you earn and redeem Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points on its flights. It also has its own frequent flyer program called Finnair Plus which uses Avios as its reward currency.
For UK residents, the airline can be a good option when flying to Asia due to its strong route network and regular sales. Flying times are not substantially longer because Helsinki is ‘on the way’.
Finnair Plus does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).
You can also use any credit card which earns British Airways Avios and move those over to Finnair Plus Avios.
Our complete guide to earning Finnair Plus points from UK credit cards is here.
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Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into selected frequent flyer schemes. .....
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How can you earn Finnair Plus points from UK credit cards? Finnair Plus does not have its own UK credit card. All is not lost though! I want to run through the options if you still want to collect .....
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This is our review of the Finnair Schengen lounge in Helsinki Airport. Whilst Finnair operates three lounges .....
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Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles .....
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5 Apr 20225 April 2022 • 37 comments
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