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.
Early last month, Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. We covered the story here. You CANNOT yet move Avios back and forth between Finnair Plus and British Airways Executive Club, but this .....
Early last month, Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. We covered the story here. You CANNOT yet .....
16 Apr 202416 April 2024 • 160 comments
Finnair has now adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This was announced last August and has now gone live in impressively speedy fashion. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and .....
Finnair has now adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This was announced last August and has now gone live in .....
12 Mar 202412 March 2024 • 55 comments
Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles and into hotel schemes. Over the years this changed, creating a pyramid of sorts with the .....
Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles .....
2 Feb 20242 February 2024 • 13 comments
The oneworld airline alliance, which includes British Airways amongst its members, has finally opened its first ‘official’ oneworld-branded airport lounge, at Seoul Incheon. This is the .....
The oneworld airline alliance, which includes British Airways amongst its members, has finally opened its .....
23 Jan 202423 January 2024 • 36 comments
Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early 2024. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus .....
Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty .....
20 Dec 202320 December 2023 • 39 comments
Finnair has taken another step to rebuilding its Asia network post pandemic. Flights from Helsinki to Nagoya – the fourth largest city in Japan – will resume from 30th May 2024. The .....
Finnair has taken another step to rebuilding its Asia network post pandemic. Flights from Helsinki to Nagoya .....
8 Nov 20238 November 2023 • 46 comments
Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early 2024. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus in .....
Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency .....
30 Oct 202330 October 2023 • 118 comments
The end of the next week sees a major change to American Express cards – the end of pro-rata fee refunds. We will look at this again in more detail tomorrow. Today I want to look at another .....
The end of the next week sees a major change to American Express cards – the end of pro-rata fee .....
24 Sep 202324 September 2023 • 10 comments
If you are looking to top up your Avios balance and are willing to take a small risk, there is a very interesting opportunity available until 18th September. Oddly, the thing you will be doing is .....
If you are looking to top up your Avios balance and are willing to take a small risk, there is a very .....
6 Sep 20236 September 2023 • 103 comments
In an unexpected move, Finnair has announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early 2024. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus in adopting the .....
In an unexpected move, Finnair has announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early .....
16 Aug 202316 August 2023 • 103 comments
With British Airways unlikely to return to Thailand for a few years, due to a shortage of long haul aircraft and the unattractive economics of a route with modest premium traffic, you need to look .....
With British Airways unlikely to return to Thailand for a few years, due to a shortage of long haul aircraft .....
16 Aug 202316 August 2023
It’s always a special treat when you take a European short haul flight in Business Class on a long haul aircraft, because it means you’ll get a flat bed seat – even if it is only for .....
It’s always a special treat when you take a European short haul flight in Business Class on a long haul .....
7 Aug 20237 August 2023 • 31 comments
News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss his trip to Abu Dhabi on the inaugural A380. You can listen to it here .....
News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying .....
29 Jul 202329 July 2023
American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming in from 2nd October. Whilst lengthy, there is nothing to concern most people apart from .....
American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming .....
13 Jul 202313 July 2023 • 54 comments
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