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.
This is our review of Finnair’s new ‘no recline’ Business Class seat. A month ago, Finnair announced a brand new – and different – Business Class seat which will roll out .....
This is our review of Finnair’s new ‘no recline’ Business Class seat. A month ago, Finnair .....
8 Mar 20228 March 2022 • 263 comments
I am due to be in Helsinki on Friday to see and fly the new Finnair business class and premium economy seats. Four years in the planning, the new seating is a key part of Finnair’s plan to .....
I am due to be in Helsinki on Friday to see and fly the new Finnair business class and premium economy seats. .....
1 Mar 20221 March 2022 • 63 comments
The big news today, which we knew was coming, was supposed to be the launch of Finnair’s new Premium Economy seat. Instead, it has surprised everyone by also launching what looks like a very .....
The big news today, which we knew was coming, was supposed to be the launch of Finnair’s new Premium .....
10 Feb 202210 February 2022 • 121 comments
Three years ago, British Airways announced it would be leaving its dedicated Terminal 7 facilities at New York JFK airport and re-locating to Terminal 8 with joint venture partner American Airlines. .....
Three years ago, British Airways announced it would be leaving its dedicated Terminal 7 facilities at New York .....
28 Jan 202228 January 2022 • 50 comments
I am deliberately not making a big song and dance about this offer because I do not have a great understand of Finnair’s Finnair Plus loyalty programme. Because I don’t know all of the .....
I am deliberately not making a big song and dance about this offer because I do not have a great understand of .....
19 Dec 202119 December 2021 • 118 comments
Barely a month goes by at the moment without a new route announcement from Finnair, a British Airways partner in the oneworld alliance. Last month we covered the start of services to Busan in South .....
Barely a month goes by at the moment without a new route announcement from Finnair, a British Airways partner .....
8 Dec 20218 December 2021 • 28 comments
Both Iberia and Finnair have made new long-haul route announcements in the last 24 hours. All of these flights will be bookable with Avios and should offer low levels of taxes and charges. Whilst you .....
Both Iberia and Finnair have made new long-haul route announcements in the last 24 hours. All of these flights .....
10 Nov 202110 November 2021 • 53 comments
Finnair, as a oneworld alliance member, is a British Airways Executive Club partner. This means that you can earn and spend Avios on Finnair flights. Finnair is more useful than you might think. .....
Finnair, as a oneworld alliance member, is a British Airways Executive Club partner. This means that you can .....
25 Oct 202125 October 2021 • 62 comments
News in brief: I’m in ‘The Club’ British Airways Executive Club has kindly included me in an article on ‘super travellers’ in the latest online edition of ‘The .....
News in brief: I’m in ‘The Club’ British Airways Executive Club has kindly included me in an .....
16 Oct 202116 October 2021
It’s just like the old days on HfP, with multiple excellent cash flight deals turning up this week. The snag on this one is that you are taking a punt on Thailand opening. The odds are looking .....
It’s just like the old days on HfP, with multiple excellent cash flight deals turning up this week. The .....
9 Oct 20219 October 2021 • 61 comments
Back in July, we covered Finnair’s decision to start long haul services from Stockholm – going head to head with SAS – as it had spare long haul aircraft. From October it will fly .....
Back in July, we covered Finnair’s decision to start long haul services from Stockholm – going .....
17 Sep 202117 September 2021
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. .....
9 Sep 20219 September 2021 • 18 comments
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 Finnair Plus points from a UK credit card, or want an .....
Finnair Plus does not have its own UK credit card. All is not lost though! I want to run through the options .....
1 Sep 20211 September 2021
Finnair has decided to capitalise on the retrenchment of SAS by launching long haul routes from Stockholm Arlanda airport. From October it will fly from Stockholm Arlanda to: Finnair is planning to .....
Finnair has decided to capitalise on the retrenchment of SAS by launching long haul routes from Stockholm .....
11 Jul 202111 July 2021 • 19 comments
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