Finnair's revolution will begin on March 9: here are all the details on the switch to Avios
Over the past few months we have been talking about the news at Finnair. First the announcement of the adoption of Avios points as the currency of the program [...]
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Over the past few months, we have been talking about what's new at Finnair. First the announcement of the adoption of Avios points as the currency of the loyalty program, with the ability to merge accounts with other companies using Avios, also in the course of chatting with our Gabriele the #1 of the Finnish flag carrier had reiterated the importance of this step. Now the final details and clarifications on the yet undisclosed aspects have arrived.
The switch off will be in March
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Slightly later than originally announced, the transition will take place on March 9. Just days before the start of spring and entry into the summer travel season Finnair will make the transition to the new currency and to All the new rules related to accumulating points and obtaining status In the Finnair Plus program.
Summary of changes
- Finnair Plus will adopt Avios as the currency for award tickets. Already, Finnish FF points are called avios, but what is new is that they will be cumulative and moveable to British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia, Qatar Airways and Vueling
- Finnair Plus will award Avios and elite status based on spending incurred for the ticket and not for the distance traveled, a novelty already in place with Iberia and British Airways
- Finnair Plus will increase the number of award seats "savers" available on flights
- Finnair will introduce the free onboard messaging
- Status holders will have Clearer ideas for taking advantage of upgrades
In conclusion
The biggest changes are for those aiming to gain/renew status in Finnair's loyalty program, for everyone else the most interesting new features are definitely the possibility of combining points with other accounts from BA,IB and QR-a unique feature in the world of alliances and loyalty programs.
For the occasional user, all these changes are improvements so there's no need to worry, let's just say it's nice every once in a while to see changes that don't leave a bitter taste in your mouth, and Finnair Plus is among the changes that, at the very least, don't make the status quo worse.
