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Finnair and Finnair Plus

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.

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’.

The Finnair website is here.

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!).

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Tomorrow, as part of our unofficial series of “reviews of new luxury hotels in European tourist spots .....

7 Jul 20167 July 2016 by Anika Burnett • 44 comments

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Earn up to 50,000 miles with two transatlantic BA or AA flights this Summer

There are a very confusing number of promotions currently available for anyone planning on flying across the Atlantic on a oneworld airline, including British Airways. The crux of the problem is this .....

There are a very confusing number of promotions currently available for anyone planning on flying across the .....

23 May 201623 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Review of the Finnair Airbus A350 XWB – Part 3 (in which I eat reindeer)

This is the final part of my review of the new Finnair A350 aircraft which I flew recently on a test flight from Heathrow to Helsinki and back. Yesterday was the ‘proper’ review of what .....

This is the final part of my review of the new Finnair A350 aircraft which I flew recently on a test flight .....

3 Dec 20153 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Finnair A350 flying

Review of the new Finnair Airbus A350 XWB – Part 2

Two weeks ago, I flew to Helsinki and back in Finnair business class.  This was an opportunity to be one of the first people to fly the new Airbus A350 XWB and also to try out Finnair. Finnair, .....

Two weeks ago, I flew to Helsinki and back in Finnair business class.  This was an opportunity to be one of .....

2 Dec 20152 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Finnair A350

Review of the new Finnair Airbus A350 XWB – Part 1

Two weeks ago, I flew to Helsinki and back in Finnair business class.  This was an opportunity to be one of the first people to fly the new Airbus A350 XWB and also to try out Finnair. As a .....

Two weeks ago, I flew to Helsinki and back in Finnair business class.  This was an opportunity to be one .....

1 Dec 20151 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Good Finnair and SWISS business class deals from the UK

Whilst we wait for another round of cheap Qatar Airways business class fares, two interesting offers have appeared from Finnair and SWISS. Both are worth a look.  Finnair is a British Airways partner .....

Whilst we wait for another round of cheap Qatar Airways business class fares, two interesting offers have .....

2 Oct 20152 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

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