Changes in Finnair Plus benefits
We have made some changes to the Finnair Plus benefits as of June 2023.
We have made some changes to the Finnair Plus benefits as of June 2023.
We have made changes to Finnair Plus members’ baggage benefits from 1 June onwards in connection with overall baggage allowance changes.
Find out more below.
We have revised the points prices for travel class upgrades; starting from 15 June, it will require more points than before to upgrade your travel class.
Find out more below.
We are changing the points prices for award flights as of 15 June. An additional surcharge will also be applied to all award flights.
Find out more below.
In connection with the overall baggage allowance changes, we have made changes to Finnair Plus members’ baggage benefits.
Finnair Plus Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Lumo members can take one complimentary carry-on bag (55cm x 40cm x 23cm) on short-haul flights when travelling with an Economy Superlight ticket that otherwise would only include a small bag. This applies to bookings made on or after 1 June 2023.
A new Superlight ticket type replaces the Economy Light on short-haul flights (flights within Europe) for tickets purchased from 1 June. Superlight includes one small bag that is placed under the seat (40cm x 30cm x 15cm) and nothing extra. Read more about Superlight.
Finnair Plus tier benefits also apply when you travel with an Economy Superlight ticket.
As of 1 June 2023, Finnair Plus Silver members no longer have an extra checked bag of 23kg as a tier benefit but can purchase it with a 50% discount. The discount applies to all bookings regardless of the booking date.
The discount only applies to purchases made through Finnair digital channels or customer service for Finnair operated and marketed flights. The discount is not available for purchases at the airport.
If you have booked your flight before 1 June 2023 and you are a Silver member at the time of travel, you are still entitled to one extra bag free of charge.
Here are some examples:
Finnair Plus Gold members no longer have complimentary sports equipment, such as skis or a golf bag, included in their tier benefits when flying on or after 1 June 2023. However, you can always purchase all special baggage as a travel extra.
You can purchase bags and other travel extras when booking your tickets or later in Manage booking or Finnair mobile app.
Finnair Plus Platinum and Platinum Lumo members can no longer take heavy or oversized bags with them free of charge. If your bag weighs 23–32kg or exceeds the standard size of 90cm x 75cm x 45cm, you will need to pay a heavy or oversized bag charge. This change applies to bookings made on or after 1 June 2023.
If you have booked your flight before 1 June 2023 and you are a Platinum or Platinum Lumo member at the time of travel, you are still entitled to take heavy or oversized bags with you free of charge.
oneworld Priority benefits will continue to apply on Finnair flights.
As a new Finnair Plus benefit, oneworld Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald members can also take one complimentary carry-on bag on Finnair flights within Europe when travelling with a Superlight ticket that otherwise includes only a small bag.
Together with the changes in Finnair Plus Platinum and Platinum Lumo members' heavy and oversize baggage benefit, oneworld Emerald members can no longer take heavy or oversized bags with them free of charge starting from 1 June 2023.
We have revised the point prices for travel class upgrades: it will require more Finnair Plus points than before to upgrade your travel class.
The new pricing applies to new upgrades made on or after 15 June 2023. Please note that the points will be charged separately for each flight.
There are no changes to travel class upgrades made with upgrade benefits.
We have revised the pricing of award flights that you can purchase with Finnair Plus points; it will require more points than before to purchase an award flight.
You will also need to pay a surcharge in addition to the points.
The new point pricing applies to new award bookings made on or after 15 June 2023. When your award ticket is issued on or after 15 June, a surcharge will be collected.
Please note that the surcharge must be paid with money – it is not possible to use points for it.