Use points on travel class upgrade

Use your Finnair Plus award points to make your trip even more comfortable. When you upgrade your travel class with points, you can pay for Economy Class tickets but travel in Premium Economy or Business Class, or pay for Premium Economy tickets but travel in Business Class.

Travel class upgrades are available on scheduled Finnair flights (AY code on the ticket and the flight is operated by Finnair or Norra). The original ticket must be issued before you can request an upgrade.

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Upgrade to Business Class

When you upgrade your travel class to Business Class, you’ll enjoy the following benefits:

Priority check-in desks
One extra piece of checked baggage, max. 32kg
Priority Security lane
Finnair Lounge access
The luxurious comfort of Finnair Business Class on board.

Upgrade to Premium Economy

When you upgrade your travel class to Premium Economy, you’ll enjoy the following benefits:

Premium Economy meals
Premium Economy seat
Larger in-flight entertainment screen compared to Economy Class
Memory foam cushions
Learn more about Finnair Premium Economy.

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Point charges for upgrading your travel class

The prices in the table below are for travel class upgrades in one direction.

Please note that if you purchase your travel class upgrade from Economy Class to Premium Economy or Business Class through our customer service, there is an extra charge of 1,000 points per direction.

Upgrades from Premium Economy to Business Class are currently available only via our customer service. We recommend our easy-to-use chat service on Finnair.com or Finnair mobile app. You will not need to pay the 1, 000 points extra charge for those.

Region	From Economy to Premium Economy	From Premium Economy to Business	From Economy to Business
Flights within Northern Europe*	-	-	7,500 points or 1 European upgrade benefit
Flights within Europe**	-	-	10,000 points or 1 European upgrade benefit
Flights between Europe and Asia, North America, Doha or Dubai	20,000 points or 2 European upgrade benefits	30,000 points or 1 long-haul upgrade benefit	50,000 points or 1 long-haul upgrade benefit

*Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Krakow, Moscow, Oslo, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Reykjavik, Riga, Tallinn, Tartu, Vilnius and Warsaw. Please note that there is no Business Class on flights within Finland.

**Including Tel Aviv. Business Class may not be available on all European routes.

Travel class upgrades are only available for scheduled Finnair flights (AY code on the ticket and the flight is operated by Finnair).
If your ticket number starts with 105, you can upgrade your travel class on our website or through the mobile application latest 36 hours before your departure.
Travel class upgrades with points are not available for Finnair Plus award flights or Money+Points offers.
The corresponding number of points or Gold, Platinum and Platinum Lumo member benefit upgrades will be debited from the account when booking the award.
Travel class upgrades can only be done after the original reservation has been confirmed and the flight ticket has been issued.
Upgrades may not be confirmed until 37 hours before the flight, depending on the availability of seats on the aircraft. If we cannot confirm the upgrade 37 hours before the flight, your place on the waitlist will be cancelled and your points/upgrade benefits will be automatically refunded within 1–4 business days. Please note that the upgrade benefits’ expiration date will stay the same after the refund and the upgrade benefits will not be refunded if the expiration date has passed.
A travel class upgrade has no effect on the rules governing the original tickets.
In case of rerouting, you will travel in the original travel class.
Finnair Plus points are always awarded according to the original travel class and booking class of the ticket.
Only a limited number of seats are available for travel-class upgrade booking classes.
Travel class upgrades are not available at specified times and on certain routes.

How to upgrade your travel class

Upgrades to Business Class

You can request an upgrade from Economy Class to Business Class conveniently in our online upgrade service after you have booked your flight.

Upgrade to Business Class

Upgrades to Premium Economy

You can request an upgrade from Economy Class to Premium Economy conveniently in our online upgrade service after you have booked your flight.

If you want to request an upgrade from Premium Economy to Business Class, please contact our customer service after you have booked your flight.

Upgrade to Premium Economy

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