Finnair, the other week, launched a 50% off Avios sale, a miles currency used by several airlines (British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways + others) that ends tomorrow.
This is the lowest price Finnair has sold Avios at, and it is also currently the most affordable option to access British Airways, Iberia, and Qatar Airways Avios (they all sell them at a significantly higher price than Finnair).
You can access the Finnair Plus page for buying Avios here.
Remember to link your Finnair Plus account with BA and freely transfer Avios between them. BA also allows you to transfer Avios with Iberia and Qatar Airways. These Avios transfers between airlines that have adopted this loyalty currency are FREE.
Note that the airlines don’t have a unified award chart, and fees also differ.
Discount Schedule:
Price at 50% Discount:
The price of an Avios at the 50% discount is 1.05 euro cents each. The price during recent previous sales was 1.4, 1.26, and 1.24 euro cents each, and during the last pre-Avios sale, the price was 0.97 cents each (when converted to Avios—read more here).
Award Chart Update:
Finnair Plus Change Delayed Until March 9, 2024 & New Award Charts
Buying Miles for the First Time?
Buying Airline Miles For The First Time
Finnair & BA Account Linking:
Finnair & British Airways Account Linkage Now Live & Transfer Avios Between Accounts
Buying Avios Through BA:
You can buy Avios at roughly a bit higher than 1 euro cent through Avios Booster; BA buys Avios subscriptions or at 1.2 euro cents each during frequent sales at a 50% bonus.
- British Airways Launches Avios Booster (Another Way To Buy Miles)
- British Airways Launches Avios Subscriptions
- British Airways Buy Avios With 50% Bonus Through September 14, 2022
Conclusion
You can also buy Finnair Avios if you need more British Airways, Iberia, or Qatar Airway Avios, as you can move them between accounts (through BA).
If you have previously purchased Finnair Plus points, you should review current award charts and fuel surcharges to see if they still make sense. Finnair started pricing its own awards leg by leg, raising some of the prices significantly and penalizing those who don’t live in the Nordics.
This is the right time to buy Avios, as the price is the lowest we have seen this year among all these Avios using airlines. Through BA, you can move Avios between these four airlines (British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, and Qatar Airways).
Terms and conditions of this sale:
Transactions must be completed between 6 November (00:00:01 EET) and 20 November (23:59:59 EET) 2024 to earn the Avios discount. Finnair Plus members can purchase for themselves or as a gift a maximum of 200,000 Avios in the calendar year. The combined maximum amount of Avios that a member can buy or receive is 200,000 Avios per calendar year. All other Buy Avios terms and conditions apply.
