Use Avios on award flights with partners

In addition to Finnair Classic award flights, Finnair Plus members can also use their Avios to purchase award flights for the partner airlines listed below.

You can book British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qantas and Qatar Airways flights directly through our website's booking engine or by clicking the airline name below and choosing Book award flights. To book award flights with other airlines, please contact us via our Chat service on the bottom right corner or call our customer service. The easiest and fastest way to contact us is via chat on the bottom right corner.

As an example, you can add Finnair flights to your trip when you fly from Finland to Dallas: HEL–JFK (Finnair), JFK–DFW (American Airlines) and DFW–LHR (American Airlines), LHR–HEL (Finnair). In this case, Avios are charged according to American Airlines.

Avios charges for award flights with partner airlines

The pricing of award flights with partner airlines (excluding British Airways) is based on the origin and destination zone. This means all flights within your origin and destination zone are included in the partner airline award price.

You can review below the airline-specific tables (excluding British Airways) to see how many Avios are needed for flights on selected routes with different airlines. Please also see the terms and conditions at the end of this page.

Alaska Airlines and its regional partners serve more than 120 destinations across the United States and to Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, and Belize. The airline emphasizes Next-Level Care for its guests, along with providing low fares, award-winning customer service and sustainability efforts. For more information, please visit us at https://www.alaskaair.com

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Continental US & Canada	11,000	-	40,000
North America–Mexico	12,500	-	49,500
North America-Hawaii	13,500	-	50,500

American Airlines (AA) is one of the biggest airlines in the world and a founding member of the oneworld Alliance. American Airlines operates from major hubs across the USA, including Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington DC, to 350 destinations in 50 countries.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Flights within North America (continental USA and Canada)	16,500	-	40,000
North America–the Caribbean and Mexico	15,000	25,000	40,000
Flights within South America	15,000	25,000	40,000
North America–Hawaii and Central America	15,000	38,000	47,500
Europe–North America	23,000	65,000	85,000
North America–South America	23,000	55,000	75,000
North America–the Far East (over the Pacific)	34,000	90,000	118,000
Europe–the Caribbean and Mexico (via USA)	34,000	85,000	115,000
Europe–Hawaii and Central America (via USA)	55,000	140,000	190,000
Europe–South America (via USA)	55,000	140,000	190,000

British Airways (BA) is one of the world’s most recognised airlines and a founding member of the oneworld Alliance. The airline reaches some 200 destinations in 80 countries throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia, with its main hub London Heathrow. Together with Iberia, British Airways forms the International Airlines Group.

The Avios charges of award flights for British Airways follow British Airways' own pricing. You will find the up-to-date prices on our website’s booking engine.

The pricing is based on the origin and destination zone, the travel class, and the flight date. Some changes may require additional Avios, for example, changing your travel date from off-peak to peak. When changing from a peak to an off-peak date, we will refund any difference in Avios price. If you wish to change your award booking, please contact our customer service.

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Cathay Pacific (CX) is Hong Kong's flagship carrier and a founding member of the oneworld Alliance. Together with its subsidiary, Cathay Dragon, Cathay Pacific offers connections to 90 destinations in 35 countries across Asia, the Pacific, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Hong Kong–China (except Dalian, Beijing, Qingdao, Shanghai and Shenyang), Taiwan and the Philippines	11,000	18,000	30,000
Hong Kong–Dalian, Beijing, Qingdao, Shanghai and Shenyang	11,000	18,000	30,000
Asia–Asia, the Middle East and India	22,000	55,000	75,000
Asia–South Pacific	35,000	85,000	120,000
Asia–South America	35,000	85,000	120,000
Asia–North America	35,000	85,000	120,000
Asia–Europe, South Africa	31,000	72,500	110,000

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Iberia (IB) is Spain’s flagship airline and the leading carrier between Europe and Latin America. It joined oneworld in 1999. From its Madrid hub, it serves some 135 destinations in almost 50 countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.

Together with British Airways, Iberia forms the International Airlines Group (IAG) including the LEVEL brand that was created for exploring the world in an easy and affordable way.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Flights within Spain	9,200	15,000	-
Spain–the Canary Islands	12,500	23,000	-
Spain–Europe	14,000	27,000	-
Europe–the Canary Islands, North Africa, Israel	14,000	27,000	-
Europe–North America	27,500	75,000	-
Europe–Central America and the Caribbean	32,500	87,500	-
Europe–South America	50,000	125,000	-
Europe–South Africa	45,000	125,000	-

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Established in 1951, Japan Airlines (JAL) is one of the world’s premier carriers. It joined the oneworld Alliance in 2007. The airline has major hubs in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Okinawa, and operates almost 900 daily flights to 80 destinations across 20 countries.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Japan domestic flights	8,500	14,500	-
Japan–Korea	11,500	19,000	34,500
Japan–China & Guam	13,500	24,500	45,500
Japan–South Asia	15,500	41,500	53,000
Japan–Hawaii & India	28,500	78,750	104,500
Japan–Australia & New Zealand	33,500	94,250	125,000
Japan–Europe	33,500	94,250	125,000
Japan–the United States	33,500	94,250	125,000
Europe–the Pacific area	38,500	108,000	142,000

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LATAM Chile is one of the largest and most awarded carriers in Latin America. It was a member of the oneworld Alliance in 2000–2020. The airline serves more than 70 destinations in 20 countries throughout South America, North America, Europe and the Pacific.

LATAM Brazil is the leading carrier of Brazil, Latin America's largest economy and the region's biggest air travel market. LATAM Brazil operates to 60 destinations in 16 countries in Latin America, the USA and Europe.

LATAM Chile:

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Flights within Peru	6,500	-	-
Flights within Chile	11,000	-	-
Flights within South America	18,500	42,000	-
South America–Easter Island	15,000	-	-
South America–Central America	18,500	42,000	-
South America–Tahiti	28,000	75,500	-
South America–North America	28,000	75,500	-
South America–Europe	33,500	90,000	-

LATAM Brazil:

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Domestic Brazilian flights	6,000	14,000	-
Brazil–South America	13,000	20,000	-
Brazil–Central and North America	28,500	74,500	-
Brazil–Europe	33,500	90,000	-

Malaysia Airlines, which joined oneworld in 2013, is one of the few airlines worldwide rated five-star by Skytrax, which has also honoured the airline for having the World’s Best Cabin Crew. With its main operating hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airlines flies to over 50 destinations in 17 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Flights within Malaysia	6,000	15,000	-
Malaysia–Singapore	6,000	15,000	-
Malaysia–Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam	10,000	37,500	-
Malaysia–Hong Kong and the Philippines	15,000	54,000	-
Malaysia–rest of Asia	20,000	84,000	-
Malaysia–Australia, the Middle East, New Zealand	28,000	74,500	-
Malaysia–Europe	55,000	126,000	-
Malaysia–North America	78,000	156,000	-

Qantas (QF) is one of the world’s most recognised airlines and a founding member of the oneworld Alliance. It serves almost 80 destinations in 20 countries. As the only Australian airline in any global airline alliance, it offers an extensive domestic network besides serving points in Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, North and South America and Africa.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Flights within Australia	13,000	22,500	42,000
Australia–New Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea	13,000	22,500	42,000
Australia and New Zealand–Tahiti	15,000	35,000	50,500
Australia and New Zealand–Asia	25,000	65,000	90,000
Australia and New Zealand–Africa	40,000	95,000	150,000
Australia and New Zealand–Europe	47,500	130,000	180,000
Australia and New Zealand–South America (over the Pacific)	40,000	125,000	175,000
Australia and New Zealand–North America (over the Pacific)	40,000	95,000	150,000

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Qatar Airways is one of the world’s fastest-growing and highest-rated airlines. It joined oneworld Alliance in 2013. Qatar’s network covers 200 destinations in 100 countries in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, North and South America, Asia and Australasia.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Qatar–Bahrain, U.A.E	8,500	15,000	26,500
Qatar–Kuwait, Oman	8,500	15,000	26,500
Qatar–Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi-Arabia, Yemen	11,500	19,000	35,500
Qatar–Africa (except South Africa), Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Turkey	16,500	38,500	48,500
Qatar–Europe	17,000	41,250	54,000
Qatar–Rest of Asia, South-Africa	23,000	55,000	75,000
Qatar–Australia, North America	50,500	130,000	170,000
Qatar–New Zealand, South America	54,000	140,000	185,000

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Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is the flag carrier of Morocco and oneworld’s first African member airline as of April 2020. Along with its subsidiary, Royal Air Maroc Express, the airline serves over 100 destinations in more than 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America and South America.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Flights within Morocco	6,000	18,000	-
Morocco–Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya	12,000	23,000	-
Morocco–Europe (except Spain & Portugal)	14,000	28,000	-
Morocco–Central Africa	14,000	28,000	-
Morocco–South Africa*, America (US, CA, BR) & Middle East	17,500	50,500	-
Europe–Central Africa	17,500	50,500	-
Europe–South Africa*, America (US, CA, BR) & Middle East	25,000	75,000	-

*Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Kenya

Royal Jordanian is the national carrier of the Kingdom of Jordan and joined the oneworld Alliance in 2007. It serves 45 destinations in 30 countries throughout the Middle East, where it offers one of the most extensive networks of any airline, and to Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Flights within Jordan	9,000	12,000	-
Flights within the Middle East	12,000	18,000	-
Europe–the Middle East	15,000	36,000	-
The Middle East–North America	33,500	90,500	-
The Middle East–Asia	27,500	74,500	-

SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and the first and only South Asian carrier to join the oneworld Alliance. Renowned for its world-class service, SriLankan Airlines operates flights between its Colombo base and more than 110 destinations in 48 countries across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. It is the largest international airline serving Maldives, and it also has a significant presence in Southern India.

Route (one way)	Economy Class	Business Class	First Class
Sri Lanka–India (except Delhi), Maldives	10,000	18,000	-
Sri Lanka–Delhi, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand	14,000	24,000	-
Sri Lanka–Middle East (incl. Pakistan)	15,000	41,000	-
Sri Lanka–Europe, China, Japan	23,000	64,000	-

Award flights are valid only on flights operated by the partner concerned (restrictions apply to code-share flights).
An award flight may be combined with a Finnair flight. It is not possible to combine flights with two or more partner airlines into the same award flight.
Award flights can be round trips or one ways. For round trip flights, the Avios of departure and return must be the same.
The Avios cost of an award flight is for one person only.
Scheduled international flights include connecting flights in Finland.
Connections for award flights are always booked for the first possible flight. No stopovers are permitted.
One additional stopover is permitted on round trip intercontinental flights.
The award flight’s outbound flights may not be on the same day.
The customer is liable to pay all passenger fees, taxes and any surcharges relating to award flights.
Ticketing is made within one day of the reservation.
Changes are allowed before departure, for a change fee.
Changes are not allowed after the journey has started.
A cancellation fee applies.
The corresponding number of Avios will be debited from the account when an award booking is made.
If the customer travels in multiple travel classes during an award journey, the cost of that award will be calculated based on the highest travel class.
The number of seats available with award flight booking classes is limited. There is no waitlist.
It is not possible to book awards for certain times and routes.
Award bookings may not be exchanged for money.
Each airline partner has its own booking and payment regulations. Further regulations will be explained when flights are booked.

If you cancel an award booking with a partner airline and the booking is made before 9 March 2024, we will refund the purchase to your account in Avios. The conversion rate from award points to Avios is 3:2 – 3 award points equal 2 Avios.

Example:
You have an Economy award booking with Qatar Airways for a Doha-Seychelles route for summer 2024. You purchased the award in autumn 2023 with 60,000 award points and wish to cancel your award booking in April 2024 when Finnair Plus uses Avios as a loyalty currency. We will refund your account 40,002 Avios.

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Qantas

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Royal Jordanian

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Terms and conditions for award flights with partner airlines

Award bookings with partner airlines purchased before 9 March 2024