|  | Finnair Business Class To Europe, 2 Seats |
| Finnair offers one of the best business class products between the US and Europe. However, it’s often tough to book business class with points and miles. If you find space, it might appear that there’s only one seat at first glance. However, I’ll talk about how you can book two seats below.
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Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | Straight To The Points
Routes: DFW, JFK, LAX, MIA, ORD - HEL Operating airline: Finnair Class of service: Business class Dates: January - July 2025 Seats available: 2 Cabin layout: 1-2-1 Book with (per person, one-way):
The following partners are only showing one seat.
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Taxes/fees (per person, one-way): From US: ~$5.60 From HEL: ~$37 Surcharges: From US: ~$135 From HEL: ~$43
British Airways tacks on steep surcharges.
Bank transfer partners:
Alaska: Bilt, Marriott American: Marriott British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott Cathay Pacific: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott Finnair: Capital One Qantas: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott Qatar: Amex, Citi, Marriott
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|  | Available Dates
Cathay appears to have access to some dates in addition to what is listed below. |
| DFW-HEL August: 4 November: 24 December: 25 January: 10, 14, 19, 20, 29 February: 6, 10, 25 March: 2, 6, 14, 16, 24-27 April: 22 May: 27 June: 13, 14, 20, 21, 24-30 July: 1-16, 18, 19 HEL-DFW December: 11, 30 January: 27, 31 February: 3, 4, 7, 17, 21 March: 1, 4, 13, 18, 19 April: 2, 4, 5, 17-19, 23, 24, 30 May: 5-9, 12, 20, 21 June: 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 23-30 July: 1-3, 8-10, 13-20
JFK-HEL August: 1, 5 December: 30, 31 January: 1, 11, 23, 25, 26 February: 9, 15, 18 March: 16, 22, 25, 26 April: 7, 12, 15 May: 5, 7, 11, 13 June: 4, 8, 15, 16, 20-22, 24-30 July: 1, 2, 5-12, 14-19 HEL-JFK August: 6 November: 7, 12, 13, 17 December: 9, 14, 19, 25 January: 18, 24, 30 February: 10, 12, 28 March: 3-6, 13, 16, 18, 19, 27, 28 April: 4, 8, 10, 11, 29 May: 5, 6, 8, 10, 12-14, 17, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30 June: 4, 5, 7, 9, 11-13, 15, 18-20, 22, 23, 25-30 July: 1, 3, 7-10, 12-15, 17-20 |
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| LAX-HEL August: 4 January: 5, 19 April: 27 July: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13-15, 18, 19 HEL-LAX November: 26 February: 25 April: 28 July: 11, 16, 18, 20
MIA-HEL January: 9, 28, 30 February: 25 HEL-MIA January: 16, 21 February: N/A March: 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, 22, 29
ORD-HEL April: 5, 6 May: N/A June: 20, 21, 24, 25, 27-29 July: 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 11-13, 15, 16, 18, 19 HEL-ORD August: 2, 6 April: 4, 8, 9, 19, 20, 23, 27 May: N/A June: 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27-29 July: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15, 16, 18-20 |
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| | | Flight Experience
Finnair's business class is arranged in a 1-2-1 layout and the seats are different than you'll find on any other airline. The seats don't recline. Instead, the padding lines the shell of the seat so you can sit or recline against it as you might a couch.
I've always found the crews to be friendly and helpful. While I wouldn't say the food isn’t top tier for business class, it's more than good enough. If anything, Finnair is known for its glassware. So, some champagne or one of their signature cocktails.
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| Best Ways To Book
Finnair Plus: Great Option For 2 Seats
Now that Finnair is part of the Avios family, this is often the best way to book as you’ll only need 62,500 Avios one-way and you can combine points across all Avios airlines. While Capital One miles transfer directly to Finnair, you can also transfer Amex, Bilt, and Chase points to British Airways and Citi points to Qatar Airways.
I use British Airways as my hub for Avios. You can easily combine Avios into your BA account then distribute to other Avios airlines as you please.
Cathay Pacific: Great Option For 2 Seats
This is the another great option to book two seats at 63,000 miles per person. You can transfer points to Cathay from Amex, Bilt, Capital One, and Citi.
If you include a connection within Europe on Finnair, please keep in mind that the award rate will increase. Similarly, if you include a domestic connection on Alaska or American, the award will be set by Cathay's Oneworld multi-carrier award chart.
American: Great Option For 1 Seat
While American can only book one seat, 57,500 miles is a great way to book a one-way award. If you want to book two seats, you could book one with American miles and the second with Finnair or Cathay.
As a test, I put one seat on hold with American miles and a second seat was still available when I searched with Cathay Pacific.
On the rare occasion, you’ll find two seats available to American.
Alaska: Great Option For 1 Seat With Bilt Points
From JFK and Chicago, Alaska Mileage Plan has a slight advantage over other options at 55,000 miles one-way. From DFW, LAX, and MIA, the rate jumps to 70,000 miles so other options will be better.
However, you can include a stopover on a one-way award ticket so that could make Alaska miles a better option. |
|  | How To Book
On Cathay’s site: Select Redeem flights Enter your origin and destination. Select One way or Return Select class of service and number of passengers Select date(s) Click Sign in to redeem Enter login info and sign in Select your flights
Cathay: To include a connection on Alaska, call (833-933-2244) to book.
Finnair: To see two seats, you may need to change your location to Finland (link).
Happy booking! |
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