KrisFlyer redemption rates increasing [from 5/7/22]

[Scr77]

Hot off the press, redemption rates are increasing.



New charts are here https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/...RevisiontoKrisFlyerAwardChart&utm_content=CTA

Upgrade charts are also increasing and stopover rules altered.

 

[Scr77]

East coast AU to Europe in J saver is up 12%

 

[kamchatsky]

This is the link to all the "enhancements"

https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/ppsclub-krisflyer/latestnews/kfchanges22/?utm_source=OP9103_KF&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RevisiontoKrisFlyerAwardChart&utm_content=CTA#

Looks like inflation is now really taking hold ..... First RBA, now Krisflyer! Ouch!

I wonder if we can book the award, and then just move the dates without ticket reissue to beat the deadline ....

 

[Scr77]

I can’t see any positives. This would have been a good time to say ”but we are removing the 3 year expiry”

 

[MattA]

I wonder if we can book the award, and then just move the dates without ticket reissue to beat the deadline ....

Don’t think so, unfortunately:

 

[kpc]

My award flights in Sept and Mar are already ticketed so not affected....those after that well..
PS not surprised though!

 

[coolkid101]

I can’t see any positives. This would have been a good time to say ”but we are removing the 3 year expiry”

I must say it's not really a surprise. And the last devaluation was in 2018 (I think) so it's been some time coming. Probably held off until some normality restored I.e. Now. Too many people with too many miles stashed over the last few years. All waiting to burn their miles as the rolling expiry comes to an end mid next year.

Once again a great time to be pps. Unlike qantas, sq have really stepped up to pamper this group. A lot of longstanding advantages even more valuable during this time - no expiring points, priority waitlist, first dibs advance redemption booking ahead of everyone else , multidate reservations with free cancellations. Even pps connect without waiting more than a min or 2 for a competent phone agent.
Not to say the surprise gifts I keep getting!

 

[Duffa]

Oh no, I wish I hadn't burned 1.5million on J savers to Europe, for the whole family, in the last 6 months !!!!

 

[SYD]

Oh no, I wish I hadn't burned 1.5million on J savers to Europe, for the whole family, in the last 6 months !!!!

Happy I blew my balance on similar. But these increases are not totally unexpected.

 

[ninja-tim]

oh dam. My amex Premium ascent is getting rate reduction of 3:2 to 2:1 for SQ on 1st July and now this. Double whammy. This is going to hurt.

 

[levelnine]

With inflation out of control, especially in the aviation sector with its sensitivity to fuel prices, this was always going to happen. Expect devaluations to come in thick and fast across the board. ~10% isn't too bad in the grand scheme of things.

 

[MR61]

Have RTW awards been affected? 360k for F ? I could not find mention on the new charts.

 

[Mattg]

Have RTW awards been affected? 360k for F ? I could not find mention on the new charts.

I couldn't see any mention of RTW awards changing. These often seem to be immune from these kinds of changes - they also didn't go up last time there was a devaluation.

 

[daft009]

Well the bonus 15% they gave for transfers will take care of these increases

 

[luxury-lizard]

Looks like we'll need to book our 2023 Europe trip before the July 5 - will determine the departure date obviously.

Let's face it - the FF party is pretty much over - SQ was one of last "safe havens".

 

[Mr H]

Oof, those are some heavy increases. I have booked an outbound to Europe/Africa but a trip within Africa and my return will not be available before 5 July. Thanks ET for releasing your disappointing seats later than everyone else.

 

[drron]

Fortunately this morning I was able to book our late May 23 return from Europe. I quipped that now I don't have enough miles for 2 F saver awards to or from Europe. Now I don't have enough for 2 J saver awards.
For us the party is over.

 

[kamchatsky]

Well with the new increase, I am 25K short of having 4 * J return to Europe mid next year. Looks like we all have to come back via IST instead as a workaround.

 

[Mr H]

Well with the new increase, I am 25K short of having 4 * J return to Europe mid next year. Looks like we all have to come back via IST instead as a workaround.

You can (or at least you could) buy small numbers of points to top up balances. Expensive but if it saves a redemption...

 

[Coops1]

Party can’t keep going forever. We will adapt, there will be more luxury!
Races upstairs to finalise RTW tickets before the booking fest takes all the tickets,