SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

[MathNerd]

Thanks. Yes am following up. I am close to getting gold status and missing out on these points

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Thanks. I am actively following up, nothing concrete yet

Excellent. Keep fighting the good fight and let's see where this ends up. It's really interesting!

Unless it's in some T&C document somewhere that's not publicly accessible, well then how are we meant to know...

What has the chatbot (rather the agent that jumped on) said so far?

 

[dajop]

Worth chasing this one up, as even the T&Cs don't mention the calculation method - which is crucial.

From D.5.d of Krisflyer T&C

Subject to points f, g and h KrisFlyer miles are awarded based on the actual distance travelled, as calculated using the great circle distance formula, from the airport of departure to the airport of arrival, plus other bonuses when applicable. For connecting flights, which require change to another flight number, the KrisFlyer miles earned are based on the actual distance as calculated, using the great circle distance formula, for each sector within the trip.

 

[MathNerd]

From D.5.d of Krisflyer T&C

Ah, missed that. Was searching for "actual miles flown" but D.5.d has "actual distance flown" so I missed it.

Crucially though, it does say great circle distance formula, which is prescriptive, but then it does say airport of departure and airport of arrival. For something like OP's MAN connection, or another OP's FRA connection, or SQ378's MXP connection, what is the designation of MAN or FRA or MXP? Are they "ignored" as the flight number only cares about original origin and final destination?

D.5.d also states "For connecting flights, which require change to another flight number" which seems to imply that connections which *don't* require a change to another flight number, are not counted separately. I'm not a lawyer but it appears that line basically renders the previous discussion and any additional miles claims as null and void, as they've specifically mentioned for SIN-MAN and MAN-IAH to count as we want them to count, the flight number needs to change. Which it doesn't.

So, I think you're out of luck @minesapint. So sorry, I really wanted a win (for yourself and others) on this one!

 

[Cynicor]

Hello everyone
I'm in a bit of a pickle and could use some advice or shared experiences.

I'm booking a trip on Singapore Airlines from Perth (PER) to Singapore (SIN) for my family: 2 Adults and 1 Child. Our travel dates are 23 January 2025 to 27 January 2025. We’re all set for the outbound flight but here's the snag where our return leg to Perth is currently waitlisted, and it looks like all the reward seats for the entire week are on the waiting list.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation with Singapore Airlines on this?

• How likely is it that they’ll release more seats as the date approaches?
• Are there any strategies or workarounds to secure those seats?

My wife’s getting so peeved i booked a non refundable hotel waiting for those return seats So, any help would not only save our trip but also keep the peace at home!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Cheers,

Is this economy or business?
No chance anyway, PER-SIN and VV waitlists never clear, at least in J, at nearly any time of the year.

Options - pay for flights.

 

[lovestotravel]

Hello everyone
I'm in a bit of a pickle and could use some advice or shared experiences.

I'm booking a trip on Singapore Airlines from Perth (PER) to Singapore (SIN) for my family: 2 Adults and 1 Child. Our travel dates are 23 January 2025 to 27 January 2025. We’re all set for the outbound flight but here's the snag where our return leg to Perth is currently waitlisted, and it looks like all the reward seats for the entire week are on the waiting list.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation with Singapore Airlines on this?

• How likely is it that they’ll release more seats as the date approaches?
• Are there any strategies or workarounds to secure those seats?

My wife’s getting so peeved i booked a non refundable hotel waiting for those return seats So, any help would not only save our trip but also keep the peace at home!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Cheers,

That is my biggest issue with booking a one way award seat, on any airline

No guarantee you will get home when you want.

I highly doubt the waitlist will clear

Best bet is booking a one-way on any airline at whatever cost

 

[lovestotravel]

On another note, now that 777X is officially delayed again, and looking like 2027 before any new seats comes to SQ

About time the CEO changes his tune and puts new seats on the A350's...

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On another note, now that 777X is officially delayed again, and looking like 2027 before any new seats come to SQ

About time the CEO changes his tune and puts new seats on the A350's...

 

[minesapint]

From D.5.d of Krisflyer T&C

I don’t think the first part of this term means that for connecting flights with the same flight number the actual distance travelled does not govern the miles applied.

Also notably this section is specific to KrisFlyer miles and I don’t see an equivalent for status miles. The only relevant section that I could see that discusses the status miles accruals is at the top of the table in section G.1 “Accrual level (of actual miles travelled)”.

Keeping fingers crossed…