The Master SQ Guide (Krisflyer, Waitlists & Waitlists Clearing)

[StayGoldPonyboy]

Our turn tonight so we leave London for Singapore this evening. I will plan to go Krug,caviar and icy vodka as usual.

Enjoy cove.
I have to thank you as I'm sure it was because of reading your posts years ago that I ended up getting a St George Amplify cc and started transferring to KF. Going on my first ever SQ J award soon .

 

[I love to travel]

Does anyone remember when the SQ earlybird flights to Europe and the US come out. I seem to recall late August?

 

[aaa99]

I have a question about SQ award charts. Maybe this was covered in another thread.

I was trying to book CNS-SIN-DPS on the website and I expected it to be 68.5k miles in J (Zone 9 to Zone 2). However it is pricing it at 89.5k miles (which is the sum of a Zone 9 to Zone 1 award and Zone 1 to Zone 2 award). Is this expected?

Because MEL-SIN-DPS prices at 68.5k and so does CHC-SIN-DPS.

Am I missing something?

 

[lovestotravel]

Does anyone remember when the SQ earlybird flights to Europe and the US come out. I seem to recall late August?

September

 

[Mr H]

I have a question about SQ award charts. Maybe this was covered in another thread.

I was trying to book CNS-SIN-DPS on the website and I expected it to be 68.5k miles in J (Zone 9 to Zone 2). However it is pricing it at 89.5k miles (which is the sum of a Zone 9 to Zone 1 award and Zone 1 to Zone 2 award). Is this expected?

Because MEL-SIN-DPS prices at 68.5k and so does CHC-SIN-DPS.

Am I missing something?

SQ has a rule of most direct route/no backtracking. I understand they police this by looking at the total mileage of both AAA-BBB-CCC and the direct AAA-CCC. If AAA-BBB-CCC is more than a certain percentage of AAA-CCC (e.g. 175% - I don't know what the actual percentage is) it will trigger as backtracking and price as separate sectors. I suspect this is the problem - that the greater distances with the MEL-SIN route mean the backtrack to DPS is a smaller percentage of the total routing so it doesn't trigger the backtrack alarm. You may (but no guarantee) be able to persuade an agent on the phone to book it for you.

 

[aaa99]

Thanks, thats very interesting.

In fact I just tried CNS-SIN-CGK and that prices at 68.5k.

Route Direct (miles) Indirect (miles) Direct/Indirect
CNS-DPS 2135 4150 0.51
CNS-CGK 2745 3659 0.79

 

[I love to travel]

September

Here is hoping that they are released this year and good value. From memory last year was not that great and didn't allow travel in August.

 

[Warks]

I've been looking at flights for April May next year but holding off hoping for a sale. We got good prices two years ago in the sale. Prices aren't terrible at the moment but there's room to move.
I was just looking at Point Hacks for discount codes but none of them work (all said expired and to be fair I don't know why PH even has them up still). But there's also mention of a 10% discount when paying with Amex. Is this real? I assume it's also outdated. I never received anything to this effect from Singapore Airlines.

 

[Mr H]

I've been looking at flights for April May next year but holding off hoping for a sale. We got good prices two years ago in the sale. Prices aren't terrible at the moment but there's room to move.
I was just looking at Point Hacks for discount codes but none of them work (all said expired and to be fair I don't know why PH even has them up still). But there's also mention of a 10% discount when paying with Amex. Is this real? I assume it's also outdated. I never received anything to this effect from Singapore Airlines.

2022 was quite exceptional - airlines were trying to get people to fly again after Covid. There may be another sale in the future but I would not use experience in 2022 to set any benchmarks.

 

[lovestotravel]

Here is hoping that they are released this year and good value. From memory last year was not that great and didn't allow travel in August.

I usually travel December to February and the "early bird" sale never really helps me.

That being said I managed 4 x business seats leaving Mid Dec and returning Mid Feb for $7300 approx. each through Amex

 

[33kft]

I am looking to book 4 pax CEB - SIN on SQ using points. My options seem to be:

1. VFF - 80,000 pts + A$275.60
2. KF SQ Saver - 54,000 pts + US$66.40

VFF points convert at 1.55:1 meaning 83,700 VFF = 54,000 KF.

KF seems clearly the better option here - any reason that wouldn't be the way to go before I start transferring?

 

[MooTime]

I am looking to book 4 pax CEB - SIN on SQ using points. My options seem to be:

1. VFF - 80,000 pts + A$275.60
2. KF SQ Saver - 54,000 pts + US$66.40

VFF points convert at 1.55:1 meaning 83,700 VFF = 54,000 KF.

KF seems clearly the better option here - any reason that wouldn't be the way to go before I start transferring?

I'd only say be sure there's availability on your date and grab'em immediately either way.

Would there be 4 seats on VFF?

 

[I love to travel]

Here is hoping that they are released this year and good value. From memory last year was not that great and didn't allow travel in August.

Fares ex KUL released today. Book by 15 Sept travel to end of July. MasterCard promotion. So unless you want to position to KL not helpful but maybe a sign they are not too far away. BTW fares in J around $3700 from KUL to Europe.

 

[lovestotravel]

Fares ex KUL released today. Book by 15 Sept travel to end of July. MasterCard promotion. So unless you want to position to KL not helpful but maybe a sign they are not too far away. BTW fares in J around $3700 from KUL to Europe.

Hope so, as we are planning a summer EU trip and fare are currently around $9,500 each but are $7,291 with Amex Plat. which is what I paid for a trip at the end of this year..

Hmmmmm

 

[tmdl]

Our turn tonight so we leave London for Singapore this evening. I will plan to go Krug,caviar and icy vodka as usual.

Not sure if your flight had the same issue, we flew SIN - NRT on the 777 in F in July 2024 and only 1 bottle of Krug on board?!

They did have Comtes & Bollinger La Grande Annee but had to deal with my wife complaining

Do you they stock more to London?

 

[Warks]

Fares ex KUL released today. Book by 15 Sept travel to end of July. MasterCard promotion. So unless you want to position to KL not helpful but maybe a sign they are not too far away. BTW fares in J around $3700 from KUL to Europe.

I checked KUL to Rome/Milan etc is around $1000 rtn for the cheapest fares. But they fly via SIN which I would find hard to justify.
Edit: reading the posts above I realise I work in a different world to others! I'm here scraping for the cheapest Y flights with SIA and it's J for some, if only!

 

[lovestotravel]

Seems 6th September will be the earlybird on-sale date....

 

[I love to travel]

Seems 6th September will be the earlybird on-sale date....

And how do you know this?

 

[Warks]

Funny to see two usernames so similar having a convo above.

 

[MARTINE]

Seems 6th September will be the earlybird on-sale date....

Hope so
Firming up some plans