Velocity reinstates Singapore Airlines redemptions

Just wondering if using the Virgin website for a SQ J reward seat is still the real only way to search? Slow and time consuming as it is.
 
cityloop said:
Just wondering if using the Virgin website for a SQ J reward seat is still the real only way to search? Slow and time consuming as it is.
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An untried suggestion, if you have a Krisflyer account (open one if not perhaps), search as Krisflyer on SIA and if not available there then I'd suspect zero chance of being there on VFF.

Just a thought - interesting to see if it works.
 
RAM said:
An untried suggestion, if you have a Krisflyer account (open one if not perhaps), search as Krisflyer on SIA and if not available there then I'd suspect zero chance of being there on VFF.

Just a thought - interesting to see if it works.
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That's what I did you make it quicker to find seats using VFF. Any saver rewards I found on Singapore Airlines site, I was able to find on Virgin site. Waitlist obviously won't show though.

Helped me find a bunch of J seats between Brisbane, Singapore and Japan in Feb/Mar at least
 
Has anyone had any success calling the VA Platinum line to make an SQ J reward booking for a seat that does not appear on the VA website but appears on the SQ website?
It seems SQ generally only offer one flight to VA out of MEL per day when there are actually several other flights per day with KrisFlyer reward availability.
 
cityloop said:
Has anyone had any success calling the VA Platinum line to make an SQ J reward booking for a seat that does not appear on the VA website but appears on the SQ website?
It seems SQ generally only offer one flight to VA out of MEL per day when there are actually several other flights per day with KrisFlyer reward availability.
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VA don't have the same access to sq award inventory which has always been mostly reserved for kf member redemptions.
 
I'm locked out of my velocity account right now but can one book Scoot flights with VA redemptions? Thank you

Seems they are replacing some SIA routes with Scoot ones
 
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After spending a few hours on VA, SQ, UA and AC websites last night investigating award availability for PER-SIN-FRA-JFK, I think that the J award availability provided to UA and AC may not be the same as the one provided to VA (unless I need elite status with UA and AC to view J reward seats for SQ).
Has anyone else found this to be the case? This also aligns with my understanding that SQ doesnt release a lot of J awards to *A partners, and VA may have it a bit better...
 
Buzzard said:
Looking at the zones, I wonder if you fly from Aus to NZ, would it be via SIN?
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There are rules to prohibit backtracking and past (pre-Covid) experience is that they calculate the distance from end to end and allow a tolerance percentage for the total mileage of all the sectors added together. I managed to get MEL-TAS via IST but was denied doing it via FRA. I'm guessing Australia-NZ would not fall within the tolerance unless, perhaps, you were starting in PER or DRW.
 
I'm a newbie.

Can you transfer Krisflyer to Velocity?

If Krisflyer business is 236k points, if you booked direct through Velocity...I gather there would be a point adjustable?

I always transferred, buow I wonder if it's safer to keep in Velocity?

Thank you
 
ifyouknowyouknow said:
I'm a newbie.

Can you transfer Krisflyer to Velocity?

If Krisflyer business is 236k points, if you booked direct through Velocity...I gather there would be a point adjustable?

I always transferred, buow I wonder if it's safer to keep in Velocity?

Thank you
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You were able to transfer from KF to VF at the same pre-Covid rate as the other way at 1:55 before the shutdowns.

So I would assume you'd be able to transfer from KF to VF when that re-opens on July 19. The rate however, whether if it remains at the pre-COVID rate or it gets devalued is still unknown.
 
HS-TQE said:
You were able to transfer from KF to VF at the same pre-Covid rate as the other way at 1:55 before the shutdowns.

So I would assume you'd be able to transfer from KF to VF when that re-opens on July 19. The rate however, whether if it remains at the pre-COVID rate or it gets devalued is still unknown.
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Appreciate the information.

I don't fly often, managed to book Business Award Saver flights next year, but still have a fair enough of points expiring which I'm hoping to transfer out.
 
Looks like the same transfer rate will be reinstated:

Singapore Airlines

Earn Points with Singapore Airlines when you travel in an eligible fare class on flights with a SQ flight number that are operated by Singapore Airlines. You can also earn Status Credits and redeem Reward Seat. Learn more now.
experience.velocityfrequentflyer.com experience.velocityfrequentflyer.com
 
AIRwin said:
Looks like the same transfer rate will be reinstated:

Singapore Airlines

Earn Points with Singapore Airlines when you travel in an eligible fare class on flights with a SQ flight number that are operated by Singapore Airlines. You can also earn Status Credits and redeem Reward Seat. Learn more now.
experience.velocityfrequentflyer.com experience.velocityfrequentflyer.com
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Sounds like it will be the same old 1.55:1 then, which is decent enough.
 
AIRwin said:
Looks like the same transfer rate will be reinstated:

Singapore Airlines

Earn Points with Singapore Airlines when you travel in an eligible fare class on flights with a SQ flight number that are operated by Singapore Airlines. You can also earn Status Credits and redeem Reward Seat. Learn more now.
experience.velocityfrequentflyer.com experience.velocityfrequentflyer.com
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Seems to be page for transfers from Krisflyer to Velocity.
With the date of the 1:55 rate being 28 May 2018 as per the T&Cs on the bottom of the page.

Safe to assume the other way however (from Velocity to Krisflyer)?
 

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