Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer - Singapore LAX

hi i am new to this forum, so please forgive me if i posted this in the wrong folder! move me if necessary

i am intending to travel to LA in jan next year. Thinking of fly biz for the long trip leaving from singapore! i did some homework and found that if i buy through USairways.com. my flight is Flight: 5401 which is also sq 37/38.
I Have a few questions.
One, the price is $3,739.96 per pax in usd which about 5273 singapore dollars. yet if i book via singaporeair.com it is about 10,000 dollars! why the huge difference?

what is the catch?
will i be on an sq plane?
i am based in singapore? can i buy tickets on usairways.com?

is there anything else i need to take note off? can anyone please advice!
thanks!




heres more info on it i pick up on your forum
Singapore Airlines and US Airways will begin codesharing effective 07OCT07, which US Airways will place its code on selected SIA's Trans-Pacific and European flights to Singapore. Cities to SE Asia as well as Australia, will not go ahead for the time being.

SIA in return will codeshare on US Airways to Phoenix and Las Vegas only.



US Codesharing
SQ Operating

Los Angeles – Singapore
US5200
SQ037

Singapore – Los Angeles
US5201
SQ038

HI and welcome to FT,
While there can be a difference in price between carriers when they codeshare , in your case I am not seeing the huge price difference you noted.

What dates are you looking at ?
I got the following results :

SQ.com for Jan 2010 is USD 3,327.61 SQ38
US.com for Jan 2010 is USD 3,213.90 US5401 ( Operated by SQ as SQ38)

and to answer your questions , you can book it directly on US Air's website and it will show you the detailed info for the flight as well as a message saying " Flight operated by Singapore Airlines"

US does not fly SIN-LAX or SIN-EWR, they codeshare with SQ, so if you book on those nonstop flights you will 100% be on a Singapore A345.

I think OP maybe referring to r/t fare.

I think OP maybe referring to r/t fare.

Oh , I was only looking at One Way SIN-LAX.

....One, the price is $3,739.96 per pax in usd which about 5273 singapore dollars. yet if i book via singaporeair.com it is about 10,000 dollars! why the huge difference?....

It is common for prices on codeshares to differ. However, this is huge. Are you sure you are comparing RT to RT fares? :confused:

Could be Z fare versus C/D.

It is common for prices on codeshares to differ. However, this is huge. Are you sure you are comparing RT to RT fares? :confused:

Hi RT means round trip right? yea one way is bout 1845? i used usairways.com to book! however this seems to be teh only flight that has this difference, the sin - new wark one doesnt?

hmm i am sorry but i am new to this, what does it mean

Could be Z fare versus C/D. ????

sorry!

HI and welcome to FT,
While there can be a difference in price between carriers when they codeshare , in your case I am not seeing the huge price difference you noted.

What dates are you looking at ?
I got the following results :

SQ.com for Jan 2010 is USD 3,327.61 SQ38
US.com for Jan 2010 is USD 3,213.90 US5401 ( Operated by SQ as SQ38)

and to answer your questions , you can book it directly on US Air's website and it will show you the detailed info for the flight as well as a message saying " Flight operated by Singapore Airlines"

US does not fly SIN-LAX or SIN-EWR, they codeshare with SQ, so if you book on those nonstop flights you will 100% be on a Singapore A345.


hmm try using the flexible date thingy on usairways.com? and select your outbound and inbound yourself? move one or two days around, you should see it!

Could be Z fare versus C/D. ????

sorry!

No need to apologise. The "Z fare versus C/D" refers to the fare class that is being priced. As I understand it, each different fare is set at a different level and with different terms and conditions. Z fares are highly discounted, and will be more restrictive in terms of what changes can be made. C/D are more expensive, but offer less restrictions.

I've had a quick look on a misc date and came out with the following:

Singapore Airlines website: 5236USD
USAirways website: 4202USD

Dates: 4th Feb - 15th Feb
LAX-SIN

Quite a nice difference, but the USAirways website is quoting the lowest price as Z fare, and the Singapore Airlines website a D class as the lowest available.

Weird though, when I asked US website to quote a flexible fare, it's D fare was 8722USD.

Mark

No need to apologise. The "Z fare versus C/D" refers to the fare class that is being priced. As I understand it, each different fare is set at a different level and with different terms and conditions. Z fares are highly discounted, and will be more restrictive in terms of what changes can be made. C/D are more expensive, but offer less restrictions.

I've had a quick look on a misc date and came out with the following:

Singapore Airlines website: 5236USD
USAirways website: 4202USD

Dates: 4th Feb - 15th Feb
LAX-SIN

Quite a nice difference, but the USAirways website is quoting the lowest price as Z fare, and the Singapore Airlines website a D class as the lowest available.

Weird though, when I asked US website to quote a flexible fare, it's D fare was 8722USD.

Mark

hmm thanks for your quick reply! given that it is Z - fare? what disadvantages are there? like if i want to change the return ticket? how much would it cost me?

yea expedia and priceline cant seem to get that price? only usairways.com.

hmm thanks for your quick reply! given that it is Z - fare? what disadvantages are there? like if i want to change the return ticket? how much would it cost me?

yea expedia and priceline cant seem to get that price? only usairways.com.

Refundability and changeability depends on the rules of the particular fare you bought. The fare rules can be difficult to decipher, so you might want to just call US Airways and find out what the rules are.