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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 1:51 am
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Originally Posted by CrazyJ82
Don't assume...This assumes that tier bonuses would not be accompanied by a devaluation in the award chart. But again, it's all hypothetical anyway.
Thanks...I see your points. You have been educating me a lot lately

But again (and you will agree as well) - it all comes down to the member's travel pattern.

Originally Posted by midlevels
This is a very slippery slope. SQ already does this, and frankly, the fake J lounge for KF Gold members and other Star Alliance members travelling in Y is a joke. When I moved back to HKG I was thrilled that I could finally dump SQ and it's severely stingy FFP (before switching to OW I was *A Gold on SQ).
+1 No doubt why SQ has been known for one of the worst *A program.

FWIW - a lot of people can still survive with SATS Lounge. It is not the best. But IMHO - it is still better than SQ's own SKL @ HKG.
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