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Old Oct 8, 2013 | 8:21 pm
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Originally Posted by skylane
I'm booked SIN to KUL round trip flying Singapore Air metal using my United miles (25000 miles). The flight is $250 otherwise. My other option is to fly Malaysia or Silk Air for half the price. Am I going to be missing anything if I book on the cheaper flight on Silk metal? Looks like I wouldn't earn any miles but on a short flight that isn't a big deal.
Why pay (more) miles/$$$ for such a short flight? It's an hour or less. Your 25,000 miles are put to better use elsewhere.
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