Yes, would prefer this as I can get some SQ status quite easily and this is somewhere my family needs to be at least once a year. But are the redemption issues just as bad as CX? It isn't about the cost as long as not too crazy, just availability. (This is what is really disappointing about CX/Asia Miles. I fly a ton, spend a ton and also spend a ton on flying, so earn a lot of points/miles. Shouldn't CX/Asia Miles be incentivizing us to earn more by spending/flying more on CX and its partners by giving us more ways to use the points/miles, rather than shut off avenues to spend and doing the opposite? This is like what happened with MPC a few years ago when I moved over to BAEC and never looked back, flying all sorts of (mainly) Oneworld airlines away from CX, almost always in paid J for work and pleasure. Now I may just dump CX/Oneworld altogether if all the points/miles I earned end up being useless. Status is one thing but the ability to burn what you earn is more important in my book. I don't understand this company.)

I am also exploring Skyteam options ex-HKG but it looks paltry.

Sorry for going OT!