Originally Posted by nowhereman
I, for one, wouldn't much care if SQ left *A. I rarely fly them because they have all these silly rules about cheaper tickets not qualifying for mileage or not qualifying for status. It's next to impossible to redeem an award on SQ (and that's when I am *A Gold.... I can only imagine what it's like trying to redeem an award on SQ if you are *A Silver or less).
Good riddance. I hope and pray that CX and SQ would switch their alliances.
PS: TG is good. No chip on their shoulder. Awards are easy to get and all flights qualify for mileage. ^
Nowhereman, I agree with your criticisms of SQ (though as a UA 1K I've had some success redeeming SQ awards), but nevertheless fervently hope that SQ stays in the *A. I guess a big part of my hope comes from the routes and class of service (C) that I generally fly on SQ, but IMHO the quality of service, IFE, phone reservation personnel, etc. make it the best airline in the *A and the world. Great and frequent connections to most Asian destinations I go to (such as Indonesia, which admittedly is not on the top of everyone's list). Plus sometimes it has great C fares for some of those destiniations (especially if flying an exclusively SQ itinerary).
So while there is much to criticize at SQ, its leaving the *A would make OneWorld a much more competitive option for folks like me who travel to Asia for business.