airlines have no control over government decisions to close or open borders - they try to plan under assumption of travel restarting but i believe HK just extended the lock by 3 more months today...
The extension of the lockdown was something that almost everyone had to expect.
Again, I am defending my position -> airlines need fresh cash to finance their operations (esp. lease payments for the planes). They'll do anything to achieve that, even selling for tickets, where everyone knows that they will be cancelled eventually.
So basically do not fly for pleasure until 2021 to avoid getting played...
Exactly, do not spend your own cash for new tickets in 2020! It's too risky!
a. I actually prefer flying Cathay. SQ is a pretty good backup option, but being OW Emerald seems to get me better treatment even though I’m PPS as well.
Status is practically worth nothing during the Coronavirus pandemic.
If you need to move your family from SIN to SFO due to visa issues, I'recommend to monitor the situation and book only flights at a very short notice.