Originally Posted by jsloan

Yes, you probably need to set this up with a multi-city search. The price you get should be the same as you'd get otherwise.

Note that you're still talking about an expensive ticket here. The deepest discount PE bucket isn't eligible for PlusPoint upgrades. For those dates, the cheapest upgradable fare I see is about $3800. And that's still with two very, very long flights in a non-upgradable economy seat.

Meanwhile, you can book SQ in Premium Economy for 90% of the trip for $2000. Sure, you can't upgrade with PlusPoints, but it still feels like you're coming out ahead to me, especially if your PlusPoint upgrades don't clear.

For $4100, you can fly on Philippine Airlines the whole way in business class, or $4500 for Asiana or $4800 for Cathay.

The upgradable NH seat feels like the worst option of all to me.