Originally Posted by
Cfleming929
Hey everyone! I recently moved to Singapore and expect to be undertaking a bit of travel with work. I’d love to get OWE status if possible and exploring options for which FFP to use to try and get there. Any advice for Asia based travellers would be greatly appreciated!
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
OWE status, followed by good award redemption rates
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
It wildly varies, but when paying cash for flights, usually 1 return business flight long haul (I.e. SIN - LHR) and 2 return business flights short haul (I.e. SIN - HKG)
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
I mostly redeem avios for award flights, otherwise go for the cheapest possible options in business class when paying cash
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
I can be flexible, and travel for both work and pleasure an even amount
(5) Which routes do you fly most often?
N/A
(6) What is your home airport?
SIN
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Royal Jordanian Gold Sparrow (OW Sapphire)
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
I most often fly either QR or CX (though mostly on award flights)
I am SIN-based OWE. The conundrum of being a SIN-based OWE is that ex-SIN business class tickets are typically 60-120% pricier than ex-ASEAN countries with lower GDP and income per capita. You probably want the OWE partly to access QF F lounge in SIN, but unfortunately that will cost several thousand. I end up buying the cheaper ex-ASEAN business class tickets, e.g. CGK, MNL, CEB to Europe on QR, so despite being OWE I rarely get to use the QF F lounge in SIN. In your case I might still consider the cheaper ex-ASEAN business class route, like spend the money on more business class tickets (3-4 ASEAN-Europe returns a year), be OWE with QRPC, forgo the QF F lounge in SIN but get Al Safwa in DOH. Another way is to purchase all your Europe trips in reverse, buy 3-4 OSL/ARN-SIN AY business class returns a year, be OWE with AY or AS.