Singapore Airlines (SQ) Redemptions - Limited Availability
Feb 9, 2019, 8:45 pm
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Feb 10, 2019, 8:12 pm
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My bet is the REGIONAL A359/787-10 (the 359 with just J and Y that is derated and used for shorter flights) will be OK for J redemptions, just like A330s and 772s are/were, but longhaul A359s not so much. But otherwise agree 100%.
The odds that AS is going to get inventory UA and the rest of *A doesn’t get resemble lottery odds.
Yes, they've made the 781 available for redemption through UA. By all reports, it's a great J product, arguably better than the 359. Will have to see how the regional 359s are handled (and in particular whether SQ can code them separate from the long-haul 359s).
I'll go out on a limb and say zero chance.
I'll go out on a limb and say zero chance.
Feb 11, 2019, 8:55 am
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Funny how you can redeem SQ for AS though.
Feb 11, 2019, 9:27 am
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Feb 11, 2019, 10:08 am
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Feb 11, 2019, 11:28 am
#128
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We already have lots of ways to get to Asia, on good airlines. If you can't fly SQ you can fly JAL or CX or KE or even EK if you want to take the scenic route. One more would be nice, I guess, but not exactly exciting.
Feb 11, 2019, 12:31 pm
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Agreed that AS already partners with quality airlines in Asia, but I do think there is some value in being able to get to Southeast Asia non-stop. I personally always include a couple of days in Singapore when visiting Southeast Asia anyway and certainly wouldn't mind avoiding an additional connection in Tokyo, Hong Kong, or Seoul.
Feb 11, 2019, 12:40 pm
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Feb 11, 2019, 5:00 pm
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And to the response:
I have also been to Asia multiple times on Alaska partners, generally in premium cabins. (Once in Suites, even.) I'm under the impression that SQ has a better Y than CX, but even if it didn't, there's still a point to having more options.
Feb 24, 2019, 4:01 am
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I wrote into AS about Aer Lingus and SQ redemptions and all I got back was that my comments had been “noted.” Two years is a long time. I’m genuinely curious what the hold up is? Are they trying to negotiate the miles for redemptions or is it a computer/software problem?
Feb 24, 2019, 4:07 am
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Also to this point: now that AS has capped the miles at 150K per person whose not elite, it should benefit us greatly. With more availability now, they’ve gotten rid of all the mileage brokers and swindlers. The move makes me speculate if this was something their partners pressured them to do?
Feb 24, 2019, 11:17 am
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Also to this point: now that AS has capped the miles at 150K per person whose not elite, it should benefit us greatly. With more availability now, they’ve gotten rid of all the mileage brokers and swindlers. The move makes me speculate if this was something their partners pressured them to do?
Feb 24, 2019, 1:56 pm
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Extremely unlikely. AS is a small, inconsequential player in the FF world. Many of SQ's larger partners, including particularly UA with one of the largest FFPs in the world, sell miles freely.