Please report your successful redemptions using Diamond Club miles (2009)
Jan 6, 2009, 5:24 am
#46
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Having read your post, I tried to look up my booking on SQ site - the page is down ! Also, not able to do a dummy booking or view the online timetable. I wonder if they are doing a schedule change and removing the SQ319 completely ?
Edited: all seems to be back to normal, although availability of revenue seats on my flight has gone from wide-open to F1
Last edited by JeffBHD; Jan 6, 2009 at 5:42 am Reason: updated with latest info
Jan 6, 2009, 5:42 am
#47
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Re: looking up your booking. Remember the SQ booking reference is different from the bmi/Amadeus reference, so you might need to call SQ to find out what the relevant locator for your booking is
Jan 6, 2009, 5:45 am
#48
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Fortunately CMT also gives the SQ locator, so no issue there, thanks. It's now all working again anyway !
Jan 6, 2009, 5:50 am
#49
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Happy Days in Dublin!
Just wanted to confirm that after all the hassle as mentioned upthread, it was a quick 11 minute call (from Pune ICC to my place) and I have the following J redemption:
SIN-SYD-AKL-PPT
On the requested dates, all in J except the final sector, which was unavailable.
All for the standard Z7-Z9 cost of 18,750 M + cash + tax.
I was originally charged incorrrectly (Z9-Z ea9 11,250m + 75GBP) but the agent called back asking for me to approve the full correct charge of 18,750 + ~125GBP tax + charges. All up just over 200GBP + miles. Pretty happy with that, though it would have been nice if they had left the booking as incorrectly charged.
Oh well, I'm happy!
In the end there was no problem having a long 9mth break between sectors.
Just wanted to confirm that after all the hassle as mentioned upthread, it was a quick 11 minute call (from Pune ICC to my place) and I have the following J redemption:
SIN-SYD-AKL-PPT
On the requested dates, all in J except the final sector, which was unavailable.
All for the standard Z7-Z9 cost of 18,750 M + cash + tax.
I was originally charged incorrrectly (Z9-Z ea9 11,250m + 75GBP) but the agent called back asking for me to approve the full correct charge of 18,750 + ~125GBP tax + charges. All up just over 200GBP + miles. Pretty happy with that, though it would have been nice if they had left the booking as incorrectly charged.
Oh well, I'm happy!In the end there was no problem having a long 9mth break between sectors.
Jan 6, 2009, 5:53 am
#50
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,267
Operator4: Yes sir 
, I have "reserved" the F seat for you but you need to phone back in 1hr to pay the taxes!!! 
Why the hell do I have to wait 1 hr? Did everything instantly on original booking so why the wait for a change? Very nervous as to whether the F seat is mine or not now.
Anyone had similar for SQ change?
, I have "reserved" the F seat for you but you need to phone back in 1hr to pay the taxes!!! Why the hell do I have to wait 1 hr? Did everything instantly on original booking so why the wait for a change? Very nervous as to whether the F seat is mine or not now.
Anyone had similar for SQ change?
Jan 6, 2009, 6:30 am
#51
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London
Posts: 2,385
They need to re-load the taxes as the ticket needs to be reissued. Your seat will be safe as long as it's showing up fine on the SQ website / CMT. Make sure they reissue the ticket correctly - you can phone SQ and ask them to check the E-ticket record and make sure it matches the PNR.
Jan 6, 2009, 6:36 am
#52
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London
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Due to light loads, 308/319 has been cancelled on selected weekdays (typically Mon, Tue, Wed or Thur) in Jan/Feb, and it looks like Mar too now. And the lucky passengers have been moved to one or other of the A380 flights (incl. F -> Suites!). However, no word on whether this extends to April yet
Re: looking up your booking. Remember the SQ booking reference is different from the bmi/Amadeus reference, so you might need to call SQ to find out what the relevant locator for your booking is
Re: looking up your booking. Remember the SQ booking reference is different from the bmi/Amadeus reference, so you might need to call SQ to find out what the relevant locator for your booking is
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...008-a-117.html
Jan 6, 2009, 7:03 am
#53
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Also make sure the ticket is re-issued within 24 hours or you could find your new F class booking vanish.
Jan 6, 2009, 7:26 am
#54
Join Date: May 2006
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If you booked say, last summer, the crappy exchange rate could easily account for a reasonable chunk of the increase, especially if SQ charge YQ in USD.
Jan 6, 2009, 8:55 am
#55
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Location: London
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Wow, that's a big difference. Did you book your original ticket a long time ago when fuel surcharge was lower? Can't see how it would change that much for a simple upgrade on the same flight unless you were moving from Y to F out of the UK.
Also make sure the ticket is re-issued within 24 hours or you could find your new F class booking vanish.
Also make sure the ticket is re-issued within 24 hours or you could find your new F class booking vanish.
Jan 6, 2009, 9:16 am
#56
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ARN-SK-ORD-UA-DTW in C ADT+INF for 18750points plus 284 GBP (C&M with taxes). DC insists it should be a paper ticket because of the infant. First they offered to send it to sweden, now they insist to send it to my address in the US 
Jan 6, 2009, 9:18 am
#57
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NRT-SIN in J one-way, on Air Nippon. 11,250 miles plus £75 cash plus £90 taxes. OUTSTANDING value considering a) its a 7 hour flight, b) I'd need to use 40,000 BA Miles for a similar flight on JAL and c) even if I'd bought the miles via the website, I'd still have got the flight for under £300 compared to the ludicrous cash price!
I know the ANA seats are not flat-bed but its a day flight so I'll survive. Seating seems to be 2-1-2 so I'll get a solo seat.
I delayed booking this until 2009 as the ANA website said they were reducing fuel surcharges for flights ticketed after Jan 1st, but I've no idea how much I saved. Booked in world record time via the ICC!
I know the ANA seats are not flat-bed but its a day flight so I'll survive. Seating seems to be 2-1-2 so I'll get a solo seat.
I delayed booking this until 2009 as the ANA website said they were reducing fuel surcharges for flights ticketed after Jan 1st, but I've no idea how much I saved. Booked in world record time via the ICC!
Jan 6, 2009, 9:22 am
#58
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I have 2xF on SQ319 in April
Having read your post, I tried to look up my booking on SQ site - the page is down ! Also, not able to do a dummy booking or view the online timetable. I wonder if they are doing a schedule change and removing the SQ319 completely ?
Edited: all seems to be back to normal, although availability of revenue seats on my flight has gone from wide-open to F1
Having read your post, I tried to look up my booking on SQ site - the page is down ! Also, not able to do a dummy booking or view the online timetable. I wonder if they are doing a schedule change and removing the SQ319 completely ?
Edited: all seems to be back to normal, although availability of revenue seats on my flight has gone from wide-open to F1
Thanks for the information!
[This was the great redemption last month for BCN-FRA-LHR-SIN!]
Jan 6, 2009, 9:23 am
#59
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Why are they insisting on paper tix for the infant? Is it because of UA?
Jan 6, 2009, 9:29 am
#60
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I was pretty sure that paper tix for infants had now been done away with... am I wrong, or is this just ICC snafu at play?