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Old Feb 18, 2016, 6:37 pm
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What is the best way to redeem KrisFlyer miles? Singapore airlines appear to charge heavy taxes and surcharges.
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Old Feb 18, 2016, 6:54 pm
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Welcome to FlyerTalk, Allathompson!

Please see the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer forum.
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Old Feb 18, 2016, 7:46 pm
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Not sure what you mean by "the best way". But the A380 suites are pretty awesome. Yeah, there are a few hundred in fee and charges, but 'tis a small price to pay for that product IMHO
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Old Feb 18, 2016, 7:55 pm
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I'm looking for 4 seats in economy. Paying several hundred per seat in economy seems pretty steep.
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Old Feb 18, 2016, 11:27 pm
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If you have KF miles and want to redeem KF miles, there's not much you can do to avoid the fees. Redeeming for Y seats is usually bad value.
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Old Feb 19, 2016, 7:10 pm
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I don't want to redeem on SQ because of the high surcharges. I would like to know which partner can offer the best redemption when it comes to low taxes and surcharges.
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Old Feb 19, 2016, 7:20 pm
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I don't want to redeem on SQ because of the high surcharges. I would like to know which partner can offer the best redemption when it comes to low taxes and surcharges.
Real taxes, duty's, airport security fees & the like are same for all airlines flying the same route & class of travel. Some surcharges can trigger more taxes. Carrier imposed surcharges (=profit) are not taxes.

When you have SQ miles you have to comply with the SQ ffp t&c's for awards, including all add on costs.

This thread will get moved to the SQ forum. Best place to look
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Old Feb 19, 2016, 9:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Allathompson
I'm looking for 4 seats in economy. Paying several hundred per seat in economy seems pretty steep.
What route?
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Old Feb 20, 2016, 1:26 am
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Originally Posted by Allathompson
I'm looking for 4 seats in economy. Paying several hundred per seat in economy seems pretty steep.
If you have enough miles, I suggest either splitting up between separate flights in J or J and F on the same flight.
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Old Feb 20, 2016, 10:27 am
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If you have enough miles, I suggest either splitting up between separate flights in J or J and F on the same flight.
what is J and F?
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Old Feb 20, 2016, 12:08 pm
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what is J and F?
F= First Class
J= Business Class
Y= Economy Class
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Old Feb 20, 2016, 12:08 pm
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Old Feb 20, 2016, 12:48 pm
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what is J and F?
What sigma6 said.

For future references, you may want to bookmark FT Glossary so you may get up to speed on FT.
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Old Feb 20, 2016, 2:25 pm
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What route?
Yes the route makes a huge difference - for some routes, the surcharge is quite reasonable. For example it's just $68 for LAX-NRT (in Y/J/F) at the moment.

I also noticed that for LAX-NRT-SIN (in Y/J/F) the surcharge is $277 for the shortest connection time in NRT but you can save over $150 (surcharge is $124) if you choose one of the longer connections in NRT. I'm sure similar things like this exist for other routes.
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Old Feb 20, 2016, 7:37 pm
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I don't want to redeem on SQ because of the high surcharges. I would like to know which partner can offer the best redemption when it comes to low taxes and surcharges.
United - they don't attach surcharges. It's 60k RT in F for mainland US to Hawaii plus $5 taxes/fees
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