ZenWorld

Obviously a disinterested agent you spoke to. I have had my own frustrations with SQ call centres before, so you are not alone.

I think there is another thread with well documented one-way stopover by paying 100 USD, though I personally have not found an opportunity to use it.

Please try again with another agent, and let us know the 4-hr rule on domestic transfer, for international itinerary. (The last time I booked it, it was a round trip and I paid for stopover for the EWR-SFO sector as they are over 24-hrs, so unfortunately, I have no past examples that are helpful.)

jjjohn

Guess within USA, the rule for transit is <4hr.

alanslegal

Looking at SYD-xxx-YYZ in C ;

The likely route would be SYD-YVR-YYZ with AC

However would it be possible to do

SYD-HND NH and HND-YYZ AC ?

97,500 points one way.

r0m8470

Will this work for intra-North America routes with Krisflyer?

SEA-YVR-YYZ-MCO?

This is quite appealing since there are J spaces in the YVR-YYZ-MCO leg, albeit the YYZ-MCO is with AC Rouge. But YVR-YYZ can be flown in either 77W or 787 long haul config.

thexfactor

Appears to violate laws of cabotage and, if so, would not be bookable.

NoStressHere

I am confused. You origination and ending are the same city - SIN. You can not fly from SIN-SIN - sorry... I am confused.

do you mean sin-nrt and then bkk-sin? That is an open jaw and often is the same as two one ways. Assume you are getting from NRT-BKK via some other means?

r0m8470

Ah ... I forgot about that ... you're right. I think we can do YVR-YYZ-MCO still. Maybe we'll take Amtrak to Vancouver first .. or Bolt Bus.

Tokyoite

there are many combinations if direct flights are not required, if it is SIN-NRT outbound and NRT-BKK-SIN inbound.

sample of oubound outbound options
-NH,SQ direct
-SQ/BR/NH (via TPE)
-OZ/SQ/NH (via ICN)
-SQ/TG/NH (via BKK)
-SQ/CA/NH (via PEK/PVG)
-SQ/TG/OZ/AI/UA/NH (via HKG/TPE/KIX) etc.

there is even a route via okinawa!

Tokyoite

unless you add a stop-over of more than 24 hours in YVR or YYZ to avoid the issue..

Travelkiki

Hi, Does anyone know if this would be a valid round trip from North America to Europe on Krisflyer?

SJC-FRA-ZUR (destination)
ZUR-EWR-BUR (stopover)
BUR-EWR-SFO (can SJC and SFO be considered as co-terminals here)?

Thanks in advance!

CrownRoyalForever

Does KrisFlyer charge YQ on AC domestic/NA flights?


Cheers

GwailoSIN

Routing rules for SIN- New York Star Alliance redemption (with YYZ and YVR stopovers)?

Does Krisflyer permit outbound both eastwards (e.g., with Asiana to JFK) and westwards (e.g., with SQ or LH)? It’s pretty much the same distance from Singapore but I might have a preference regarding flight times/ airlines. Also, are there significant differences in taxes that I should consider?

Also, what is the chance that the FRA-JFK segment on SQ clears in J? Currently only waitlist even 1 year ahead (SIN-FRA no problem on SQ). If it doesn’t clear, is LH usually available on FRA-JFK? United.com doesn’t show any availability. Does LX ever clear in J (as I would prefer LX over LHR and SIN-ZRH seems no problem on SQ)?


Assuming outbound westwards is ok, would this be a valid redemption routing?

HKG-SIN on SQ (could take this segment out as I guess it's not allowed)
Stopover
SIN-FRA on SQ
Transfer
FRA-JFK on SQ or LH
Stopover
LGA or EWR-YYZ on AC
Stopover
YYZ-YVR on AC
Stopover
YVR-SIN on AC or BR or OZ

This should price out at 195,000 Miles + 200 USD for the two additional stopovers in YYZ and YVR, correct? Plus taxes/ YQ of course.

Thanks in advance!

GwailoSIN

Bump. I would be very grateful for any input.

bgriff

This is effectively a RTW ticket, and then some, so you may have trouble booking it for that reason. (Some airlines like AC would happily let you book something like this anyway, at least if it only had 2 stopovers per AC's rules, but with the number of stopovers you're considering you might raise some red flags.) You'd have to pay a bit extra in stopover fees but it might be worth booking as two separate one-ways to avoid that issue.

Having separate one-ways would also make it easier to isolate the likely need to waitlist for the SIN-JFK part. But not sure if it is possible to waitlist for an itinerary including a stopover. There have been some reports of adding an HKG-SIN to an existing SIN-JFK, or adding it to a waitlist booking once the waitlist clears, but also some reports of trouble doing that.

LH and LX usually make some J awards available, LH probably somewhat more likely simply because they have more seats in total, but of course no guarantee they will for your dates. Note that both have some flights to EWR in addition to JFK so keep an eye on both airports to maximize your options.

kwloo

OK my 2 cents... You'll need to do a Star Alliance redemption with an open jaw origin (yes that's allowed; it's in the Krisflyer Programme Guide).

Your final destination should be YVR (it's not a stopover).

Outbound HKG to YVR via SIN, FRA, JFK and YYZ (SIN, JFK and YYZ as stopovers).

Inbound YVR to SIN via (you need to check this return routing).

You should be entitled to 2 stopovers on a round trip redemption. So you'll pay for only 1 additional stopover.

I have not checked whether your routing in US is backtracking but assuming it's not this should be doable.