Re-instating Award Miles
Mar 18, 2016, 10:50 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: People's Republic of HotTubistan
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Re-instating Award Miles
Question: if an award booking is cancelled via the KF Service Center, and the miles directed back to the original account, about how long does it take for the miles to reappear in that account?
Thanks for any any insight!
Thanks for any any insight!
Mar 20, 2016, 2:22 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,498
The ticket is sent to the outport reservations centre of where the ticket originated. I was told it can take anywhere up to 3 weeks.
On the other hand, if you want the miles back now you can ask the KF service centre in Singapore to refund the ticket (miles and taxes) on the spot. The downside is that you might take a forex hit because they do the refund based on SGD rather than whatever currency your ticket was issued in. But for urgent redeposits (e.g. because you are eyeing another award) I think it is worth the small hit.
On the other hand, if you want the miles back now you can ask the KF service centre in Singapore to refund the ticket (miles and taxes) on the spot. The downside is that you might take a forex hit because they do the refund based on SGD rather than whatever currency your ticket was issued in. But for urgent redeposits (e.g. because you are eyeing another award) I think it is worth the small hit.
Mar 20, 2016, 7:33 pm
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: People's Republic of HotTubistan
Posts: 1,408
The ticket is sent to the outport reservations centre of where the ticket originated. I was told it can take anywhere up to 3 weeks.
On the other hand, if you want the miles back now you can ask the KF service centre in Singapore to refund the ticket (miles and taxes) on the spot. The downside is that you might take a forex hit because they do the refund based on SGD rather than whatever currency your ticket was issued in. But for urgent redeposits (e.g. because you are eyeing another award) I think it is worth the small hit.
On the other hand, if you want the miles back now you can ask the KF service centre in Singapore to refund the ticket (miles and taxes) on the spot. The downside is that you might take a forex hit because they do the refund based on SGD rather than whatever currency your ticket was issued in. But for urgent redeposits (e.g. because you are eyeing another award) I think it is worth the small hit.