SIN-JFK via ZRH
Jun 26, 2017, 11:08 am
#1
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SIN-JFK via ZRH
Hi!
I am considering flying SIN-ZRH-JFK/EWR as an award flight combining SQ and *A. Would this qualify as an saver award mileage equivalent to SIN-JFK flight or would it be priced out as the equivalent of 2 separate award tickets?
Thanks!
I am considering flying SIN-ZRH-JFK/EWR as an award flight combining SQ and *A. Would this qualify as an saver award mileage equivalent to SIN-JFK flight or would it be priced out as the equivalent of 2 separate award tickets?
Thanks!
Last edited by mkt80; Jun 26, 2017 at 11:21 am
Jun 26, 2017, 11:33 am
#5
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sorry if i wasn't clear- what I am asking is this:
does on award ticket for SIN-ZRH-JFK on SQ and *A price the same as, say, SIN-ICN-JFK on SQ and *A?
Meaning, can I fly from SIN-NYC via any route or does it have to be over the Pacific to get the lowest award mileage cost?
does on award ticket for SIN-ZRH-JFK on SQ and *A price the same as, say, SIN-ICN-JFK on SQ and *A?
Meaning, can I fly from SIN-NYC via any route or does it have to be over the Pacific to get the lowest award mileage cost?
Jun 26, 2017, 7:27 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2005
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sorry if i wasn't clear- what I am asking is this:
does on award ticket for SIN-ZRH-JFK on SQ and *A price the same as, say, SIN-ICN-JFK on SQ and *A?
Meaning, can I fly from SIN-NYC via any route or does it have to be over the Pacific to get the lowest award mileage cost?
does on award ticket for SIN-ZRH-JFK on SQ and *A price the same as, say, SIN-ICN-JFK on SQ and *A?
Meaning, can I fly from SIN-NYC via any route or does it have to be over the Pacific to get the lowest award mileage cost?
StarAlliance pricing is 195,000 miles return in Business Class and you can fly transatlantic or transpacific. All SQ segments must be immediately available and no waitlisting is possible/allowed.
SQ Only pricing is 184,000 miles return in Business Class Saver and you can waitlist.
Jun 27, 2017, 10:05 am
#10
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Two different pricing charts: one for StarAlliance bookings and one for SQ metal only.
StarAlliance pricing is 195,000 miles return in Business Class and you can fly transatlantic or transpacific. All SQ segments must be immediately available and no waitlisting is possible/allowed.
SQ Only pricing is 184,000 miles return in Business Class Saver and you can waitlist.
StarAlliance pricing is 195,000 miles return in Business Class and you can fly transatlantic or transpacific. All SQ segments must be immediately available and no waitlisting is possible/allowed.
SQ Only pricing is 184,000 miles return in Business Class Saver and you can waitlist.
However, when combining SQ with *A on First class saver, it seems to price out the lower *A award as well as the lower SQ fees. Although, I am mixing SQ F with *A J, so not sure if that applies to SQ F+ *A F.
Jun 28, 2017, 5:22 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2010
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That's because it's not correct. You can maintain waitlist for SQ flights on the same PNR even after the *A award ticket has issued. The only downside is that if the waitlist clears and you want to confirm, the ticket will need to be reissued (which requires payment of the US$20 per person reissuance fee). No fee would be payable if a waitlist clears for a SQ Only redemption.
Jul 5, 2017, 5:46 pm
#12
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Jul 5, 2017, 10:11 pm
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i was originally booked ORD-ZRH-SIN 10 months out then changed close to departure.
Jul 6, 2017, 5:09 am
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I recently took advantage of the better availability on ZRH-SIN and booked a ORD-FRA-ZRH-SIN flight that priced as one award at the star alliance level. Depending on your time constraints you could do the reverse and take advantage of LH's great availability within 14 days of departure along with SQ's cheap change fees and book SIN-ZRH-FRA-JFK with FRA-JFK in LH F.
i was originally booked ORD-ZRH-SIN 10 months out then changed close to departure.
i was originally booked ORD-ZRH-SIN 10 months out then changed close to departure.
Were your taxes/fees significantly increased though when you made the change? I'm worried that adding one additional non-SQ metal flight to the route (ZRH-FRA) will increase the surcharges.
Jul 7, 2017, 9:50 am
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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I originally booked before SQ changed their policy regarding fuel surcharges so when I made the changes all of my costs went down.