Star Alliance Awards Devaluation, Online Star Alliance Awards & New Service Fees
#17
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: SQ AA TK
Posts: 1,438
I'm not too bothered with anything less than a 10% increase as I just see it as inflation.
North Asia 1 was overpriced to begin in my opinion with so I thought this increase seems crazy.
South West Pacific like Cook Islands traditionally have been expensive to get to so I guess they are trying to leave a smaller gap in the price mile arbitrage. I thought J awards on Air NZ is scare anyway, so not bothered.
The middle east zone has traditionally been a sweet spot for SQ, seeing that I can get as far as Morocco. I guess they finally figured out.
Long haul first seems to have been generally increased 20%. Can't see any use for Star Alliance First other than LH, which blocks most of the space anyway.
They probably liked how the SQ devaluation in Mar helped improve their earning call and thought the star alliance one should help for the 2nd half of the FY.
North Asia 1 was overpriced to begin in my opinion with so I thought this increase seems crazy.
South West Pacific like Cook Islands traditionally have been expensive to get to so I guess they are trying to leave a smaller gap in the price mile arbitrage. I thought J awards on Air NZ is scare anyway, so not bothered.
The middle east zone has traditionally been a sweet spot for SQ, seeing that I can get as far as Morocco. I guess they finally figured out.
Long haul first seems to have been generally increased 20%. Can't see any use for Star Alliance First other than LH, which blocks most of the space anyway.
They probably liked how the SQ devaluation in Mar helped improve their earning call and thought the star alliance one should help for the 2nd half of the FY.
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 12,210
Europe to Middle East and Africa has actually come down from 120 to 70 in F. Not that you can get any seats on this route in F. Glad to see though that the J price stays the same.
#20
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 230
#21
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
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#24
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: BNE
Programs: NZ*G, QF Bronze, VA Red
Posts: 563
In general, I'm of the opinion that partner awards are pretty much no hope on most carriers.
#25
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: SQ AA TK
Posts: 1,438
#27
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: USA
Programs: Alaska MVP, Marriott Lifetime Titanium (United Silver), Hilton Gold
Posts: 779
I'm curious, what types of award changes will trigger a re-price? Change in date? Change in origin/destination? Change in routing?
#28
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Singapore
Programs: QF LTG, SQ EGTP, Bonvoy LTG
Posts: 4,847
It is for star alliance awards. That includes awards on other star alliance carriers only and awards that include a combination of SQ + other carriers. There is a separate table for SQ only awards.
#29
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: YVR, KUL
Programs: AC, MH, BA, AF-KL
Posts: 2,904
It really depends on the route and airline. For instance, you can't expect to get 4 J seats on LX/LH to NYC two months out.
By and large, there's still reasonable availability if you book early or late enough, and have some degree of flexibility.
Why should SQ have a more attractive *A award chart to entice its members to book partner awards? This is not Lifemiles we're talking about.
#30
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Singapore
Programs: QF LTG, SQ EGTP, Bonvoy LTG
Posts: 4,847
But in practice SQ probably doesn't need to make star alliance partners awards that attractive - as long is it maintains high standards in its premium cabins and throttles supply of premium cabins to partners, it's awards are aspirational and it can attract mileage transfers from credit cards just for travel on its own services.