VS/SQ RTW question:
Jul 19, 2005, 6:34 pm
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VS/SQ RTW question:
Under the rules for the SQ/VS round the world,
"Travel must be in a continuous global direction either East or Westbound. (no backtracking)."
Would this routing be valid:
LAX-NRT-SIN-JNB-LHR-LAX?
Or is SIN-JNB-LHR considered not a continuous global direction?
"Travel must be in a continuous global direction either East or Westbound. (no backtracking)."
Would this routing be valid:
LAX-NRT-SIN-JNB-LHR-LAX?
Or is SIN-JNB-LHR considered not a continuous global direction?
Jul 19, 2005, 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by zrs70
Under the rules for the SQ/VS round the world,
"Travel must be in a continuous global direction either East or Westbound. (no backtracking)."
Would this routing be valid:
LAX-NRT-SIN-JNB-LHR-LAX?
Or is SIN-JNB-LHR considered not a continuous global direction?
"Travel must be in a continuous global direction either East or Westbound. (no backtracking)."
Would this routing be valid:
LAX-NRT-SIN-JNB-LHR-LAX?
Or is SIN-JNB-LHR considered not a continuous global direction?
I have been informed that this fare allows SFO-HKG-SYD, even though SYD is east of HKG.
Jul 20, 2005, 12:09 am
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Originally Posted by zrs70
Under the rules for the SQ/VS round the world,
"Travel must be in a continuous global direction either East or Westbound. (no backtracking)."
Would this routing be valid:
LAX-NRT-SIN-JNB-LHR-LAX?
Or is SIN-JNB-LHR considered not a continuous global direction?
"Travel must be in a continuous global direction either East or Westbound. (no backtracking)."
Would this routing be valid:
LAX-NRT-SIN-JNB-LHR-LAX?
Or is SIN-JNB-LHR considered not a continuous global direction?
Jul 20, 2005, 1:06 am
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If you did have any backtracking issues on one of these tickets then it may be worth considering SQ/NZ/VS Escapade RTW which does allow backtracking.
Jul 20, 2005, 4:26 pm
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Can someone let me know where to find out on-line about such VS/SQ or VS/NZ/SQ RTW fares ? I do not think the SQ on-line booking system lets you book or look up such a routing fare.
Jul 20, 2005, 4:56 pm
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On www.singaporeair.com select "promotions" (near top right), then country "UK & Ireland".
On the left hand side underneath heading local links is "round the world". Select this and it brings up the info.
Not bookable on line but you can see fares etc.
On the left hand side underneath heading local links is "round the world". Select this and it brings up the info.
Not bookable on line but you can see fares etc.
Jul 23, 2005, 3:38 pm
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With The Great Escapade fare on VS/SQ/NZ your routing LAX-NRT-SIN-JNB-LHR-LAX is quite simple and perfectly valid. So long as it includes only one transpacific and one transatlantic sector you can go in any direction and it doesn't have to be in a continuous direction. AFAIK that's the only VS and SQ RTW product currently on offer.
Jul 23, 2005, 4:53 pm
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Originally Posted by UK flyer
With The Great Escapade fare on VS/SQ/NZ your routing LAX-NRT-SIN-JNB-LHR-LAX is quite simple and perfectly valid. So long as it includes only one transpacific and one transatlantic sector you can go in any direction and it doesn't have to be in a continuous direction. AFAIK that's the only VS and SQ RTW product currently on offer.
Aug 13, 2005, 2:28 pm
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I've got a few more questions regarding a RTW trip with VS/SQ/NZ.
The routing:
VS: LHR-NRT
SQ: NRT-BKK-(SIN)-SYD
NZ: SYD-(AKL)-NAN-RAR-PPT-LAX
overland LAX-JFK
SQ: JFK-FRA
overland FRA-LHR
I'd like to credit all the miles to BMI DC. BMI states that on VS, several economy booking classes (V, N, X) do not earn miles on specific routes such as LHR-NRT
1) in which booking classes is the escapade booked on VS/SQ/NZ in economy?
2) can the last leg be "overland" FRA-LHR?
The routing:
VS: LHR-NRT
SQ: NRT-BKK-(SIN)-SYD
NZ: SYD-(AKL)-NAN-RAR-PPT-LAX
overland LAX-JFK
SQ: JFK-FRA
overland FRA-LHR
I'd like to credit all the miles to BMI DC. BMI states that on VS, several economy booking classes (V, N, X) do not earn miles on specific routes such as LHR-NRT
1) in which booking classes is the escapade booked on VS/SQ/NZ in economy?
2) can the last leg be "overland" FRA-LHR?
Aug 14, 2005, 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by jarino
1) in which booking classes is the escapade booked on VS/SQ/NZ in economy?
2) can the last leg be "overland" FRA-LHR?
2) can the last leg be "overland" FRA-LHR?
2) There is nothing I can see in the rules that forbids that.
Aug 14, 2005, 9:24 am
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Originally Posted by jarino
I've got a few more questions regarding a RTW trip with VS/SQ/NZ.
The routing:
VS: LHR-NRT
SQ: NRT-BKK-(SIN)-SYD
NZ: SYD-(AKL)-NAN-RAR-PPT-LAX
overland LAX-JFK
SQ: JFK-FRA
overland FRA-LHR
The routing:
VS: LHR-NRT
SQ: NRT-BKK-(SIN)-SYD
NZ: SYD-(AKL)-NAN-RAR-PPT-LAX
overland LAX-JFK
SQ: JFK-FRA
overland FRA-LHR
2) can the last leg be "overland" FRA-LHR?
Aug 14, 2005, 1:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
Can't do NRT, then BKK. As you're backtracking. NRT is east of BKK and SIN. You'd have to forgo NRT on this RTW. You can literally only do LHR-DEL (VS)-SIN-SYD(SQ)-AKL-NAN-RAR-PPT-LAX// JFK-LHR. You can't go JFK-FRA as you've exceeded your original starting point.
