SQ Website Upgrades in Progress / Ongoing Errors
Aug 13, 2005, 6:46 am
#1
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SQ Website Upgrades in Progress
SQ website is down right now (Sat AM, LA time) while they make upgrades. Reported to be down until Sunday 14 August 2005 - 08.00 AM (Singapore time).
Hoping they get rid of some of the weirdness in an otherwise pretty good web site.
Hoping they get rid of some of the weirdness in an otherwise pretty good web site.
Aug 13, 2005, 8:20 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Fingers crossed that they allow upgrades via the website. They have been threatening it for a while, and the discount for booking on-line would be most welcome. 
Aug 13, 2005, 8:49 am
#3
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Originally Posted by MAN Flyer
Fingers crossed that they allow upgrades via the website. They have been threatening it for a while, and the discount for booking on-line would be most welcome.
(keeping my fingers crossed as well, though I hope it's not too optimistic to wish for this...)
Aug 13, 2005, 2:43 pm
#4
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Originally Posted by 1kBill
Hoping they get rid of some of the weirdness in an otherwise pretty good web site.
Aug 13, 2005, 7:07 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: So. California
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It does not seem to be fully functional yet. Some of the links do not seem to work. And the language settings on the first page have a number of options for languages just listed as ????. Weird that they would let something half baked go live. As for the colors and design, from what I have seen it is graphically fresher and more contemporary. Perhaps a sign of things to come
Last edited by peter11; Nov 18, 2005 at 7:52 pm
Aug 13, 2005, 7:55 pm
#8
Join Date: Sep 2004
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It now seems to be pretty much functional and is a cleaner, minimalist page. From a marketing perspective, its unlikely that SQ would change is world famous livery for no reason since they benefit from the brand recognition worldwide (along with their Singapore Girl). More likely its to bring the corporate "look" into line with the new PPS/Krisflyer design, a periodic refresh rather than a livery change.
Aug 13, 2005, 8:04 pm
#9
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Just tried the booking engines. It gives the fares for 5 different days of outbound and 5 different days of inbound.
Log on into FF info, now there is no dates mentioned when the membership expired.
And for redeeming miles on line, it looks simpler, but still no upgrades award; just roundtrip travel awards.
Log on into FF info, now there is no dates mentioned when the membership expired.
And for redeeming miles on line, it looks simpler, but still no upgrades award; just roundtrip travel awards.
Aug 13, 2005, 9:00 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: New York
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Originally Posted by BON
How come I still get the "Website Upgrades in Progress" message? 
It's 10:25 SG time!
It's 10:25 SG time!http://www.singaporeair.com
but I can get to the new English-language page when I go to
http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/app/saa
I think the default singaporeair.com is supposed to direct to the Japanese language site (due to my browser language setting) but it does not seem to be ready.
www.singaporeair.co.jp also directs me to the new page.
Last edited by Chiangi; Aug 13, 2005 at 9:05 pm
Aug 13, 2005, 9:21 pm
#12
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Ok I've just had my first little look and I have to say first impressions are not very good. The worst thing I have seen so far is that when making a booking and yu click on the flight details icon it no longer tells you which type of plane the flight is on.
Aug 13, 2005, 9:45 pm
#13
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Originally Posted by BON
How come I still get the "Website Upgrades in Progress" message? It's 10:25 SG time!
It's 10:25 SG time!https://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/
Aug 13, 2005, 10:06 pm
#15
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by CGK
Something neat in the fares info. I chose o/w CMB-LAX in F. Then it gave me 5 days options. Pick one day, then, I can see the option for both fares for Raffles and First Class. ^
Is that really helpful for YOU CGK. As best I can tell you are always in F
It might help me though. However I am still having functionality issues with the site. Maybe just my computer or something. I have been asking it all day to do things that it simply refuses to do. Dang computers!
Last edited by peter11; Aug 13, 2005 at 10:11 pm