Honestly, what is wrong with you, SQ?
 

After suffering in the back of the bus between the US and Asia, and accumulating enough miles to reward myself and the family, I first learned the hard way that miles expire away after two years. That itself is ridiculous.

Now I'm trying to use what remains to bring a friend to the US for a visit, and the taxes and fees amount to $800 USD for two reward tickets! What the hell?????

This is simply outrageous. SQ has one of the best flying experiences in the world, and the worst FF program in the world.

What route and cabin were you trying to redeem ?

J from S'pore to either LAX or JFK

The taxes and charges would have been the same no matter which FFP you use, except for AC and UA that do not charge fuel surcharges (in which case it would be much cheaper).

So, whether you used miles from SQ, LH, NH, OZ, etc etc, any other Star airline FFP than UA and AC would charge you the same extortionately high amount due to the fuel surcharge.

I see. Nice revenue stream for them. Fuel prices slip back to normal levels, but the surcharge lives forever.

I recently purchased a RTW ticket where the surcharge was over $1000! :eek: That's for one ticket.:( It has SQ segments but mostly on other airlines.

Thread title should have been What's Wrong With All the Airlines. :p

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax. ;)

They will tell you that the surcharge was calculated based on normal oil prices being US$18/barrel. :D

And oh what a difference that fuel surcharge makes. I used UA miles for the following *A itinerary in Business:

MCI-DEN-LAX (UA)
LAX-NRT-SIN-MNL(SQ)

CRK-ICN-LAX(OZ)
LAX-DEN-MCI (UA)

Total Taxes and Fees: $27.50 :D

The worst part is not having any choice. If I don't pay the extortionistic surcharge, my miles get bled away anyway through aging.

I want back the ~$40,000 my company spent to accumulate these miles. I need a time machine. :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Actually, no. You learned the hard way that they expire after 3 years :p
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/singa...ry-fading.html

Ah i forgot. I was actually wondering why they hadn't taken away more of them by now.

expense the fee to the company and they will have paid $40,075.

How much are the fees and taxes for a paid ticker? I think they are similar to a reward flight.

Normally, yes they are the same.

Which is why redemptions in Y are such shockingly bad value. The "fare" component of the current UK sale prices to SYD, for example, is actually under £100 - which means that the miles you use on the Y reward is not even "worth" £100, since you have to pay the remaining £300-odd whether you're using miles or paying in cash.