Routing Question
 

If I'm on a *A RTW ticket can I fly the following:

SFO-SIN (SQ1)
SIN-HKG
HKG-SIN

I assume I'll have to issue ticket as one segment for SFO-SIN for this to work?

I don't think you can stop in Singapore twice.

On a standard *A RTW you can stopover (more than 24 hours) only once in each city and transit no more than 3 times (including any stopovers). If this is the case then its fine, with SFO-SIN or ticketed as SFO-HKG-SIN. In many circumstances however, it is advantageous to ticket through flights as a single coupon ie SFO-SIN.

Yes, I'll only be stopping for more than 24 hours in SIN once.

So I can actually ticket:

SFO-HKG (connection)
HKG-SIN (stop over)
SIN-HKG (stop over)
HKG-SIN (connection)
SIN-xxx

Is that correct? I can do HKG-SIN twice or in theory any route twice?

Yes. Some airlines have issue with same route twice but it is in the rules.

As mentioned before SFO-SIN is preferable in some circumstances (eg uses up only 1 of the 24 coupons and less mileage towards the limit).

All points fully valid.
But it will not optimize your PPS sector count if you are into that ;)

If you are into that and make split segments - you might need to make the connecting leg on SQ 1 from HKG to SIN as an open booking - because SQ will otherwise make one segment of it. Just book your seat in a seperate booking in the correct class to ensure your seat on the contimued flight.

Cheers

Thomas

oh really? so i should seperate the booking? does SQ automatically combine the booking. I do want to maximize PPS sectors

At least that has been my experience on SQ 11 - (LAX-NRT-SIN) so basically same scenario, that when booking for a continous flight - meaning same day - it will not accept it as two bookings - however with the apporach of tiketing the follow on segment as open and making a seperate booking in the appropriate booking class for that segment it works out fine - some grief at check in though - but in the end you will have two BP - and of course at NRT you are met to be given a replacement for the second segment. The ways SQ works - bin there - done that - and that numerous times (BTW only once on SQ 1 though) :) works fine.

Cheers

Thomas

Thomas is correct regarding the split segments for one-stop flight number. SQ CRS now has a way to detect the booking like LAX-NRT SQ11 direct connect to NRT-SIN SQ11. The entry can not be ended, thus, no booking like that can not be made. Whatever tricks that had been done previously, now could not work.