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Qantas’ Kangaroo Route to fly via Singapore from 26 March 2017

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Five years after moving out the transit point of its flagship Sydney-London route to Dubai, Qantas is now moving the layover stop back to Singapore from next year. Along with the shift of the stopover point, Qantas will also increase services to Melbourne to twice daily, including a daily A380 service. Qantas and Singapore shares a historic link, given that the Australian carrier operated its first international service to Singapore way back in 1935, becoming one of the oldest airlines to operate into Singapore. In 2012, Qantas and Emirates became strategic partners, which saw Qantas moving its transit point for Australia-London flights to Dubai. This is so that Qantas customers travelling from Australia could benefit from connecting to Emirates’ network of over 30 destinations in Europe in Dubai. With the move to Dubai, Qantas also suspended flights to Frankfurt via Singapore in 2013, and focused on only point-to-point destinations between Australia and Asia. In its announcement of the return, Qantas also announced the extension of the partnership with Emirates, which means that Qantas and Emirates …

PROMO: Exclusive UOB fares on Korean Air from S$733

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UOB has tied up with Korean Air to offer 10-20% discounts for UOB cardmembers on fares to North Asia and North America. The promotion is valid until 31 July 2017, for travel until 31 March 2018. After the discounts, tickets begin from S$733 in Economy, S$2,085 in Business and S$3,184 for First. Note that the discount is not available for Economy early bird fares (Q class). If you ask me, seriously consider this offer only if you are visiting Korea, but forget about it for travel to North America – there are way more affordable options unless you are looking to accrue Skyteam miles. To book, you will need to go the Korean Air and follow the following steps:  

50% off mileage redemptions for SilkAir flights

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From now until 11 July 2017, Krisflyer members enjoy 50% savings on the miles required for award ticket redemptions on SilkAir. To be eligible for the discount, the date of travel must be between 1 July and 31 October 2017. The mileage required for a one-way redemption to various destinations are as follow: Destinations Economy (one-way) Business (one-way) Penang 3,250 N.A. Bali, , Langkawi 3,250 8,750 Phuket 3,250 10,000 Balikpapan, Semarang, Medan 3,750 8,750 Hanoi, Koh Samui, Chiang Mai, Kalibo 6,250 10,000 Changsha, Xiamen, Chengdu 7,500 13,750 Darwin 10,000 16,250 Cairns 26,000 26,000 Note that there are some routes or cabins excluded from the promotion, such as Business Class redemptions to Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh. Also, if you redeem a round trip ticket, travel must be completed before 31 October to be eligible for the promotion. Tip: if the return leg falls outside of the promotion window, simply do two separate redemptions. For the full list of destinations and mileage required, click here. You can travel to Bali and back on SilkAir business class for just …

SilkAir to launch flights to its first Japanese destination – Hiroshima

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SilkAir has announced today that it will launch three times weekly non-stop flights to Hiroshima, Japan from 30 October 2017. This will be SilkAir’s first destination in Japan. The flight will depart at 1.45am on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays and arrive at 9.30am the same morning. Returning flights from Hiroshima will depart at 10.25am and land at Changi Airport at 3.40pm. The new route is significant on several fronts – it will be Hiroshima’s first non-stop link to Southeast Asia, as well as its furthest destination; and it will be the first Southeast Asian carrier to fly to Hiroshima. It is also set to become SilkAir’s furthest destination, edging out Cairns by a few minutes. Why SilkAir? Within the Singapore Airlines Group, it is very interesting that SilkAir was chosen to service this route. While it is technically SilkAir’s first scheduled services to Japan, it is not entirely new to the market, having previously ran seasonal charters to Okinawa and Hiroshima, with seats sold by travel agents. Previously, travellers to Hiroshima will have to transit at either …

FLIGHT REVIEW: Qantas Business Suites (A330-200), Singapore – Sydney

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Qantas Airways / 28 Apr 17 / A330-200 / QF81 SYD-SIN / Business Class / 5A I returned from a work trip in Sydney on a Friday morning, catching the first of two daily Qantas flights back to Singapore. QF81 departs at 10.25am arriving into Singapore slightly before 4pm, while the later flight QF5 leaves Sydney at 3.15pm for a close to midnight arrival into Changi. Out of Singapore, Qantas also serves Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. Qantas’ international flights departs from Sydney International Terminal (Terminal 1). Qantas check-ins are at Rows C & D, on the left wing of the airport once you enter. Check-in was relatively quick but do note that if you are taking economy class, the queues in the morning can stretch really long (we are talking about a half hour wait or longer) so be sure to arrive early at the airport with ample time before your flight. Immigration and customs on the other hand was a breeze. Ever since Australia granted citizens of several countries (Singapore included) the use of …