All posts tagged: Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines introduces KrisPay

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tl;dr: don’t ever, ever convert your Krisflyer miles to KrisPay miles. EVER. Singapore Airlines introduced KrisPay yesterday, where Krisflyer members can use their miles to offset cash payments at a range of merchants in Singapore (lucky you, rest of the world). This is how the marketing email sells it: KrisPay is the new digital wallet that turns your KrisFlyer miles into instant purchases – right from your mobile phone, starting from as little as 15 miles. You can now use KrisPay for everyday spend such as your petrol purchases at selected Esso service stations^, M1, Challenger and many more participating merchants. How bad is it? It is… really bad. From the mechanism, to the conversion rate, to the redemption levels. Let’s look at them one by one. The mechanism First you will have to download the KrisPay app (I’ve downloaded it, so you don’t). The first bugger that annoyed the hell out of me was that the app can only be installed on iOS 11.0 or later. So if you are like me and detest updating …

The August 2018 KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes list is out

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So it’s been twelve months since Singapore Airlines started a monthly redemption promotion called KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes, offering discounts on using your miles for select destinations. Given it’s the first year anniversary of the promotion, KrisFlyer is offering 40%, instead of the usual 30%, off to Bangkok, Yangon and Phnom Penh! You can find the full list on KrisFlyer’s website, but here’s some shoutouts: Bangkok, Yangon, Phnom Penh: 7,500 miles each way in Economy; 14,000 miles each way in Business Sydney, Wellington: 19,600 miles each way in Economy; 40,600 miles each way in Business Nagoya (time to try out the B787-10!):  17,500 miles each way in Economy; 30,100 miles each way in Business What is KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes? Singapore Airlines releases a list of discounted KrisFlyer redemption Saver awards, in both Economy and Business, to select destinations every month, at 30% off the usual redemption rates. The deals are usually available for a very short time, and travel is also limited to the following month, making this perfect if you have unused leave or you are …

Singapore Airlines to commence A350-900ULR non-stop services to Los Angeles from 2 November 2018; terminates Seoul-Los Angeles route

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Singapore Airlines will start its long-awaited Singapore-Los Angeles non-stop services from 2 November 2018, using the two-cabin Airbus A350-900ULR. Starting the first week off with three services, daily service will commence from 9 November 2018, and another three weekly services will start from 7 December 2018, making it a total of 10 services a week.

United Airlines to terminate Singapore-Los Angeles non-stop; adds second Singapore-San Francisco service

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United Airlines, as with most American carriers, is not anywhere near the top of my list of preferred airlines, given their recent PR catastrophes. However, the very same PR team has also done some pretty remarkable stuff, such as introducing non-stop flights to Singapore from San Francisco and Los Angeles, even before Singapore Airlines did. However, good things don’t last forever.