What time do SQ release award seats

[civinod]

Does anyone have any idea what time of the day SQ release their award seats.

I am currently looking at June next year and want to grab some J seats as soon as they are released

Thanks

 

[cove]

Don't forget to look at more than Sydney for a departure point.
I have never needed the release time as I just check availability and connection times for the next flight.
If the path out of Australia (or back) is a no go I use Qantas and I always book SIN onwards first.
The call centre may tell you the time they release the next days seats.

 

[civinod]

Thanks Cove I will look at the other options as well

 

[albatross710]

Does anyone have any idea what time of the day SQ release their award seats.

I am currently looking at June next year and want to grab some J seats as soon as they are released

Thanks

They availability varies as the year progresses. While there may be something available 350 days in advance, a few months later there is more availability. Then is might disappear then come back again one month out.

One time that I do like is to consider is that 'waitlisted' bookings expire at 6pm Singapore time if not paid by the relevant date. In theorey this should trigger some availability to become re-available if the waitlisted bookings were not ticketed by the deadline.

Happy travels.

 

[prozac]

Thank you Cove and Alby as well for those pearls.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Does anyone have any idea what time of the day SQ release their award seats.

I am currently looking at June next year and want to grab some J seats as soon as they are released

Thanks

A couple of years ago when I researched this by trial and error the time varied by the destination.

So for Manchester it was different than for Amsterdam.

I have forgotten now, but I think it was noonish plus or minus an hour or two.

It may have changed in how they release.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Don't forget to look at more than Sydney for a departure point.
I have never needed the release time as I just check availability and connection times for the next flight.
If the path out of Australia (or back) is a no go I use Qantas and I always book SIN onwards first.
The call centre may tell you the time they release the next days seats.

With SQ if one wants to book at the least possible point cost, it is cheaper to book SYD (or MEL etc ) to Europe in one hit, rather than as two bookings. It also removes any risk if one flight is altered (which booking a year out is quite common). ie the flight os altered with two bookings you could come unstuck.

OTHER TIPS

* As the OP wants to take advantage of release dates (possibly due to school holidays??....... which is a common requirement for my bookings) booking you flight over and back as two separate bookings is best.

* If availability is an issue apart from looking at different Australian departure points, do likewise or Europe. ie at present this school holidays I went onto Paris and am coming back from Frankfurt (I am in transit at SIN now) and next Easter am going into Zurich and out of Munich.

* For SYD- Europe if not showing up direct then also heck SYD-SIN and SIN-Europe as that sometimes shows availability. If so ring up and ask to be booked as a single ticket as it will be cheaper. If you ask they will normally still give the 15% online discount as you could not book it direct.