Alaska Airlines Partners with Singapore Airlines

[kamchatsky]

Wow, that is a big play .....

You can earn AS miles from SQ flights from 27 September.


https://www.alaskaair.com/content/m...x?lid=mileageplan:airline-partner-overview:SQ


Redemption is still to be announced .....

 

[BriarFlyer]

:shock: Watching intently.

 

[Limewood]

Be great if one could redeem purchased AS miles on SQ.

 

[burmans]

Be great if one could redeem purchased AS miles on SQ.

That would seem to one of the intended outcomes, as always the devil will be in the details, i.e.
- what's the redemption rate (Alaskan rates are generally good but will they be here)
- will there be premium cabin availability (because we all know SQ is not notoriously generous to its partners in this regard)

 

[Buzzard]

Watching with interest

 

[ermen]

Big news (and great news) for the AS program.

As someone who redeems SQ though using Krisflyer miles - not so stoked if it means increased competition for premium seats (esp Asia - Australia).

Still, the devil will be in the detail!

 

[CJEMNMAC]

Sounds like a great idea.. look forward to seeing / reading more

 

[Mattg]

9 months later, we still can't redeem Alaskan miles for SQ flights. Not holding my breath for this to ever happen...

 

[Mattg]

I sent an email to Mileage Plan last week asking how much longer this was going to take, given SQ awards had been "coming soon" for more than 2 years! A few days ago I received a stock-standard reply that they had nothing to announce at this time.

Sure enough though, SQ awards are now available to book using Mileage Plan miles! Finally!

How to Redeem Alaskan Miles for Singapore Airlines Flights

It's now possible to redeem Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for Singapore Airlines flights, including to and from Australia.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[futaris]

Good with the stopover benefit...

 

[burmans]

Nice!

 

[Danger]

Alaska miles can now be used to redeem Singapore Airlines flights (with some interesting quirks) - The MileLion

Singapore Airlines award space is now appearing on Mileage Plan...including the so-called "forbidden cabins". What does this mean for us in Singapore?

milelion.com

 

[futaris]

Alaska Mileage Plan Ceased Free Stopover For Intra-Asia Flight Redemption - SamChui.com

A few days after the onboarding of Singapore Airlines as Alaska's redemption partner, the Alaska Mileage Plan has ceased free stopover for Intra-Asia flight redemption. You can no longer do a "round trip" intra-asia flights on Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines and etc.

samchui.com

 

[Danger]

In the article on One Mile at a Time, a couple of comments stated that until this change it was possible to do PVG-SIN-LHR-SIN with a stopover in London for just 35K in F. I had never seen or heard of that gem.

 

[prf31]

Just read it. Devastating! At least I’ve got one last hurrah using intra-Asia stopover next year.

 

[Danger]

In the article on One Mile at a Time, a couple of comments stated that until this change it was possible to do PVG-SIN-LHR-SIN with a stopover in London for just 35K in F. I had never seen or heard of that gem.

I was a little off: you could do that trip for 35K but couldn't stop over (not that that would have bothered me).

 

[dajop]

In the article on One Mile at a Time, a couple of comments stated that until this change it was possible to do PVG-SIN-LHR-SIN with a stopover in London for just 35K in F. I had never seen or heard of that gem.

Really? Are SQ releasing F inventory to AS? They are famous for not releasing any F inventory to partners (perhaps except VA).

 

[Danger]

Really? Are SQ releasing F inventory to AS? They are famous for not releasing any F inventory to partners (perhaps except VA).

Apparently, yes:

I believe the catalyst was the addition of Singapore Airlines as a redemption partner, which happened one week ago. Although the award chart represented dubious value*, Mileage Plan members had access to SQ’s “forbidden cabins“- First and Business Class seats which were normally not available to partner airlines.

Sayonara: Alaska Mileage Plan kills the one-way JAL trick - The MileLion

Alaska has shut down the much-loved JAL one-way trick, effectively doubling the price of a Business Class ticket to Japan. What now?

milelion.com

 

[futaris]

Should You Still Credit Your Flights to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan with the Devaluation? — The Shutterwhale

Following the immediate cessation of stopovers on intra-Asia award redemption tickets using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles yesterday, would it still make sense to credit your flights to the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan if you are based in Southeast Asia?

theshutterwhale.com

 

[dajop]

Apparently, yes:

Thanks, good to know. I should make AS my program of choice, it serves SIN-MEL/SYD/BNE really well - covers all the full service carriers who serve those three routes (QF, EK, SQ & BA) and also excellent coverage of Europe with those four plus Finnair, JL and CX.