Singapore Booking time frame.

[Estilo]

I am looking to try for two business class seats in Singapore Airlines to London for next year departing August 30 and returning Sept 28. One on full points and one Krisflyer + pay. Does 355 day booking embargo apply to departure or return flight? Can you get a hold on booking whilst transferring Velocity points, ho long can this take?

 

[jbman]

Points transfer is almost instant. 355 is the time for each flight

 

[Denali]

.....Can you get a hold on booking whilst transferring Velocity points, ho long can this take?

I found the SQ flights I wanted and opened another session to transfer the VA points to KF- happened almost instantly (still a stressful minute wait) and then secured our reward seats.

 

[Mattg]

Just curious as to why you'd want to use KrisFlyer + Pay for the return flights? Surely this can't be good value?

 

[Estilo]

Just curious as to why you'd want to use KrisFlyer + Pay for the return flights? Surely this can't be good value?

It is a little bit complicated and I might not have outlined the deal well enough. I have 400 000 velocity points and 67000 KrisF/F. My wife has 67000 Kris points. I will convert Velocity points to KrisF/F to make up 210000 for a return Singapore Bus flight Bris to London. My wife will use her 67000 Kris points + pay for return flight...looks like about$5900. We get two return flights for this price. I guess I could transfer points to my wife's Velocity account and then she transfers to Krisflyer for an even better deal. My challenge is to make sure we both get on the same flight!!! I hope I am not missing anything?

 

[hossein_au]

You are not limited to booking each flight individually for each person. Why not pull all the points into one KrisFlyer account and then book the one itinerary for 2 people?

 

[Estilo]

You are not limited to booking each flight individually for each person. Why not pull all the points into one KrisFlyer account and then book the one itinerary for 2 people?

From my reading there does not appear to be the option of transferring Krisflyer points to one account unlike Velocity.

 

[hossein_au]

From my reading there does not appear to be the option of transferring Krisflyer points to one account unlike Velocity.

What I meant was to consolidate all your Velocity points into one account, then transfer across to the SQ account on the corresponding individual. Then, this individual books the ticket for both parties as one ticket (with one e-ticket number).

I see you both have some SQ points; I guess you're out of luck there (unless you can transfer SQ points from one account to another, which I don't think is possible?).

 

[dajop]

It is a little bit complicated and I might not have outlined the deal well enough. I have 400 000 velocity points and 67000 KrisF/F. My wife has 67000 Kris points. I will convert Velocity points to KrisF/F to make up 210000 for a return Singapore Bus flight Bris to London.

So you need 143,000 KF miles each to get the return sector. That is 193,050 Velocity points. So I would transfer this amount of Velocity points to your wife (I think allowed, in two separate transfers), and then she could transfer the requisite points to Krisflyer. This will cost you extra 193,050 Velocity points but save you $5900. That's 3.05c per point - reasonably good value.

 

[Denali]

..... I would transfer this amount of Velocity points to your wife (I think allowed, in two separate transfers), and then she could transfer the requisite points to Krisflyer. This will cost you extra 193,050 Velocity points but save you $5900. That's 3.05c per point - reasonably good value.

Why doesnt he go into his KF account, set up his wife as an authorised partner (cant remember correct term) and then transfer his VA points to his KF account and purchase the reward flight for his wife himself?

I did this with my husbands points. Moved his VA points to his KF and then he purchased a SQ reward seat in my name.

 

[dajop]

Why doesnt he go into his KF account, set up his wife as an authorised partner (cant remember correct term) and then transfer his VA points to his KF account and purchase the reward flight for his wife himself?

Because he (or she?) wants to make use of his wife's 67,000 KF miles as well, and there is no way of transferring those KF miles (except to Velocity). There is nothing preventing what you are suggesting (wife could be set up as redemption nominee), but would need to find another 67,000 KF miles or 90,000 Velocity points.

 

[mokuni]

Not about your points, but around to making sure you get the seats you want early!

I did something similar for my Japan trip I planned last year for my Christmas trip this year. I booked the going from PER-KIX in December for wife and I on 1 itinerary. And when the Return came around in Jan for NRT-PER, booked that on a separate itinerary. I wouldn't wait till after your return leg, just to book all 4 flights on 1 itinerary. Yes I don't qualify for the SQ $20 changi voucher, but id rather lock in the flights first than worry about booking all legs on 1 itinerary.

So perhaps you could do the booking going to BNE - LHR, and she book the LHR - BNE. And the fact that you book both under 1 itinerary, means you wont have to be worried for the dreaded "what if theres only 1 seat left in J"..

 

[N860CR]

Will booking two one ways solve this? It’s what I usually do.

Use my kris account for SYD-xx_ for both of us, then use the other half’s account for xx_-SYD. Allows us to empty both kris accounts and not leave points sitting there. Also allows transfer to/from each other’s velocity if we need topup points.

 

[dxwell]

I don't qualify for the SQ $20 changi voucher

We always book one-way tickets 355 days out at 10am exactly. The last few times we have always gotten the Changi voucher. They can see the you have an outbound and inbound flight.

 

[mokuni]

We always book one-way tickets 355 days out at 10am exactly. The last few times we have always gotten the Changi voucher. They can see the you have an outbound and inbound flight.

Oh really? Thought to qualify you need to have both return on one itinerary.. I'll give it a shot. My flights in December.

 

[Estilo]

We always book one-way tickets 355 days out at 10am exactly. The last few times we have always gotten the Changi voucher. They can see the you have an outbound and inbound flight.

Has any one any additional information regarding the actual time of the day.355 days out, to start booking. If a flight redemption is waitlisted what are chances of scoring a seat?

 

[tizey]

It's bang on 12:00am GMT. Which is 11am AEDT.

The waitlisting scenario is a mystery to me. I tried booking SIN-HND 355 days out bang on day of release, was already waitlisted. Sent a request or two along the way, the whole 355 days it never cleared. Other waitlists have cleared 2 weeks out from date of flight.