SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

[SOPOOR]

Yeah, it's been like that for a while. Absolutely no stock of any premium BPs ex-MEL, so you have to get a new one printed at SIN (but only if you have an onwards flight from SIN, don't worry I've asked if they can re-print the MEL-SIN one, no bueno no cigar unfortunately).

I've got a J and F return from Melbourne next year. Ive always wanted a nice BP, so.i can frame/keep it. Ill get mine reissued in Singapore!
Didn't know reprinting was possible
Thanks for the tip

 

[SBD]

Wow, you must have been one of the last redemptions to have made it through the cull! There's completely nil availability passed over to VA from UA - in Y there is but none in J!
With that SYD-MEL-LAX ticket, how hard was it to find? Or you just stumbled upon availability and snapped it?
From all my reading/research/dummy searches, it appeared that UA was releasing J space to VA only about T-0 to T-30, and it varied by route. I was gunning for SFO-MEL on UA60, but since the end of July it all dried up.

Me too, I'm actually flying SEA-SFO-SYD (and then SYD-MEL separately on a VA flight in the afternoon, so plenty of breathing room in case of delays on SFO-SYD).

Crossing my fingers tightly that the MUA comes through, or else it's going to be a long long flight at the back of the bus (and not a good way to end a trip that started with the excitement that you read about in the OP)....

It was hard and I got lucky, especially given my dates were only flexible +/- one day. I've seen some VA rewards in J to LAX and SFO on ANA come up recently but not consistently. I'm flying back a few days later on UA 839, also booked about the same time. Feeling fortunate. Good luck.

 

[MathNerd]

I've got a J and F return from Melbourne next year. Ive always wanted a nice BP, so.i can frame/keep it. Ill get mine reissued in Singapore!
Didn't know reprinting was possible
Thanks for the tip

Amazing. Enjoy the trip - and yeah, as soon as you get out of your SQ2*8 flight in SIN, go straight to the transfer desk, get the onwards ex-SIN flight re-printed, then hold onto that for dear life!
Then go to the lounge and lounge around, haha.

It was hard and I got lucky, especially given my dates were only flexible +/- one day. I've seen some VA rewards in J to LAX and SFO on ANA come up recently but not consistently. I'm flying back a few days later on UA 839, also booked about the same time. Feeling fortunate. Good luck.

Jeez, that's lucky. Well done. Enjoy the trip - you're meeting an ex-PanAm flight attendant? What a trip.

 

[SBD]

Amazing. Enjoy the trip - and yeah, as soon as you get out of your SQ2*8 flight in SIN, go straight to the transfer desk, get the onwards ex-SIN flight re-printed, then hold onto that for dear life!
Then go to the lounge and lounge around, haha.

Jeez, that's lucky. Well done. Enjoy the trip - you're meeting an ex-PanAm flight attendant? What a trip.

Correct - will post about this before I go. Gotta do some work this arvo. SBD

 

[dxwell]

Not here it's not. Flying J or F, for the most of us, represents the culmination of a plan that was hatched well before take off and which required significant time, effort, and research, and all manner of points scavenging, careful and targeted spending, together with a decent dollop of good fortune. You're right to be excited when the plan comes to fruition - the harder fought the better won. Well done and enjoy

Love this sums up my approach beautifully