SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

[Cruiser Elite]

Further evidence why I am no longer SQ #1 fanboi - Tue 18th I need to fly MEL-PVG - flts I want on SQ ~$8.1K - VN similar timings ~$2.6K - I kid you not

 

[kamchatsky]

Further evidence why I am no longer SQ #1 fanboi - Tue 18th I need to fly MEL-PVG - flts I want on SQ ~$8.1K - VN similar timings ~$2.6K - I kid you not

Just fly VN and BYO Krug and Dom, and keep the change.

What about CX or MU?

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Just fly VN and BYO Krug and Dom, and keep the change.

What about CX or MU?

Can you actually BYO?

 

[sudoer]

Can you actually BYO?

No. It it standard for airlines to ban BYO alcohol consumption in their Conditions of Carriage, for VN it is clause 12.2:

12.2. Passengers are not permitted to consume alcoholic beverages on our flights unless served by us. We reserve the right to refuse to serve, or to remove, any alcoholic beverages already served to the passenger.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

No. It it standard for airlines to ban BYO alcohol consumption in their Conditions of Carriage, for VN it is clause 12.2:

This is the consumption not served by us but does that prohibit you from BYO and giving the bottle to the airline to serve you?

 

[dajop]

Further evidence why I am no longer SQ #1 fanboi - Tue 18th I need to fly MEL-PVG - flts I want on SQ ~$8.1K - VN similar timings ~$2.6K - I kid you not

They do ridiculously well out of the Antipodean market. In business class I did 2 work trips to SIN-LHR return this year, my partner did 1 to AU and 1 to NZ from SIN. He got more PPS dollars out of those trips than I did.

At the other - non glamourous - end of the spectrum I've yet to see a reasonable economy fare from SIN-MEL return cheaper than we paid to travel to NYC and back in premium economy (other than use it or lose it fares that were 8 months in advance, and no changes allowed).

 

[BCons]

This mite be better posted in 'What cheeses me off' but it is SQ related...

We are heading next week to Europe, with Dublin first destination. Travelling in J with SQ, but they dont offer a DUB booking option, despite *A partners LH and LX both offering reasonable connections via FRA, MUC or ZRH. There are probly more connx, I didnt bother checking.

So our tkt is HBA via MEL/SIN to ZRH, followed by a seperate booking with Swiss (LX) with 2h 50m connection time. Both SQ and LX routes have good punctuality records. (Yes I know, the better the record the better the chance yr flt/s will be the aberration...)

You can read plenty of blurb about seamless connections, integrated ticketing, hand and glove partnerships and all that at Star Alliance, but I hv not been able to get a clear answer to the Q why SQ cant offer a thru ticket, and more importantly I still cannot get a declared, absolute assurance that we can thru-check our bags - from SQ to LX and not hv to 'enter' at ZRH.

Best advice from SQ Mel Lounge manager is to check bags from HBA only to MEL and then re-check because they can then link bookings. So thats what we'll do, but frankly Grrrrr.

 

[Chatswood]

At the other - non glamourous - end of the spectrum I've yet to see a reasonable economy fare from SIN-MEL return cheaper than we paid to travel to NYC and back in premium economy (other than use it or lose it fares that were 8 months in advance, and no changes allowed).

I think the PE fare SIN-JFK is an exception rather than the rule, $1.2k SGD one way is ridiculously cheap considering the distance! Wonder how they make it work, business isn’t really more expensive compared to SIN-SYD J either.

I find SQ economy fares to fluctuate a lot, I’ve never been able to nail down their strategy. A$400 one way SYD-SIN-HKG right before CNY, through fares being far cheaper than ex-SIN (I’ve saved $700 one way by positioning to CGK-SIN-SYD)…

Sometimes it’s just all too hard and I go for a TR bulkhead.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Best advice from SQ Mel Lounge manager is to check bags from HBA only to MEL and then re-check because they can then link bookings. So thats what we'll do, but frankly Grrrrr.

FWIW this is exactly what I would be doing - you will not have a problem linking bookings and checking luggage through to Dublin - sorry I cannot offer more

 

[dajop]

Best advice from SQ Mel Lounge manager is to check bags from HBA only to MEL and then re-check because they can then link bookings. So thats what we'll do, but frankly Grrrrr.

Sounds like sound advice, as you will be in SQ's domain then not VA(?)'s. They should be able to print your LX boarding pass as well.

Edit: It also seems that the third carrier is complicating things. SQ don't seem to have HBA-DUB fares online, but do have MEL-DUB fares. But is available if booked as multi city HBA-SIN, SIN-DUB but only via AMS, FRA and LHR.

 

[dajop]

I find SQ economy fares to fluctuate a lot, I’ve never been able to nail down their strategy. A$400 one way SYD-SIN-HKG right before CNY, through fares being far cheaper than ex-SIN (I’ve saved $700 one way by positioning to CGK-SIN-SYD)…

We've done a few other years ex-MEL to somewhere else (eg cough) with a 3-4 month stopover in SIN, way cheaper than buying either as return out of SIN. SQ: SIN is what QF:SYD in terms of premium.

 

[BCons]

Sounds like sound advice, as you will be in SQ's domain then not VA(?)'s. They should be able to print your LX boarding pass as well.

Edit: It also seems that the third carrier is complicating things. SQ don't seem to have HBA-DUB fares online, but do have MEL-DUB fares. But is available if booked as multi city HBA-SIN, SIN-DUB but only via AMS, FRA and LHR.

Thanks and yes that’s the irritation - dig around, mix up and separate yr flts and you may find the destination within SQ’s matrix of fares, but not in a complete sequence. Guessing you can see Mel/DUB because that excludes the domestic leg HBA/MEL leg which in our case is with QF.. increasingly Caveat Emptor!

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Ahhh it’s good to be home My all time favourite seat on my all time favourite plane operated by my all time favourite airline

 

[Cruiser Elite]

With a little mate to keep me company



WCMO? PEK Airport Control - no pre dep bevvies

 

[Cruiser Elite]

 

[Kangol]

Ahhh it’s good to be home My all time favourite seat on my all time favourite plane operated by my all time favourite airline

You prefer that over F?

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Now speaking of PEK not permitting PTO drinks reminds of a certain flt years ago with a female IFM when I was dep in F - she informed me that PEK controls would not permit SQ to open liquor cabinet b4 takeoff - BUT - they could do nothing to stop her supplying me a PTO drink from the ‘the bottle of KRUG that I myself bought onboard’ - I kid you not

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Serving my all time NV champs today - see it being held here by IFM Tigerson:



But how is this - first glass piston seat belt sign going off champs less than chilled which in formed them - LSS offered to swap for new but by then 1/2 way gone so no worry.

She returned shortly after with a new one which was as flat as a cough carters - she was aghast when I told here as she claimed brand new bottle opened.

IFM rushed down and apologized profusely - he guaranteed it was a brand new bottle and would include in is report that indeed it was totally flat.

He told me he would open another bottle to assure 100% which he did


I usually hate bfast on any flt any carrier but thornings bfast was surprisingly good:

 

[Cruiser Elite]

But a few bummers on this flt in J today - 1 toilet not unusable and zero WiFi from 1hr into flt with continual severe turbulence which restricted service but Crew were outstanding as ever

 

[stm1sydney]

One for Mrs @drron .

Recently had a lovely Singapore style carrot cake for breakfast (BTC) on SQ231. Was delicious and just like a freshly-made one at our favourite hawkers in Singers! But pimped up with the prawns.