albatross710
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We are fortunate to have an upcoming SQ RTW J itinerary that will get me to VA Gold before the rules change. The booking is directly with SQ via the app.
The first two sectors occur in September of which I need accrue 377 SC into VA.
My calculations show if I credit the SQ flights to VA I will get the following
BNE-SIN 4,145 Pts, 120 SC
SIN-LHR 7,348 Pts 160 SC
That gets me 280SC then with family pooling gets me to 560. I will not do enough loyal VA flying in 2026 to qualify under the new rules, so these 'surplus' SC are wasted and that is not in my DNA
BNE-SIN-LHR is going to be one check-in as we connect through but with maybe 8 hours in SIN. Is there a workable pre-loaded strategy that can allow me to credit BNE-SIN sector to VA while keeping the SIN-LHR to SQ?
Retaining the SIN-LHR miles in SQ will then qualify me for SQ Silver by the end of the trip. Without them I end at an awkward 24,669 but needing 25,000 for silver.
The manual solution that I have is
I am thinking I could short check to SIN, update my booking earning, complete SIN-LHR check-in. resulting in 400 SC to me
Mrs Albatross and luggage, checked through BNE-SIN-LHR with VA earning flowing to me through family pooling.
Mr Albatross checkin BNE-SIN with VA earning. Then update the FFP to all SQ for the remainder of the journey. Check-in in SIN to LHR
The first two sectors occur in September of which I need accrue 377 SC into VA.
My calculations show if I credit the SQ flights to VA I will get the following
BNE-SIN 4,145 Pts, 120 SC
SIN-LHR 7,348 Pts 160 SC
That gets me 280SC then with family pooling gets me to 560. I will not do enough loyal VA flying in 2026 to qualify under the new rules, so these 'surplus' SC are wasted and that is not in my DNA
BNE-SIN-LHR is going to be one check-in as we connect through but with maybe 8 hours in SIN. Is there a workable pre-loaded strategy that can allow me to credit BNE-SIN sector to VA while keeping the SIN-LHR to SQ?
Retaining the SIN-LHR miles in SQ will then qualify me for SQ Silver by the end of the trip. Without them I end at an awkward 24,669 but needing 25,000 for silver.
The manual solution that I have is
I am thinking I could short check to SIN, update my booking earning, complete SIN-LHR check-in. resulting in 400 SC to me
Mrs Albatross and luggage, checked through BNE-SIN-LHR with VA earning flowing to me through family pooling.
Mr Albatross checkin BNE-SIN with VA earning. Then update the FFP to all SQ for the remainder of the journey. Check-in in SIN to LHR
