SYD-HKG SCs

[Tuddy]

Looking at booking a flight from SYD-HKG for early next year and have the option of either VS or SQ (in Y class....although Y+ on VS isn't all that more expensive...). In terms of SCs, will flying SQ involve the usual segmentation of the flight as occurs with any other service (i.e. SYD-SIN, SIN-HKG, HKG-SIN and SIN-SYD) or will it be overridden with a simple SYD-HKG calculation as it is the more direct option available (as occurs on DJ domestic flights if travelling, say, SYD-LST via MEL, the SYD-LST calculation will be made with MEL not factored into the equation and it done in a non-segmented fashion...)? Does anyone have experience in this area...?

 

[moa999]

International flights get SCs as flown.
Note carefully the booking class (particularly on SQ) as the really cheap fares can earn nothing.

 

[Tuddy]

It's $1400 on SQ in the lowest SC earning class which would get me 200SCs return...? And it's $1330 for the direct on VS which would get me a mere 60 return (although it's ~$2000 return on Y+ which would get me a comfier seat, more baggage and 180SCs...still less than SQ -what's VS Y+ like??)

 

[markis10]

It's $1400 on SQ in the lowest SC earning class which would get me 200SCs return...? And it's $1330 for the direct on VS which would get me a mere 60 return (although it's ~$2000 return on Y+ which would get me a comfier seat, more baggage and 180SCs...still less than SQ -what's VS Y+ like??)

Whats it with VA, which will have a higher point return thanks to the status bonus?

 

[Tuddy]

Whats it with VA, which will have a higher point return thanks to the status bonus?

In terms of SQ it's much of a muchness. An interesting quirk of the system is that if I book one way on economy on the VS flight, I have to book premium economy for the other direction...

 

[Deewhy]

It's $1400 on SQ in the lowest SC earning class which would get me 200SCs return...? And it's $1330 for the direct on VS which would get me a mere 60 return (although it's ~$2000 return on Y+ which would get me a comfier seat, more baggage and 180SCs...still less than SQ -what's VS Y+ like??)

Just check with SQ as I would have thought 100 SCs are for discount economy. You'd get 200 for full flexi.
I've done a oneway HKg to SYD for about $500+ on SQ and 100 SCs (40-HK-sin, then 60 sin-SYD)

 

[moa999]

What class on SQ earns "Discount Economy"

According to this table its Economy or bust.
Status Earn Fare Class| Velocity Frequent Flyer

hkg-sin is 1595m, sin-syd 3915m, so 40/60 is full fare economy