What time of day does SQ release the bulk of their available rewards?

[Edge]

I was able to snag 4 x MEL-LHR in J in late June.

I'm now searching for the return leg (prefer IST-MEL but open to other European ports). But I can't find any availability anywhere for 4 pax on one booking. I can find 4x IST-SIN but it seems on all the SIN-MEL flights there is only eligibility for 2 people. Any suggestions? May need to split the booking on the way home, which is doable but not ideal. Unless they're releasing Europe-MEL flights at a different time than the outbound ones (10am Melbourne time)?

Any advice appreciated.

 

[I love to travel]

I was able to snag 4 x MEL-LHR in J in late June.

I'm now searching for the return leg (prefer IST-MEL but open to other European ports). But I can't find any availability anywhere for 4 pax on one booking. I can find 4x IST-SIN but it seems on all the SIN-MEL flights there is only eligibility for 2 people. Any suggestions? May need to split the booking on the way home, which is doable but not ideal. Unless they're releasing Europe-MEL flights at a different time than the outbound ones (10am Melbourne time)?

Any advice appreciated.

See other thread about Brisbane blocking, something might be in play here. TBH I would book asap with whatever you can find. Try Brussels and AMS for better availability and then maybe MEL/SYD for the Sin to Oz legs

 

[zsw]

I was able to snag 4 x MEL-LHR in J in late June.

I'm now searching for the return leg (prefer IST-MEL but open to other European ports). But I can't find any availability anywhere for 4 pax on one booking. I can find 4x IST-SIN but it seems on all the SIN-MEL flights there is only eligibility for 2 people. Any suggestions? May need to split the booking on the way home, which is doable but not ideal. Unless they're releasing Europe-MEL flights at a different time than the outbound ones (10am Melbourne time)?

Any advice appreciated.

There are 4x Advantage on MUC - MEL for 7th July. I know they're not Saver but there isn't actually that much of a difference between the two on Mainland Europe Routes (but a much much bigger difference on IST...much cheaper to go from IST than mainland Europe on Saver, but more expensive on Advantage, nice quirk).

One thing to note is that the connecting flights for SIN - MEL don't get released until that calendar day is released so sometimes you might find Europe flights are released for 6th July, and it isn't until 24 hours later the 7th July SIN - MEL flights get released which opens up many more connections for the 6th July Europe flights.

Another option, depending on your point source, is that I believe the fare buckets for KrisFlyer Redemptions is different to the seats released to Partners. So you may find that you're able to get 2x KrisFlyer Saver's and then 2x Velocity Redemptions taking from two separate fare classes. Obviously Velocity is capped to 330 days which is a risky game for Europe July, so perhaps if you had access to another Star Alliance program (i.e. Aeroplan) then you could match up two separate redemptions. Now, I wouldn't bank my life on this and I don't know this definitively. I just know I have seen instances of 2x Singapore Reward seats available on Velocity when KrisFlyer had no availability left (and of course the case where there is KrisFlyer availability but no Velocity).