![]() The flight I thought we had the least chance of getting was actually confirmed! “We’re flying home in first class!” I shouted to an equally excited Lukas. ![]() I went from half asleep to wide-awake in a split second, exclaiming, “OMG LUKAS! OMG!” Then at 7am the next day, I woke up to the following text message: I had finally given up on the better value redemption, so I booked our train tickets from Cologne to Frankfurt for the next day. The call center operator went through all my waitlists and said there was nothing she could do. The day before our scheduled 10pm flight out from Frankfurt (still with no confirmation), I decided to call Singapore Airlines to see if there was any chance seats would unlock. I also had alerts set up for Lufthansa first class again, as I wanted to share that experience with my partner as well. On the week leading up to our departure from Europe, I was frequently checking the loads and seat maps on ExpertFlyer for all the flights I had waitlisted…and it wasn’t looking good. ![]() You can then transfer those Chase points directly to your Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer account, and make the booking(s)! Departing Europe At Upgraded Points, our preferred method is to earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points with cards such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card or if you’re a business owner, the Chase Ink Business Preferred. Even then, it was at the higher Advantage fare out of Frankfurt - but by this stage in our planning, I was just thankful we had confirmed seats to come home.Įarning the points: There are many ways to earn Singapore miles for a trip just like this. It took until July to find flights home to Sydney. I realized that the first class Saver fares were actually 2,000 miles cheaper at 148,000 per person, so I also waitlisted for a number of first class flights too - and was surprised to learn that it was possible to waitlist on the A380 service out of Zurich, which had just been announced as the next new SQ A380 destination. Thankfully Singapore Airlines allows you to waitlist for certain flights that have no more award seats, so I waitlisted for as many European city departures as I could find…some of which were only available at the higher Advantage fares of 150,000 miles per person. So when my partner and I made a relatively last-minute decision in January to attend a September wedding in Crete, I knew it was going to be tough finding award seats.įortunately, I had no problem finding outbound business class Saver flights for 105,000 miles per person on Singapore Airlines - but I couldn’t find anything for our return journey. ![]() When I started in the points game, I learned very quickly that if you want to find premium cabin award seats, you need to book either as the schedule unlocks (approximately 1 year in advance), or just before departure. Introduction Booking The New Singapore Suites Airline: Singapore Airlines (SQ) Aircraft: Airbus A380 (9V-SKV) Flight #: SQ 345 Route: Zurich (ZRH) > Singapore (SIN) Date: OctoDuration: 12hr 10min Cabin & Layout: Singapore Suites, 6-seat capacity on the upper deck, 1-1 Seat(s): 1F & 2F Miles Used: 148,000 KrisFlyer (including an onward flight to Sydney in first class) per person Taxes & Fees Paid: SGD 89.70 per person Typical Retail Cost: CHF 15,000 per person (~ USD $15,000)
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