Can you book one way *A awards with KF miles?

[SQflyergirl]

I can see on the SQ/MI only chart that you can book one way awards for 70% of the miles required for an RT journey.

Can that be done also for *A awards via KF miles?

[Savage25]

No, I don't think so.

[Kiwi]

No, I don't think so.

AFAIK one way *A awards require 100% of the round-trip mileage cost, though with the way "taxes" are going the savings there may start to become worthwhile.

[Tanandika]

1 Way Redemption on Star A.

I was wondering if it is at all possible to redeem a one-way ticket on Star Alliance member flight using KrisFlyer miles. It doesn't specify in the website that you can or can't, it only has charts for roundtrip.

My intended flight would be, from SIN-LAX (1 way) on Lufthansa or Swiss. Is this even possible? Has anyone tried with success? Also, would it be possible to get a stopover in Zurich or Frankfurt?

Thanks so much for your help.

[sqdazz]

im surprised this hasnt been answered yet. I also would like to know the answer, and are Star Alliance upgrades on krisflyer also valid one way? If so is it 50% of required miles? The chart on SQ website only shows roundtrip

[matt_will_fix_it]

This is answered in the KF Programme Guide here.

• Subject to individual airlines’ flight schedule changes.
• You can make your booking only for round-trip travel on scheduled flights operated by Star Alliance carriers.
All reservations must be confirmed before ticketing. Waitlisting is not permitted except on Singapore Airlines
operated sectors only. If your itinerary includes bookings in different classes of service, the award level
corresponding to the highest class will apply for the whole award ticket. Travel is subject to the blackout
dates and capacity control of individual Star Alliance carriers.
• Your Star Alliance Award itinerary can include a complimentary en route stopover in addition to the
turnaround point. No stopovers are allowed for purely domestic travel or if your itinerary includes only
European cities. You may not stopover in the country where you commenced your travel. For travel to
or from Central America, no stopover is permitted in Continental USA. You are allowed a maximum of
six travel segments in your itinerary.
• You may include transits in your itinerary for flight connections. However, you cannot use your original
departure point to transfer to a final destination on the return leg.
• You can purchase additional stopovers for 10,000 KrisFlyer miles regardless of your class of travel.
• For more flexible travel, you can include an open-jaw at either the origin or the destination (e.g. fly
Singapore to San Francisco, then LA to Singapore, or fly Seoul to Singapore, then take a return leg to
Tokyo). En route open-jaws are not permitted for Star Alliance Awards. Open-jaws are permitted across
different award zones but the higher award level will apply.
• Side trips are not permitted. A separate award ticket is required for a side trip.
• Backtracking is not permitted. Travel must be made via the most direct route.
• You can only make changes to the destination or carrier on an issued ticket if travel has not commenced.
Such changes will require re-issuance of tickets at a service charge. Please refer to krisflyer.com for the
relevant fee.
• Itineraries must include at least one Star Alliance airline partner (excluding Singapore Airlines).

[Tanandika]

Thanks for the reply.

• Backtracking is not permitted. Travel must be made via the most direct route.

Assuming that I'm flying return, does the routing SIN-LAX-SIN on Lufthansa (via FRA) considered backtracking? But then there is the SQ38 non-stop flight to LAX, which requires a lot more mileage but it's the most direct route. What happens if I insist that I want to fly on Lufthansa? Will I be charged the standard amount of mileage required for a *A SIN-LAX-SIN sector?

[MAN Flyer]

Assuming that I'm flying return, does the routing SIN-LAX-SIN on Lufthansa (via FRA) considered backtracking?

No, that would not be blocked under 'backtracking'. That's a return flight. An itinerary of say SIN-NRT-HKG would be considered backtracking.

Having said that, I am not sure if they will allow you to travel from SIN-LAX via FRA. I have never tried anything like that with KF but I presume you would be expected to go via the pacific.

[SQ LPP]

Perhaps we should combine with a small discussion before here.

[SQflyergirl]

Threads merged as per SQ LPP's proposal