Fly ahead on SQ

[Metropolitan Airlines]

I have a booking on the SQ 232 next Monday to Hong Kong, however Sydney Trains might strike on that day so I have arranged a friend to give me a lift to the airport, only he will be dropping me off before 5am just in case.

If the strike is on and I need to be lifted by my friend, then I will be 7 hours early to my flight, and before mine, there's SQ 212 leaving at 9:05am.

In this case, can I just show up at the counter and ask to fly ahead of my scheduled departure, should seats are available? My ticket is P class and I am Velocity Gold, will that help me to get priority standby?

I understand the immediate connecting flight SQ 872 does not have S Cabin, so if I decide to fly ahead, would that mean I still need to wait at Changi until there's a flight with S Cabin available?

I have BTC on my original flight, if I fly ahead, would that mean the meals I've ordered will go to waste?

Finally, do I need to show my Velocity card to have lounge access? Or the boarding class which shows 'Partner Gold' would be sufficient?

Thank you.

[259850]

In this case, can I just show up at the counter and ask to fly ahead of my scheduled departure, should seats are available?

Never had a problem getting on an earlier than ticketed flight out of SIN, HKG and CGK, under similar conditions as yours. Both on Y and C. No experience with SYD.

I have BTC on my original flight, if I fly ahead, would that mean the meals I've ordered will go to waste?

Yes that has been my experience. There have been instances where I've been told by ground staff that they won't be able to serve me even a meal on the earlier flight as it was too late to load it, but always managed to eat!

Finally, do I need to show my Velocity card to have lounge access? Or the boarding class which shows 'Partner Gold' would be sufficient?

Star Alliance Gold status on my boarding pass has gotten me into partner lounges everywhere. I've never carried or used my card in ages.

[SQ228]

Star Alliance Gold status on my boarding pass has gotten me into partner lounges everywhere. I've never carried or used my card in ages.

VA can be a little different as they are not Star Alliance. I would have the Velocity card with me. I often book VA, specify my KF number in the booking, arrive at the airport and the VA staff tell me they can't even find my KF number in the system, let alone status. They're always fantastic about getting it all sorted, but I wouldn't rely on VA's back end to transfer that data to SQ based on my experience.