Singapore Airlines has just announced they will be offering more than 32,000 tickets to Sydney from Singapore before Christmas. This will be welcome news for those waiting for flight prices and availability to come down!
While Singapore Airlines has been one of the few airlines to service Australia on a daily basis during the pandemic, they will now increase flights and seat availability.
Best of all, redemption tickets using KrisFlyer miles will be back on!
While you can currently book tickets using cash if you’re sitting on a stash of miles, you might want to wait a few days!
On the Singapore Airlines website, we can see that KrisFlyer award tickets will be available again to Sydney starting October 23
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How many miles do I need?
The most available type of reward is the “Advantage Award”, these are more expensive compared to Saver Awards but easier to find:
Singapore to Sydney Advantage Awards:
- Economy: 55,000 KrisFlyer
- Premium Economy: not available
- Business: 90,000 KrisFlyer
- First: 155,000
Singapore to Sydney Saver Awards:
- Economy: 28,000 KrisFlyer
- Premium Economy: 47,000
- Business: 62,000 KrisFlyer
- First: 85,000
How To Get KrisFlyer Miles?
The easiest way to get KrisFlyer miles is to send them from your credit card reward program, in Australia, the best options are Membership Rewards (American Express), ANZ Rewards, Citi Rewards and Altitude Rewards which are available to Westpac group customers.
What Are The Flights?
Starting from November 1 to March 26, the following flights will be available daily:
- SQ211Daily 10:30am – 9:20pm Airbus A350-900 Medium Haul
- SQ231Daily 12:45am – 11:50am Boeing 777-300ER (this aircraft features first class — check out our Singapore Airlines B777 first class review)
- SQ241 Thursday 7:05am – 5:55pm Airbus A350-900 Medium Haul
- SQ241 Friday, Sunday 7:05am – 5:55pm Boeing 787-10
Who’s Eligible To Travel?
The Sydney flights from Singapore will be called “FEPO” flights which stands for “For Eligible Passengers Only”.
To board this flight, all passengers must meet the following requirements:
- You are an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or their immediate family member.
- Being fully vaccinated with a TGA approved or recognised vaccine, such as Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Janssen-Cilag, Moderna, Coronavac, or Covishield. Children under the age of 12 and those who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical condition are exempted from this requirement.
- Presenting a vaccination certificate issued by a national/state-level public health authority or an accredited vaccination provider, in the form of a digital or paper certificate. A letter will not be accepted.
- Presenting a negative result for a PCR test taken within 72 hours before flight departure.
- Completing the Australia Travel Declaration at least 72 hours before flight departure.
- Further requirements may apply. Please check the latest requirements to confirm your eligibility before booking.
