SINGAPORE Airlines is offering free upgrades to frequent flyers
travelling between April and June.
Members of KrisFlyer, SIA's frequent flyer programme, who earn
at least 25,000 special upgrade points in this period are eligible
for the upgrade.
These points can be used for upgrades from economy to business
class, or business to first class. They are awarded on top of the
usual KrisFlyer miles whenever a customer flies.
For example, a one-way economy flight from Singapore to Sydney
earns you about 3,900 special upgrade points, equivalent to the
Krisflyer miles earned on the flight. This means 25,000 points will
get you an upgrade on a flight to or from, among others, Australia,
New Zealand and any Asian destination.
Customers with at least 40,000 points can upgrade flights to or
from anywhere in the SIA network.
SIA's latest promotion comes in the wake of the International
Air Transport Association's (IATA) revised forecast of a US$5
billion loss for the global air transport industry this year.
Demand is also projected to fall sharply, with passenger traffic
expected to contract by 5.7 per cent over the year.
IATA chief Giovanni Bisignani has described the state of the
airline industry today as 'grim'.
--ST
Great! Now my next flight on SQ to Seoul I can upgrade to First
Class! Yippee!