Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer 10% Award Devaluation & End Of Paid Stopover Awards

Singapore Airlines today announced changes to the KrisFlyer award and upgrade charts effective July 5, 2022. The number of miles required for saver awards increases by roughly 10% per information released by SQ.

Singapore also ends paid stopover awards for tickets issued on or after August 1, 2022. However, stopovers up to 30 days are still allowed on return saver awards and oneway or return advantage awards.

You can access the Singapore Airlines page for the changes here.

Email that Singapore Airlines sent out:

KrisFlyer Standard Award Chart:

Download (PDF, 162KB)

KrisFlyer Upgrade Award Chart

Download (PDF, 201KB)

KrisFlyer Star Alliance Award Chart:

Download (PDF, 416KB)

KrisFlyer Star Alliance Upgrade Award Chart:

Download (PDF, 390KB)

Stopover Changes:

Revisions to Stopover Option for Redemption Bookings

1. How many complimentary stopovers am I entitled to for redemption award bookings? Refer to the table below for the validity and number of complimentary stopovers available with each redemption award ticket type.Stopovers are only permitted for up to 30 days. Additional stopovers are no longer permitted for redemption award tickets issued on or after 1 August 2022 regardless of the class of travel. Two separate redemption award bookings will be required for stopovers of more than 30 days for redemption award tickets issued on or after 1 August 2022.
   

   	Saver Awards	Advantage Awards
   One-Way	No stopover	1 stopover
   Round Trip	1 stopover	2 stopovers
   Validity of award tickets	12 months	12 months

2. How can I add a complimentary stopover to my redemption booking? Complimentary stopovers may be added on singaporeair.com for eligible award redemption ticket types.
3. Can I add a stopover of more than 30 days after 1 August 2022? No, stopovers are only permitted for up to 30 days. Additional stopovers will no longer be permitted for redemption award tickets issued on or after 1 August 2022 regardless of the class of travel.Two separate redemption award bookings will be required for stopovers of more than 30 days for redemption award tickets issued on or after 1 August 2022.

Conclusion

It seems that Singapore Airlines has been pissed off of people redeeming paid stopovers on one-way saver awards, which has been a great redemption option for those living in Singapore. Why do these programs try to kill off any exciting features?