Singapore Airlines adds US$250 fee for Star Alliance Round-the-World award bookings

by Andrew1 March 2023, 19:001 March 2023, 19:08

Even if you manage to make a 'unicorn' Star Alliance RTW award itinerary work using KrisFlyer miles, you’ll now be stung with an additional US$250 charge when you call to book.

Singapore Airlines has added a hefty fee for those redeeming KrisFlyer miles for Round-the-World (RTW) award tickets, which comes eight months after a hike in the miles needed to lock in one of these redemptions, as part of the mid-2022 programme devaluation.

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