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Anonymous

12 Dec 2019

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Is it worth it to upgrade from economy to business class using miles?

Which would be better on SQ? buying an economy ticket and then upgrading it to Business class using miles; or straight up redeeming a business ticket using miles? Which is more mile-efficient?

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Bjorn Ng

12 Dec 2019

Business Analyst at 10x Capital

Hey anon,

It would be more worthwhile to your miles to claim business class tickets straight, dollar for dollar.

The more mile-efficient option is to straight up redeem a business ticket using miles.

I'm not sure how true this could be across all airlines but I've a friend who often dresses up really nicely at airports. Despite being on economy class, the airline periodically upgrades her to business class without additional cost.

Not worth in 99% of scenarios. Sometimes they do a last min upgrade promos on miles and might send an email - based on how much you have paid for economy tickets.

In that case, it might make sense

Nope. Not worth. The worth one would be redeem for business ticket upright.

Elijah Lee

09 Dec 2019

Senior Financial Services Manager at Phillip Securities (Jurong East)

Hi anon,

It is usually not worth upgrading from economy flexi to business. The number of miles requ...

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