Singapore Airlines has announced that there will be some modifications concerning its KrisFlyer commitment program later on this year.
Since November 1, 2025, redemption rates are altering (in both directions, though primarily up) on its various award charts, and there will be a 3rd redemption type (Gain access to awards) with vibrant prices introduced.
While KrisFlyer has ended up being more difficult to access since HSBC Benefits was phased out of Canada, the program still provides fantastic opportunities to access some of the most aspirational flight experiences around for those who are willing to work for them.
Upcoming Modifications to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
On November 1, 2025, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is making some modifications to its award charts, which will affect the variety of KrisFlyer miles it will need for awards and upgrades.
There are also some other modifications concerning how you can make KrisFlyer miles, which can be found on the Singapore Airlines site.
Singapore Airlines Award Chart Modifications
In some cases (for economy flights within Asia and the South West Pacific), the redemption rates are going down, while in other cases (for organization class and First Class flights, as well as economy redemptions to other zones), redemption rates are increasing.
Here’s a fast breakdown of what’s altering:
- Economy Saver redemptions for flights within Asia and the South West Pacific (Zones 1– 9) are reducing by 5%
- Company and Suites/First Saver redemptions for flights within Asia and the South West Pacific are increasing by 5%
- Saver awards in all classes of service for flights to and from Europe and the United States (Zones 11– 13) are increasing by 5%
- Saver awards in all classes of service for flights to and from Africa, the Middle East, and Türkiye are increasing by 10– 20%
- Advantage award rates in all classes of service and all zones except for Zone 10 are increasing by 10– 15%
- For Zone 10, Economy Advantage rates are increasing by 5%, Service Advantage rates are increasing by 18%, and Suites/First Benefit rates are increasing by 15%
These increased rates begin as of November 1, 2025, and all redemptions ticketed before then will be subject to the existing award chart.
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is increasing redemption rates in November Singapore Airlines Introduces “Access” Redemptions In addition to Saver awards(which cost the fewest KrisFlyer miles )and Benefit awards (which cost more, however have higher availability), Singapore Airlines is presenting Gain access to awards as part of the November upgrade. Access awards will use KrisFlyer members a higher number of seats offered for redemptions; nevertheless, it is essential to note that they’ll go through dynamic pricing (e.g., the expense in miles will
vary). Unlike waitlist redemptions (which are available as Saver and Advantage awards), Gain access to awards will be ticketed instantly. The below chart sums up the differences between Saver, Benefit, and Access awards.
In lots of methods, Gain access to redemptions will come with comparable terms to Advantage awards, in that you’re allowed to have a stopover on a one-way journey and there’s a lower $ 50 cancellation cost compared to Saver awards. The listed below chart summarizes the fare differences in between Saver, Advantage, and Gain access to awards.
Keep an eye out for Gain access to awards as of November 1, 2025. Book Your Aspirational Flights Before the Costs Boost Even after the decline of aspirational KrisFlyer redemptions in Singapore Airlines company class, First Class, and Suites Class, there’s still plenty of value to be discovered in the program, even if it’s for particularly niche cases.
When it pertains to Singapore Airlines service class, the redemption rates are much better when the exact same flights are booked through Aeroplan. Nevertheless, it deserves keeping in mind that KrisFlyer provides access to more award availability (specifically to North American locations).
For example, a one-way flight from Australia to Japan via Singapore costs 60,000 Aeroplan points. You can reserve the very same flights through KrisFlyer for 100,500 KrisFlyer miles. (Plus, Aeroplan points are much easier to come by, particularly in Canada).
