Travel Agent Information - Switzerland / Last updated 18 January 2008

 

StarAlliance Round The World Fares
Since round the world fares and conditions are published in all CRS, Singapore Airlines Switzerland does no longer checks round the world bookings for travel agencies. The following steps and rough conditions may help to ease round the world bookings/quotations.
  • Check Airlines
    AC/BD/CA/FM/JK/JP/KF/LH/LO/LX/NH/NZ/OS/OU/OZ/SA/SK/BU/SQ/TG/TP/UA/US
    => kindly note, that SilkAir (MI) is not part of the StarAlliance!
  • Check Flight Numbers
    Fares, in general, do not apply on flights operated by a non-StarAlliance carrier
    => e.g. not allowed on SQ flights:1000-1026/1029-1036/1038-1045/1047-1071/1076-1999/2500-2576/3000-5750/5753-5900/5913-5914/5917-5931/5936-5946/5982-5999/7000-7999/9000-9999
    Please note: FRTWSTAR does not apply on "Singapore Airlines Suite" of the A380 aircraft. Flights operated by A380 aircraft must be booked in D-class. Nil refund applies.
  • Check Booking Class
    Booking classes in general are:
    YRWSPCL: H
    YRWSTAR: M
    CRWSTAR: D
    FRWSTAR: A
  • Check Minimum/Maximum Stay
    10days/12months
  • Check Routing
    Minimum 1 Transatlantic and 1 Transpacific flight
    Backtracking is allowed
    => SQ21/22 SIN-EWR v.v./ SQ37/38 SIN-LAX v.v. are to be considered as transpacific flights,
    even if using the polar route 
    => not more than one crossing between IATA area 2 and IATAarea 3 permitted
  • Check Stops
    YRWSPCL: minimum 3 stopover / maximum 5 stopover
    YRWSTAR/CRWSTAR/FRWSTAR: minimum 3 stopover / maximum 15 stopover
    => surface does count as a stopover
    => maximum of one stopover permitted in any one city
  • Check Mileage
    YRWSPCL: maximum 26'000 miles
    Y/C/FRWSTAR1: maximum 29'000 miles
    Y/C/FRWSTAR2: maximum 34'000 miles
    Y/C/FRWSTAR3: maximum 39'000 miles
    => surface sectors must be included in mileage calculation
  • Check Fare/Fare Basis/Taxes
    Fare: refer to your CRS
    Farebasis: YRWSPCL / YRWSTAR1, 2 or 3 / CRWSTAR1, 2 or 3 / FRWSTAR1, 2 or 3
    Child: fare basis plus CH // Infant: fare basis plus IN
    Taxes: must be calculated separately
  • Check Surcharges
    Some services do require an additional surcharge. please refer to your CRS for details
    For CRTWSTAR fares a surcharge of USD500 applies per sector on ZRH-SIN v.v. B777-300ER services.
    Surcharges on SQ:
    - B77W aircraft (e.g. ZRH-SIN): SQ Business Plus Surcharge (USD 300-500 depending on sector)
    - A345 aircraft (e.g. SIN-LAX/EWR): SQ Business Plus Surcharge / SQ Economy Plus Surcharge (USD500-700 depending on sector)
    - A380 aircraft (e.g. SIN-SYD): SQ Business Plus Surcharge (USD 400)
  • Check Ticketing Time Limit
    Automatic Ticketing Time Limit of CRS applies.
    => YRWSPCL: 7 day advanced purchase
  • Check Endorsement/Baggage
    Endorsement:VLD STAR ALLIANCE ONLY/NONREF
    Baggage: Piece concept applies for entire journey
    => for most StarAlliance carriers 23kg per piece applies in economy-class

For fares and detailed conditions please refer to your CRS (see CRS entries below)



Other StarAlliance Fare Products
  • Circle Asia Fare
  • Circle Pacific Fare
  • Asian Airpass
  • Japan Airpass
  • South Pacific Airpass
  • Thailand Airpass

Circle Fare and Airpass Calculator is available here: www.staralliance.com

For fares and conditions please refer to your CRS (see CRS entries below)

 



CRS entries
Availability StarAlliance Carriers
  • Galileo: A01MARZRHSIN//*A
  • Amadeus: AN*A01MARZRHSIN
  • Sabre: 101FEBZRHSIN#/*A
  • Worldspan: A01MARZRHSIN-/*A

Mileage calculation

  • Galileo: FLZRHSINSYDHNLLAXNYCFRAZRH
  • Amadeus: FQMZRHSINSYDHNLLAXNYCFRAZRH
  • Sabre: WNZRHSINSYDHNLLAXNYCFRAZRH
  • Worldspan: 4F/ZRH/SIN/SYD/HNL/LAX/NYC/FRA/ZRH

Display Round The World Fares

use FQD FRAFRA, FD ORDORD, FSD SINSIN etc.

  • Galileo: FDZRHZRH-RTW/SQ
  • Amadeus: FQDZRHZRH/ASQ
  • Sabre: Y/SYS/QLH/FARE
  • Worldspan: G/AIR/LH0/FARE

Display Circle Asia/Pacific Fare

use FQD BKKBKK, FQ SELSEL, FSD SINSIN, FD HKGHKG etc.

  • Galileo: FDSINSIN/SQ-CTF
  • Amadeus: FQDSINSIN/ASQ
  • Sabre: []QUA/ZZS*FARE/STAR CIRCLE ASIA / []QUA/ZZS*FAR/CPSTAR
  • Worldspan: []UA[]G/FAR/RWSTAR

Airpasses/Convention Plus

To access rules and fares of below StarAlliance Fare & Products, use Fare Quote Display in your CRS of fictious O&D "QMXQMY"

Galileo: FD QMXQMY / SQ
Amadeus: FQD QMXQMY / R,U / ASQ
Sabre: FQ QMXQMY / SQ
SITA: FSD QMXQMY / SQ
Worldspan: 4FQMXQMYSR-SQ
 
Decoding of "Product Codes" in the fictious O&D "QMXQMY" display:

Asian Airpass = STARAPAS
Thailand Airpass = STARAPTH
Japan Airpass = STARAPJP
South Pacific Airpass = STARAPSP
European Airpass = STARAPEU
North American Airpass = STARAPNA
African Airpass = STARAPAF
Convention Plus = CONVPLUS

TIP: Round the World Mileage Calculator as well as a Circle Fare and Airpass Calculator are available here: www.staralliance.com