Good news: Singapore Airlines extends PPS Club and KrisFlyer Elite status for a second year

In a sign that air travel isn’t expected to return to normal in 2021, Singapore Airlines has announced a further 12 months status extension for PPS Club and KrisFlyer Elite Silver/Gold members. 

This is on top of the existing 12 months extension announced back in April 2020. All members with status expiring from March 2021 to February 2022 will receive an automatic extension for an additional year.

Singapore Airlines will also be extending PPS Reserve Value and KrisFlyer Milestone Rewards (formerly known as Elite Gold Rewards), and rolling over Elite Miles to the following year. 

PPS Club Members

PPS Club status extension

Renewal Support Scheme for PPS Club members

Back in September 2020, Singapore Airlines announced that it would automatically credit 50% of the PPS Value required for requalification, for memberships expiring between March 2021 and February 2022. 

Now, the full amount of PPS Value will be credited as Reserve Value instead. There are two possible scenarios here.

Scenario A: For members whose PPS Club membership has already been renewed under the 1-year automatic status renewal scheme from March 2020 to February 2021

Scenario B: For members whose PPS Club membership has yet to be renewed under the 1-year automatic status renewal scheme from March 2020 to February 2021

The PPS Value credited as Reserve Value will not count towards the PPS Value required to earn the various PPS Rewards.

PPS Reserve Value Extension

Singapore Airlines will be extending the Reserve Value for PPS Club members as follows:

Extension of Reserve Value validity period will only take place in March 2021, regardless of your qualification date.

Some examples are shown below:

KrisFlyer Elite Members

KrisFlyer Elite Silver/Gold extension

Renewal Support Scheme for KrisFlyer Elite members

Back in September 2020, Singapore Airlines announced that all KrisFlyer Elite Silver/Gold members would receive 50% of the Elite Miles required for requalification, for memberships expiring from March 2021 to February 2022. 

Now, they’ll simply be renewing Elite Gold/Silver status for another year. As such, there will be no crediting of Elite Miles; your status will simply be automatically extended at the end of the membership year. 

Elite Miles Rollover

Singapore Airlines will roll over any Elite Miles earned during the current membership year (starting March 2020 to February 2021) to the following membership year (starting March 2021 to February 2022).

For example, if I earned 5,000 Elite Miles this year and my membership year ends in May, I’ll carry those 5,000 Elite Miles over to the new membership year starting in June. Do note that your elite miles will first be reset to zero upon membership extension, and re-credited to you within two months from the start of your new membership cycle. In other words- don’t panic if you see it reset. 

This covers all Elite Miles, whether earned through flying, or through the various on-ground requalification schemes that Singapore Airlines came up with last year (such as converting KrisFlyer miles, or spending at KrisShop). 

KrisFlyer Milestone Rewards (formerly Elite Gold Rewards) extended

KrisFlyer has renamed the erstwhile Elite Gold Rewards “KrisFlyer Milestone Rewards”, and extended all awards expiring between July-December 2020 to 31 December 2021. 

This includes:

• Double KrisFlyer Miles Reward
• Short-haul Advanced Upgrade
• Premium Economy Advance Upgrade

The extended validity of KrisFlyer Milestone Rewards will be reflected in your account progressively before your rewards expire. 

To learn more about the new KrisFlyer Milestone Rewards, refer to the article below

Singapore Airlines introduces KrisFlyer Milestone Rewards; adds Elite Miles accrual on Scoot

KrisFlyer miles have already been extended

Singapore Airlines has already announced three sets of KrisFlyer miles extensions, in April, June, and October 2020. All KrisFlyer miles expiring between April 2020 and June 2021 have been extended by 6-12 months as follows:

I’m highly doubtful that we’ll be flying by April 2021, so it’s almost certain that we’ll see a further round of extensions in the next couple of months. 

Do note that any extension of KrisFlyer miles will only reflect at the end of the original expiry month. For example, if you have miles expiring on 31 January 2021, you will be able to see that the miles have been extended and are valid till 31 July 2020 in February 2021. 

At the end of each month, you will see 2 transactions in your account statement. The first transaction will show expiring miles being debited from your account with the description “Singapore Airlines SR (Adjustment) 6 months mileage extension”. The second transaction will show the same number of expiring miles being credited back into your account with the description “Singapore Airlines SR 6 months mileage extension”.

No more membership kits for KrisFlyer Elite members

Finally, here’s a sad little note for those of you who like your physical cards and welcome packs. From 1 March 2021, Singapore Airlines will cease to send out physical membership kits to all KrisFlyer Elite members “as part of our ongoing sustainability efforts to go paperless and reduce our environmental footprint.”

I’m assuming PPS Club members will continue to receive their kits; let me know if you’ve heard otherwise. 

Conclusion

If you needed a hint about Singapore Airlines’ prognosis for air travel in 2021, I think this is it. The airline clearly doesn’t expect travelers to be taking back to the skies in any great number, hence the need for an additional status extension. 

This means that everyone will keep their existing status until March 2022 at least, and thanks to the various renewal initiatives, I’m seeing something I rarely see- Elite Miles in my account (most of my flights are redeemed with miles). 

While it means no status anxiety for 2021, it paints a grim picture for travel in the year ahead.