KrisFlyer for Students: 10% Off + 40kg Baggage
Indian students can get 10% off Singapore Airlines flights, 40kg baggage, and a free booking change. Here's how.
If you're a student heading to Australia, New Zealand, or the US West Coast for college, there's a Singapore Airlines perk you should know about.
It's called KrisFlyer Student Privileges, and it's genuinely useful. You get 10% off flights, 40kg of checked baggage (instead of the usual 30kg), and you can change your booking once for free. No catch, no fee to join.
That extra 10kg of baggage alone is worth it when you're lugging your entire life across the world.
How it works
You need to be 18+ and enrolled at a university or college. India is one of 28 countries where this works, and most Indian institutions are in their verification system. If yours isn't listed online, you can still get student fares by walking into a Singapore Airlines office with your student ID.
Once you're verified (takes about 48 hours), student fares show up automatically when you search through their Student Privileges page. You get the 10% discount, the extra baggage, and one free date/destination change per booking. Tickets are valid for up to 12 months, which works well with semester schedules.
And you still earn KrisFlyer miles on these fares, so you're not giving anything up.
One thing to keep in mind
You have to book through the Student Privileges page on Singapore Airlines' website. If you book a regular ticket first and try to convert it later, they won't do it.
In the screenshot above, you won't see a student fare because I'm not logged in as a verified student. Once you have a verified account, the discounted student fares will show up right there.
The discount only applies to SQ-marketed flights, and it doesn't stack with sale fares. Also, Singapore Airlines routes through Singapore, so this makes sense for destinations east of India. Australia, New Zealand, the US West Coast, Southeast Asia. For Europe or the UK, you'd be going the long way around, and direct carriers or Gulf airlines would serve you better.
A nice add-on
KrisFlyer also has a birthday bonus where you get 1,000 free miles just for flying around your birthday month. If you can time your travel right, you get the student discount and the bonus miles on the same trip.
