I'm planning a family trip to Singapore for Christmas this year and I'm feeling a bit nervous organising overseas trip in general whilst in the long tail of covid. It is also high season so airports will be hectic.
I will no doubt be purchasing travel insurance but I just have fear of flights being cancelled which will ruin our holiday plans. We will have 3 weeks of accommodation prebooked and possibly Sing-Saigon return flights all booked in advance. I heard some people only received credit as compensation and not actually being transferred to another flight.
I'm tossing between Jetstar and Singapore Airlines - there is more than 2K of fare difference. I'm just wondering how likely are Jetstar to cancel flights? Is it worth going with Singapore Airlines for security? I'm assuming they will be more reliable though I could be wrong.
If anyone has experienced cancellation with either airlines recently please let me know.
Allow me to check my crystal ball….
I don't like the thought of these last minute cancellations so I would not book a budget airline. Booking a non-budget airline doesn't guarantee that the flight won't get cancelled, but I'm happy to pay to try and minimise those chances.
If you're flexible with your dates, the difference will probably be smaller.