Back in Jan 2026, MH and SQ announced a strategic business partnership, and in June 2026, both airlines have rolled out their joint fare product between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. We covered that story in this post here.
Singapore Airlines fares usually command a premium, but for to this strategic partnership to make sense commercially, both airlines had to make their fares somewhat aligned.
MH fares surged significantly after the announcement in June 2026, leaving frequent KUL–SIN travellers unhappy with fares jumping to RM800+ overnight, more than double what they previously paid.
Over time, however, fares have settled down. You can now find KUL-SIN revenue tickets in the RM400+ range, or redeem flights for 5,400 Enrich Points (or even less at 1,600 Enrich Points, as we’ll explore below).
Fuel Surcharge Alignment
As covered in our How to Beat Fuel Surcharges post, Singapore Airlines does not impose fuel surcharges (YQ) on its flights, unlike Malaysia Airlines. This creates kind of a mismatch, when both airlines try to align their fares.
A logical move for Malaysia Airlines is to remove the YQ altogether to achieve the fare alignment. And that’s exactly what they’ve done.
BolehMiles community member Glenn spotted the following memo sent by Malaysia Airlines to its trade partners on 2 October 2026, confirming the removal of YQ on the SIN–KUL route.
That means, when you check the fare breakdown for KUL–SIN flights, the YQ component is now gone.
For those working in Singapore, you can now redeem one way SIN–KUL flights for just 1,600 Enrich Points + SGD66.20 in airport and government taxes. If you book a SIN–KUL return ticket, you can get both sectors for just 3,200 Enrich Points. Note though, that this is not a published Enrich Saver chart rate, so it can change anytime.
Previously, the cash component for SIN-KUL was SGD103, so that’s a 36% reduction, making Enrich redemptions even more attractive now.
The 1,600 Enrich Points one-way redemption is an especially great deal for Enrich Gold, Platinum, and Oneworld elite members, who can enjoy access to Oneworld lounges at Changi, i.e the Qantas Business Lounge and British Airways Lounge. You get a flight home, plus a good meal (and some drinks!) at the lounge before departure. An absolute steal.
Unfortunately, the 1,600 Enrich Points discounted rate does not apply in the opposite direction for KUL–SIN redemptions. The rate still follows the standard Enrich Saver rate of 5,400 points one-way.
Here’s a sample redemption of KUL-SIN for a Jan 2027 flight:
Conclusion
As part of the Singapore Airlines–Malaysia Airlines partnership, Malaysia Airlines has removed the fuel surcharge (YQ) on the KUL–SIN route in both directions.
This doesn’t necessarily translate into cheaper revenue tickets, as airlines can always adjust their base fares. But for mileschasers redeeming Enrich Points, since Enrich Saver redemption rates are fixed, removing YQ means that we are effectively getting better value from Enrich Points.
It will be interesting to see what comes next for this partnership, particularly the much-anticipated details of the reciprocal lounge access arrangements.
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