Alternative Airlines (flights)

Booking a flight on Alternative Airlines, the UK-based aggregator selling tickets on more than 600 airlines? Pick your flight, then book through ShopBack before you pay: ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code. The platform also accepts a broad set of 40-plus payment methods. Book via alternativeairlines.com and activate ShopBack through the ShopBack Alternative Airlines merchant page to earn Cashback on eligible bookings at the current published rate. ShopBack Singapore is an essential step before you book with Alternative Airlines: go through it before you pay and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback.

No. Alternative Airlines is a booking aggregator, not an airline, and does not operate its own points or miles programme. Miles and status credit accrue to the operating airline's frequent flyer programme (KrisFlyer for Singapore Airlines, Asia Miles for Cathay Pacific, Skywards for Emirates, and so on), based on the fare class and the airline's own accrual rules. Add the operating airline's frequent flyer number at booking or check-in to earn miles and tier credit as normal on the ticket you purchase through Alternative Airlines.

Alternative Airlines follows the underlying airline pricing rather than running its own storefront sale. Watch for promotional windows that overlap airline-side sale periods: Northern Hemisphere summer sales (February to March), Ramadan-Eid promotional pricing, Great Singapore Sale (June to July), Black Friday (November 27, 2026), Cyber Monday (November 30, 2026), 9.9 (September 9), 10.10 (October 10), 11.11 (November 11), and 12.12 (December 12). Verify the underlying airline's promotional windows before locking dates.

Alternative Airlines accepts more than 40 payment methods including major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex), PayPal, and bank transfer. Verify the specific payment options available at checkout for your SIN-based booking before committing.

Skyscanner is a metasearch engine that indexes prices from many airlines and OTAs and redirects the user to the airline or OTA site to complete the booking. Alternative Airlines is a booking aggregator where the ticket is issued through their own checkout. For sheer price comparison across airlines and OTAs Skyscanner typically wins on coverage; for direct booking with 40-plus payment methods on one checkout Alternative Airlines often wins. For SG travellers comfortable paying full fare upfront on card, Skyscanner-plus-direct-airline is often the simplest path. Both are Cashback-eligible via ShopBack where applicable.

Direct airline booking is usually the cleanest path for schedule changes, refunds, seat selection, and mileage crediting since you are contracting with the operating airline. Alternative Airlines adds value when a shopper wants a specific payment method the airline does not offer directly, or when the shopper is booking a smaller or long-tail airline that lacks a strong direct-checkout experience. For SG-based KrisFlyer collectors flying SIA, direct airline booking is often simpler. Both channels are Cashback-eligible via ShopBack when accessed through the correct merchant page.

Alternative Airlines lists more than 600 airlines including major global carriers (Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Lufthansa, United, American, Delta), regional Southeast Asia carriers (Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, AirAsia group, Scoot), and long-tail carriers less commonly indexed by mainstream metasearch. For SG travellers the practical value is in long-tail Africa, South America, Central Asia, and secondary regional carriers. Verify the specific route and airline is available before locking payment method choice.

Alternative Airlines offers pricing in multiple currencies, and SGD is generally selectable at the top of the site or during checkout. If SGD is not offered on a given fare, the site will display in a supported currency (often USD, GBP, or EUR) and the shopper's card issuer will handle the SGD conversion at settlement. Check the card issuer's foreign transaction fee (typically 2% to 3% for SG-issued cards without a no-FX-fee benefit) before booking in a non-SGD currency.

Go through ShopBack Singapore from the ShopBack Alternative Airlines merchant page before you pay on alternativeairlines.com and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account. Keep the e-ticket email. The ShopBack Alternative Airlines merchant page shows the live rate.

Yes. With ShopBack Singapore, Refund timelines depend on the underlying airline's fare rules and can take several weeks to process end-to-end.

Alternative Airlines issues its own promo codes, applied at checkout. ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code: go through ShopBack Singapore before you pay.

Alternative Airlines Cashback shows in your ShopBack Singapore account as Pending within about 48 hours after ticket issuance, and typically confirms once the flight has flown and the airline's refund period has passed. Track status in the ShopBack app under Cashback History, where the entry moves from Pending to Redeemable once confirmed, and check the live rate on the ShopBack Alternative Airlines merchant page before booking.