Originally Posted by
midlevels
If you really want to fly J, then consider UA (yes, I know, sacrilege for a OW loyalist). The flight timings are horrible (early, early AM departure from SIN), but you are guaranteed a good long-haul J seat as that flight continues to Chicago ORD and the fare is about half of CX.
I'm pretty sure that flight goes on to SFO, not ORD. Not that it matters though both use 747 out of HKG, not all of which are outfitted with the new UA J product. While the old UA long-haul J seat is still (marginally) better than CX regional J, the new UA seat (flatbed) is not guaranteed on 747 yet.