Originally Posted by
RichardInSF
I don't concur with the above views. Y is Y. There are no Ritz-Carltons flying Y. Your choice, at most, is between Motel 6 and EconoLodge. Pick the routing that is shortest in time.
Y pitch on SQ is NOT equivalent to UA E+, except in "premium economy," which your award is doubtless not good on. Entertainment system on SQ is much better than UA. While on average, SQ's soft product in C and F is much better than UA's, I have had mediocre service from those "sub-30s 5* concierge" FAs on occasion -- even in long haul F.
+1
This is Y. Minimize the damage. Y on SQ is still Y. The only significant advantage SQ has over UA is IFE. (And, if IFE is important to you, that is a major league advantage.)
Food? It's airline food, people. I've had inedible crap on SQ, too. If food is really that important, then take your own.