Originally Posted by
flyGreg
(and if yes, am I better flying in or out of Melbourne on the first flight?)
Whatever the answer, it may be easier to fly
out of MEL on the first flight rather than into MEL if you don't have a booking already.
At the moment SIN-MEL is unavailable on any flight in Y between 26 Sep and 6 Oct, and I know business class is not avail on SQ227 on 29 Sep (first A380 flight) (or 30 Sep - as I am trying to book that one). Of course at a cool $11K SGD return so plenty of availability in Suites.
Oh, and a quick

aside - got an email from my TA this afternoon asking "if it was necessary to proceed with waitlist on SQ 227 .. " (A380) given that I am already confirmed onto SQ 237 ( on a 773 with old regional business class seats) .....