Originally Posted by
azepine00
What was your fare an absolute and relative terms (as in relative to average income in the area)
Could you upgrade on this fare?
Did you earn miles on that fare?
On an absolute scale - yes SQ is great but there is a price to pay. Also is "highly competent" airline also state sponsored (if not now but perhaps when it was growing in not so distant past)
Fare was ~$1000 AUD to fly Singapore in economy, round trip, bought on the day of departure (business travel). Was about the same on Qantas (given my purchasing time window, which was this week). Potentially cheaper on Garuda or the like.
Not sure the exact fare class, maybe E, but I couldn't have upgraded anyway - it was full. Yes, miles earning, with UA. (for that price it'd better be)
Originally Posted by
vivamuci
SQ's A330-300s are all fresh from the factory and maximum 2 years old.
Huh, sorry I didn't realize that. However, the interior was not the newest version that I recognize from all the fancy photos. At least in C -- it was not the lie flat, excessively wide seating.