<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by plumbar:
I agree. Just took SQ from EWR-SIN-BKK on July 7. Each time I take SQ F it is consistent. I don't know what type of leather is used on CX and BA, but the supple leather used on the SQ chairs could not feel any finer!
We were served Caviar on the long haul. I'm surprised you weren't served it on your trip.
Hope to try CX in F in the next few months. I look forward to the comparison.</font>
SQ does not serve caviar on "supper service" fligths but does serve it on dinner flights. This leads to very inconsistent service level, for example the (shorter) SIN-HKG flight has caviar (and a better meal) than the sans-caviar HKG-SFO sector of the same flight (which is about twice as long and twice the cost). But SQ serves "cheap" caviar now -- even LH has better quality! They should drop it if they don't have the budget. I agree that SQ is consistent, but it is just not as good as before or as good as CX.
The SQ seat is Connolly leather (same as Rolls-Royce uses) and is very nice. BA and CX have fabric seats (some people are allergic to leather, even Connolly, so this is a tricky choice for an airline).
SQ has Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (only airline that does), but served only on request (I've never seen it offered); CX has better tea. They are both fine airlines, way above average, but the ranking this year is different from last year. SQ has to stop coasting upon its reputation.