Originally Posted by
UA-NYC
Well, there is that whole pesky 8,000+ mile distance issue, and the not cheap price of Jet A.
You could make the argument for SQ not flying to the US n/s anymore either - it's not because there's no/low demand to go to/from SIN.
Also, that both TG and SQ were using the A340-500 for their respective routes. This specific aircraft had the range but were notorious fuel hogs. The economics didn't work out at current jet fuel rates. I know that from here (Singapore) a lot of business people are missing the SQ SIN-EWR flight and are not happy that they now have to transit in FRA if they stay with SQ.