Originally Posted by
KACommuter
I travel on SQ2 a lot. It is always heavily booked and clearly caters for passengers connecting from India as there is always an Indian dinner on the menu. The seats are probably not blocked, they have simply been booked.
That's wrong — SQ is infamous for blocking a ton of seats* until about T-72 when the seat maps open up — see the very many threads on here and SQtalk for more info. OP already said EF shows the seats as blocked (and not occupied) and EF is usually right with this. Just keep checking close in (T-96, 72, 48 etc) and you'll probably be able to get an aisle.
*To answer OP's question there are a few rows reserved for selection for PPS members and a few for *G but they've probably all been taken, the rest of the blocked seats will open up a few days before departure.
Originally Posted by
KACommuter
Regardless, *G gets no preferential treatment. If you are KF G, then there is a wider selection of seats. SQ doesn't care a hoot for alliance passengers, and very little for their own KF G. There is not even preferential boarding for either - you board with the plebs.
Also not true — got a booking in Y and have my OZ *G number on it and I'm allowed to pick seats reasonably close to the front of the plane that are showing as blocked on EF (and thus unavailable for selection for GMs and probably reserved for *G and above). So I think SQ doesn't really discriminate between their own *Gs and other alliance members' (and treats them equally badly lol).
And again regarding priority boarding — that's not true, *G does get priority boarding on SQ (although how well it's executed can vary — there are some reports of *G boarding with J and at other stations *G boards first in the Y lane, and other threads even mention a separate line for KF G and *G). And even UA boards *G in Group 2 with the CC holders flying Y and not with the premium cabin pax in Group 1.