Join Date: May 2003
Location: Redwood City, CA USA (SFO/SJC)
Programs: 1K 2010, 1P in 2011, Plat for 2012,13,14,15 & 2016. Gold in 17 & 18, Plat since
Posts: 8,826
I'm a UA1/UA2 sruvivor...
Got back last week from a trip through Australia and Cambodia, outbound began on UA1 SFO-SIN, return finished on UA2 SIN-SFO.
787 and surprisingly tolerable, although I was in E+. Packed flight both directions. Food is pretty sad, but the service wasn't bad. The long flight was the first that hasn't left me with a dry throat at the end, probably due to the 787s higher cabin pressure and humidity.
SQ is flying the A350 on that route, a plane I haven't flown yet nor heard how it compares. I did fly SQ C product SIN-BNE; it was an older A330 with angle-flat seats that left something to be desired, but service was certainly exceptional.
The other choice isn't the airline but the routing. Do you want the 16 hours out (14 back) non-stop SFO-SIN, or break it up a bit and fly via NRT? I have no familiarity with routing via Europe to SIN.