Originally Posted by
JDT1955
And if I were going SIN-HKG-SIN like you, I'd make the same judgement. However, I like that UA will hold 895 (within some reason) to minimize the misconnects coming from the US. It's saved me a couple of times.
And those flights aren't really intended for the local traffic; they're intended to serve UA's connecting traffic. You'll often see business class buckets zeroed out on the short-haul and available for the married segment long-haul only.