Originally Posted by
lokijuh
One thing I think the myopic singular focus on J & F passengers is a folly they need to address. Sure J & F provide a lot of revenue, but surely they're not the only profitable passengers.
It struck me when when comparing a $6k SGD fare to ZRH in business, and a couple of weeks later an economy to CGK for almost $1k return (admittedly CGK-SIN was so heavily booked across all carriers such that if my SQ waitlist didn't come through - I was going to get GA from CGK to Batam and catching the ferry
..).
Think the SIN/CGK route is probably one of the rare ones with a high yield in Y for SQ as the alternatives are a LCC or Garuda. Same as the HKG/PVG route today for a lot of business travellers based in HK. Many of us pay more and travel with KA in order to avoid the delights of MU (which now include blown up engine cowlings) or HX.