Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
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I'm considering taking advantage of the current cheap premium economy fares to fly SFO-SIN.
It seems like my choices are either SQ 31 / 32 (non-stop on 359) or SQ 1 / 2 (stop in HKG on 77W)
I'd prefer non-stop, but reviews on seatguru seem to imply that the 77W premium economy seat is significantly better. Is that accurate? Is it worth the stop in HKG (same flight number, same equipment, and, I assume, same plane and no reason to deplane) in order to fly the 77W? Price difference between the flights is negligible so that's not an issue -- this is all about convenience and quality of product.
I'm 6'2 (188cm), have 42-inch (107cm) shoulders, and weigh about 220lb (100kg) so, while I'm not huge, I am a big guy and so extra legroom and seat width has some value to me. But I will also want to sleep, so extra recline has a lot of value too.
I'll be doing this route later this year (also took advantage of the low PE fare), so I can't comment on the seats yet. However, be aware that there are two non-stops flying SIN-SFO. One is a traditional three class configuration on the original 359's. That's a daily flight. The other is three or four days a week on the new 350-ULR and that's configured for just business and PE. The reviews I've read on the PE seats for the 359-ULR are quite good. The preferred ones seem to be in the last couple of rows, as instead of 2-4-2, you can have 1-4-1.
The stop in HKG on SQ2 is minimal in terms of time. You have about 1-1/2 hours to deplane, go through security theater and queue up again to get back on. The only positive is that it gives you a chance to stretch your legs. We're going to Singapore a few times this year. On our return in March, we're taking SQ2. In November, we'll be returning on SQ32, but only because SQ34 was not available on the day we had to return.