Originally Posted by
opiuman
This is pure personal preference. Some people will say if you normally do Y, J or F is going to be insane to you anyway and maybe you won't notice the minor things or appreciate them because you just don't know better.
So in that case maybe only judge by the tangible differences, ex. champagne selection, food selection, people/bathroom ratio, seat size? Private room etc. Those are the only things you can peg your own personal value on. Maybe it's a special occasion?
It is a special occasion! I believe I won't notice the differences in the amenities and food. I'm thinking about flying F in one direction and flying back in J.
Originally Posted by
Red259
I usually redeem F on SQ. The F product for SIN-SYD is supposed to be great. Unfortunately I am flying in J for SIN-SYD and only have experience with the older suites product. If it was me and you can find availability I would consider flying the new F product on the SIN-SYD route. You get more time with AKL-SIN but its the older product. I have done shorter inter regional flights on SQ in J, but have never flown J with them on an ultra longhaul the same way I have done in F. On an upcoming trip I am doing EWR-SIN-SYD all in J and then SIN-FRA-JFK coming back in suites, so give me a month and I am sure I will know all I need to know about long haul J flights with SQ. The bottom line is it depends on the person but I always found F to be worth the extra points IF you can find availability AND you don't mind spending the extra miles. From reading the reviews I get that sense that some other airlines have a better hard product when it comes to J flights, but its hard to imagine that it would not be a massive step up from what you get in the US which is usually crap.
Yeah, the hard product on SIN-SYD F looks amazing! My concern is that I need to find availability for two people, which may be impossible or highly improbable. I know my partner will be "touchy" if I left them in a lower class of service even though it's J.
Originally Posted by
PiperAtGatesofDawn
It will be hard for you to find someone on FT who will say no to that.
If your question is “Is it worth the additional points over J”? Absolutely. No doubt about it.
More so with the old or the new suites vs. plain old SQ first class.
Is it worth it for you - TPR, champagne, caviar, even better service etc. etc. does that appeal to you over the extra points you’re spending? Would you prefer to save the extra points for another trip? Is this trip special enough for the splurge?
I do want to experience the TPR, caviar, champagne once! I think it's special enough to splurge especially in one direction.
Originally Posted by
shuigao
Suites (whether old or new) vs J ... Completely worthy upgrade. The extra amount of space, privacy, etc is a huge step up over any airline's J (and many airlines' F products).
"Normal" F vs J ... a little less clear-cut, IMO. The F seat isn't all that different from J, so the upgrades are more along the lines of better food & booze options, pajamas and amenity kits, and somewhat more personalized service. Whether these items are worthy or not really depends on your mileage earn rates and travel patterns.
Hmmmm, you're convincing me. I really want to try the new suites so I think it's a worth throwing some miles at it.
Thanks everyone! I'm going to try and see if can get two seats in F (Suites) to SYD.