Originally Posted by
bennos
I recently flew the EWR-SIN SQ n/s instead of the three-segment itinerary DL was offering me (something like LGA-DTW-NRT-SIN) and I would absolutely do that again vs the DL itinerary, based solely on scheduling convenience. (While I enjoyed the flight, I think SQ is somewhat overrated by FT, but that's a topic for another thread.)
I tend to agree. SQ (and I extend this to CX as well) are fine airlines and I enjoy them by and large, but I don’t think they are appreciably better than Delta in business class. International first is nice and all, but most of us aren’t flying it unless on points redemptions, and the gap is much, much smaller in the J cabin. I’ve had mediocre to poor service on both SQ and CX, so the oft cited crew difference doesn’t even really feel like a differentiation to me.
People often say F is a cabin that exists to convey a halo effect on the rest of the product, and I think nowhere is that more true than EK, SQ and CX.