Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,739
IMHO, if you can file in Paris they will be more familiar with the validity of the claim you are making. Here in SIN it may be a mixed bag, YMMV. Either way, expect a push back and some explanation that compensation is not applicable and be surprised if it turns out otherwise.
Also while we may feel sorry for the one staff handling the irrops, that is entirely under SQs control and those EU261/04 flyers are pre-printed and can just be handed out / made available accordingly.
Sure, airlines don't like the regulations and like to flaunt them (many do, not unique to SQ), but it is still the current applicable law.