Thank you each for your insights. Just a little bit of follow-up if I may:
Originally Posted by
sl00001
You can always try at the airport for a last minute upgrade at check-in, which will go for the Advantage price. I have done paid upgrades at the airport and redeeming miles.
I have the miles for Advantage and would splurge if opportunity presented itself. Should I expect that a paid upgrade will be the difference between J and F, and no other discount to incentivize someone to pay cash for the upgrade?
Originally Posted by
demue
So don't be surprised if SQ rather leaves seats empty especially in Suites/ First
Somewhat surprising, I would think they would prefer to get some value for an otherwise empty seat... but I guess there is some logic to preserving the cachet of the product by not discounting the product.
Originally Posted by
onlySIA
Lately almost all flights seem to be going with Suites completely full, so there's not much recent data regarding the practice with empty Suites..
I understand that you can see how full flights are by either doing a dummy booking to see seats available, or that you can use something like Exp Flyer to see availability leading up to departure,
but how would someone be able learn how full the cabin is actually at departure....... the final count versus the seats taken, say one day prior to the flight, it seems, would indicate if SQ opened Suites for upgrades on the day of flight.