Originally Posted by
drewguy
SIN-SFO (and vv even worse) is one of the longest flights in the world. But it's still on a plane with relatively cramped coach seats (at least it's not a 777 with 4 across), especially in E-, and are flights that are almost full. I've done that flight in coach a couple of times,
I've never done that flight. Which I to say that I've flown SIN-SFO or SFO-SIN multiple times since they started that direct flight, but I've always done it via somewhere. Because even though I know I'd be in E+, and even though I know I wouldn't be in a middle seat, I've still made the choice that it's worth the little extra time and/or money to break the flight in somewhere like Tokyo. (In the case of the OP, that even lops 600 miles off the flight, including the connection to ORD).
I do feel for the OP, but if you book a 15+ hour flight, with a short connection to another 4 hour flight, and you don't pay to pick a non-middle seat, then... well... You're likely going to end up spending 20+ hours in a middle seat...