Originally Posted by igel

I flew this route BKK-JFK-BKK 2 weeks ago in PE and was quite impressed. The seats have a lot more legroom compared to the SQ ones that fly SIN-EWR. I am 183 cm (5ft 11) and did not have any problems with the legrest. The seats on SQ have narrower armrest and the legrest (thigh-rest) on SQ seems to be made for people with stunted legs. Also TG feeds you well and you get premium check-in lines (unlike SQ). On TG, you get three hot meals (2 with 2 choices and 1 with no choice) and the meals were actually presented (pre-plated on one tray) on business class china and you get the business class napkins and cutlery. Actually the two main courses in PE and economy seem to be common with 2 of the 3 main courses in business. On my TG flights, the PE meals appeared to come out of the business class galleys plated on business class china. On SQ, you only get 2 main meals even though SIN-EWR is longer, and the meals are standard economy meals. The TG product is closer to business class with perks such as separate check-in, more meals. SQ is closer to economy class. Quality of TG meals are better if you like spicy Thai food.

Note that TG PE is 42 in seat pitch. TG normal economy is 36 in seat pitch.
SQ Executive Economy is 36-37 in seat pitch.