Originally Posted by
kudzu
SQ's Raffles and FC are rated highly year after year, for good reason - it's as good as it gets for folks willing to pay the hefty prices. And SQ prefers to let the front cabins fly empty rather than complimentary upgrading even their own Elites. The luxury of SQ up front only applies to those select few able to pay (or have the company or client pay), and to the rest of us who save our Miles for once-in-a-lifetime trips.
This could not be emphasized enough. If you want "SQ" standards for US, that includes the standards they hold regarding the integrity of their product. I flew 11 hours on SQ in J--three passengers with a full cabin staff that seated 30. You can be sure there was a number of their elites and *A elites sitting back in Y. Needless to say, AWESOME flight!