Am I Comparing Apples to Apples?
I just took the SQ 380 suites earlier this morning onboard SQ322 SIN-LHR. The experience of the suite furniture (seat/bed function) was just absolutely outstanding. IMO, it blows the new CX F (which I have flown on both the 74A & 77A) out of the water if I have to make a comparison. The level of privacy was just unbelievable. I got the feeling as if I had a private cabin room all to myself similar to what I have experienced on an overnight train with sleepers in it and speaking of trains, while I was walking through the isles of the cabin, it did somewhat feel as if I was walking through the isles of a train. What really separates the sense of privacy of SQ suites vs. CX's new F is the level of privacy without any feeling of claustrophobia while sleeping. For the SQ suites there are windows (with shades to open/close) on the the suite walls on the head/pillow rest part during bed mode that allows you to look out into the isle while in addition to the sliding doors. Whereas the new CX F, you'd get the feeling that the seat walls are just too high while you're laying down.
Also with the suites, you don't get the problem of a mounted-closet at the end of the seat/footrest that narrows that section of the seat. In simplicity, you'd more or less get the same width from head to toe when lying flat and you and your partner more or less get the same seat width when dining together in the same suite. And for someone who likes to spread the legs out at times while asleep, this makes a huge difference.
Finally the suite also has an advantage over the new CX F in terms of seat/bed softness.
But at the end one thing kept creeping into my mind. Am I comparing apples to apples or apples to oranges? Afterall SQ has created the suites as a product distinguished at a different & higher level than it's new F class (which are found on its 77W aircraft). Hence I am not sure if weighing the SQ suites to the new CX F is that of a fair comparison. What do you all think?
In that "perhaps" a better comparison would be the new CX F vs. the new SQ F (77W) which I have also had the opportunity to experience and hence done the comparisons as well (for this comparison I have rated them as almost equal with perhaps a slight, slight edge on the seat given to CX).
Again I'm still not sure what should be pinned against what for equal comparisons on this matter and perhaps some one can chip in here with their thoughts.
Last edited by Rejuvenated; Jun 8, 2008 at 1:34 pm