Best J class one world partner to Singapore?
#16
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Having just literally got off a Qatar Airways A380, I can vouch for the bed. It is very comfortable and about 8 x more comfortable than CW. However, the short flight from London is not conducive for sleep.
#17
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I'm not sure I really agree with this. From memory, the only QR flight DOH-HKG leaves early in the morning, meaning that you either have to take a LHR-DOH flight that similarly arrives early (which means not great sleep on such a short overnight sector) or you have a night to DOH if you take away service. I'd much rather a proper lingual LHR-HKG, where I can sleep for eight hours and still have a meal, followed by a decent enough regional J offering for the shortish hop to SIN.
But YMMV.
But YMMV.
Dave
#18
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Thanks guys for all your feedback, I will book on SQ as they do have a legendary service and are direct. Hopefully I can get back with those points otherwise I'll have to book a one way trip using cash!
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#20
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If you book this out of LHR on SQ, I'd recommend that you take a flight on the 777 as opposed to the A380. The J seat is considerably better.
Having flown BA F in 1K and SQ J in 11A within 2 weeks of eachother, I have to say I would take the latter over the former in a heartbeat.
Although, if you're short of miles why not fly from AMS? only 60k per person o/w - 15% for booking online, plus you pay less taxes and fees.
Having flown BA F in 1K and SQ J in 11A within 2 weeks of eachother, I have to say I would take the latter over the former in a heartbeat.
Although, if you're short of miles why not fly from AMS? only 60k per person o/w - 15% for booking online, plus you pay less taxes and fees.
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The distance flown is nearly the same (just 150 mi longer via HEL) and the price is nearly half less. HEL is a breeze to transit.
Of course there might be some religious argument about flying from HEL to SIN or from SIN to HEL
#25
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Mind you I find MH F rather hard as a bed myself, but then, I do like a hard bed.
SQ hands down irrespective of C or F.
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#27
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If you book this out of LHR on SQ, I'd recommend that you take a flight on the 777 as opposed to the A380. The J seat is considerably better.
Having flown BA F in 1K and SQ J in 11A within 2 weeks of eachother, I have to say I would take the latter over the former in a heartbeat.
Although, if you're short of miles why not fly from AMS? only 60k per person o/w - 15% for booking online, plus you pay less taxes and fees.
Having flown BA F in 1K and SQ J in 11A within 2 weeks of eachother, I have to say I would take the latter over the former in a heartbeat.
Although, if you're short of miles why not fly from AMS? only 60k per person o/w - 15% for booking online, plus you pay less taxes and fees.
I would have thought that the A380 J seats on SQ were better than the 777. What the key difference you have found between 777 and A380 seats?
Also, just checked their site and it seems the planes have been refitted with a new J class product. Is that correct for this route (AMS-SIN)?