rapatelrocky

The AMD -> SIN-> FRA -> JFK also has similar pricing (about $56 more) - though I believe the best pricing does require a long layover at FRA - uses SQ326 (777-300ER) for SIN to FRA w/ nearly 12 hour layover overnight then getting SQ26 to join that A380-800 from FRA to JFK. They don't seem to like to give the SQ26 from SIN to JFK option that avoids long layover.

eponymous_coward

But are you paying $1450-1600 (or so) one way? I'd be completely receptive to taking EK India-SEA (even in 2-3-2 J seating 777s, lol), or CX (QR and EY not so much since they don't serve SEA, an additional flight from LAX or wherever in a narrowbody is a non-starter after that much flying) at those prices. Nobody I'm seeing is touching that fare- there were some AF fares for hundreds more, but I'm not so keen on trading SIN for CDG on a connection (and trading AS Mileage Plan miles for Delta SkyPesos™), and paying more for the privilege. I flew the non-ULH SQ A359 in the bulkhead at 19K on one of those fares and thought it was entirely enjoyable (SQ's IFE is pretty dynamite, the seat was fine, BTC lobster thermidor and laksa hit the spot, pulled of 6-7 hours of sleep which is all I can ask for in J: nice movies, good seat, plenty of room, good food).

No, it's not the A380 bar on EK or showers or QR Qsuites but I don't see CX or BR putting bars and showers in their planes either (and that's often my other alternatives to get to/from S Asia/India).

YMMV is right though, that J seat does seem to get a lot of grief in the SQ forum. Not from me but enough people dislike it enough to have a nice long rant session about it.