opening my eyes, flying SQ to Singapore
Jun 10, 2011, 9:22 am
#16
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What was your fare an absolute and relative terms (as in relative to average income in the area)
Could you upgrade on this fare?
Did you earn miles on that fare?
On an absolute scale - yes SQ is great but there is a price to pay. Also is "highly competent" airline also state sponsored (if not now but perhaps when it was growing in not so distant past)
Could you upgrade on this fare?
Did you earn miles on that fare?
On an absolute scale - yes SQ is great but there is a price to pay. Also is "highly competent" airline also state sponsored (if not now but perhaps when it was growing in not so distant past)
2. Can you upgrade? Why? He already did. he chose SQ
(but you do have a point there, which is why I still fly UA over SQ often times)As for state sponsored, you have to be the first person I have ever heard who tried to explain why a company has such great customer service by saying "oh, that is because they are government run" ROFL!!!! I mean, come on!!!! Really? DMV. Post Office. Not exactly bastions of customer service in my book.
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Jun 10, 2011, 12:53 pm
#17
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The TG may be good, but the SilverKris (not the SATS Lounge) that is run by SQ for it's own pax, is way better. The SATS lounge is run by a SQ owned subsidiary called SATS (Singapore Airport Terminal Services) for airlines that has no lounge in SIN (like UA) but flyinto SIN frequently.
Separately, there is also a *G lounge run by SQ, which will allow both SQ and *G, on production of *G BP. I know the *G lounge is a little less desireable than the SilverKris just for their own pax.
This was about a year ago, anyone had experianced lately?
Separately, there is also a *G lounge run by SQ, which will allow both SQ and *G, on production of *G BP. I know the *G lounge is a little less desireable than the SilverKris just for their own pax.
This was about a year ago, anyone had experianced lately?
Granted the water in the STATS tastes like apple juice....
Jun 10, 2011, 9:18 pm
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Jun 10, 2011, 9:26 pm
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Jun 10, 2011, 9:40 pm
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You flew their "Regional" product too, its even better in the long haul product (for C and F at least).
Also Australia has very high fares on all airlines, so your 7x the cost per mile is irrelevant. It is rare to get to Asia for under a grand at the best of times no matter which airline.
Glad you enjoyed it, I tried to talk my aunt into trying SQ or Asiana but she is worried she wont like it, so sticks to UA C between LAX and SYD :-/
Also Australia has very high fares on all airlines, so your 7x the cost per mile is irrelevant. It is rare to get to Asia for under a grand at the best of times no matter which airline.
Glad you enjoyed it, I tried to talk my aunt into trying SQ or Asiana but she is worried she wont like it, so sticks to UA C between LAX and SYD :-/
Jun 10, 2011, 10:16 pm
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More recently, UA used American Chapter 11 laws to reorganize. I believe a similar business in Singapore would have been liquidated. Highly unlikely in Singapore the bosses would have walked away with huge financial awards as well
Jun 11, 2011, 3:23 am
#22
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If you like you can buy shares in Singapore Airlines - they're a public company listed on the stock exchange.
Jun 11, 2011, 7:19 am
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You flew their "Regional" product too, its even better in the long haul product (for C and F at least).
Also Australia has very high fares on all airlines, so your 7x the cost per mile is irrelevant. It is rare to get to Asia for under a grand at the best of times no matter which airline. :-/
Also Australia has very high fares on all airlines, so your 7x the cost per mile is irrelevant. It is rare to get to Asia for under a grand at the best of times no matter which airline. :-/
OTOH, service on the ground with SQ IME has not been all that folks rave about.
Jun 11, 2011, 7:27 am
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You won't convince people here.. Most want to upgrade to a medicore product for nothing.
For anyone who lives and works in Asia, We PAY $$$$ for J and F. It's worth it.
They make it worth.
Flew UA F to DEN to LA to HNL last month.. It was a joke. Economy Service on SQ, CX, TG is fair superior to F on US carriers.
For anyone who lives and works in Asia, We PAY $$$$ for J and F. It's worth it.
They make it worth.
Flew UA F to DEN to LA to HNL last month.. It was a joke. Economy Service on SQ, CX, TG is fair superior to F on US carriers.
Jun 11, 2011, 8:21 am
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You won't convince people here.. Most want to upgrade to a medicore product for nothing.
For anyone who lives and works in Asia, We PAY $$$$ for J and F. It's worth it.
They make it worth.
Flew UA F to DEN to LA to HNL last month.. It was a joke. Economy Service on SQ, CX, TG is fair superior to F on US carriers.
For anyone who lives and works in Asia, We PAY $$$$ for J and F. It's worth it.
They make it worth.
Flew UA F to DEN to LA to HNL last month.. It was a joke. Economy Service on SQ, CX, TG is fair superior to F on US carriers.
Jun 11, 2011, 8:43 am
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As for cutlery, I don't recall. Seem to recall a sandwich of some sort to LA. ie.. no knife or fork and for the life of my I can't think of what they served to HNL.
Now I can tell you what i've eaten in F on my last 3 Emirates A380 flights.. I can even think of what Hawaiian served in F from HNL to SEA. But sorry.. Its atlas better on other international carriers in Y. If not WAY better.
Jun 11, 2011, 9:01 am
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Nope. Seat pitch on the B767 from DEN to LA to HNL (same plane) was equivalent ..maybe another inch, but frankly after 34' it doesn't matter to most people.. The stupid UA seats recline so far that if the person in front of you does go all the way back, you can't use your laptop.
As for cutlery, I don't recall. Seem to recall a sandwich of some sort to LA. ie.. no knife or fork and for the life of my I can't think of what they served to HNL.
Now I can tell you what i've eaten in F on my last 3 Emirates A380 flights.. I can even think of what Hawaiian served in F from HNL to SEA. But sorry.. Its atlas better on other international carriers in Y. If not WAY better.
As for cutlery, I don't recall. Seem to recall a sandwich of some sort to LA. ie.. no knife or fork and for the life of my I can't think of what they served to HNL.
Now I can tell you what i've eaten in F on my last 3 Emirates A380 flights.. I can even think of what Hawaiian served in F from HNL to SEA. But sorry.. Its atlas better on other international carriers in Y. If not WAY better.
Point taken, on some flights though it would be better in US carriers in F then others in Y, but not always.
AVOD is very important to me as well. That is a plus on Asian carriers, even on 2hr flights AVOD is there. ^
Jun 11, 2011, 10:20 am
#29
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Thank you for this interesting piece of information. I was not aware that coach travellers on SQ could escape to the TG lounge instead of the main *G lounge that SQ provides at Changi.
Jun 11, 2011, 10:39 am
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You can use the TG lounge in T1, the STATS lounge in T2, and the *G lounge in T3. I prefer the STATS when I want a shower, and the *G lounge when I want better food. The TG lounge isn't that good in food aspects when I was there.