77WN now flying to...
Jul 22, 2016, 7:56 pm
#271
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 73
Reading through this thread and trying to make a last minute decision on whether or not to move my current SQ2 flight home. It sounds like SQ2 & SQ16 are the two flights that feature the new business class SIN>SFO correct? Are either of them more likely than the other to have an equipment swap? Sorry for the dumb questions but this is my first chance to fly long-haul in a premium cabin 
Jul 22, 2016, 11:35 pm
#272
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: People's Republic of HotTubistan
Posts: 1,408
Reading through this thread and trying to make a last minute decision on whether or not to move my current SQ2 flight home. It sounds like SQ2 & SQ16 are the two flights that feature the new business class SIN>SFO correct? Are either of them more likely than the other to have an equipment swap? Sorry for the dumb questions but this is my first chance to fly long-haul in a premium cabin
Aug 12, 2016, 1:06 am
#274
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 35
Hello All,
Wife is flying J on the SQ1 SFO-HKG-SIN on 08/18 at 01:15 hrs. I've been trying to read many pages and I am still not quite sure if this aircraft has the new business class product. If someone could pls confirm, it would be fantastic.
Thanks in advance.
Wife is flying J on the SQ1 SFO-HKG-SIN on 08/18 at 01:15 hrs. I've been trying to read many pages and I am still not quite sure if this aircraft has the new business class product. If someone could pls confirm, it would be fantastic.
Thanks in advance.
Aug 12, 2016, 1:19 am
#275
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ TPP, UA 1K MM
Posts: 518
Confirmed. SQ1 is operating with the new (2013) business class product.
Aug 24, 2016, 8:40 pm
#276
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 7,708
hello, apologies if this is posted elsewhere. I have some additional SQ F flights this December round-trip HKG-SFO. The seat map shows 8 F seats, which I'm familiar with in the past. It has been the "77WN" config.
I also understand there is a 4-seat F version flying now, 77WR...is there any possibility SFO-HKG (SQ1/2) changes into this version? This smaller 4-seat F cabin sounds spectacular. I believe soon-to-be-discontinued SFO-ICN-SIN already has the 77WR, but my flight shows what I think is 77WN.
I also understand there is a 4-seat F version flying now, 77WR...is there any possibility SFO-HKG (SQ1/2) changes into this version? This smaller 4-seat F cabin sounds spectacular. I believe soon-to-be-discontinued SFO-ICN-SIN already has the 77WR, but my flight shows what I think is 77WN.
Oct 3, 2016, 7:36 pm
#277
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Global Services 1MM,, AA Exec Plat. Hilton Honors Diamond, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 606
Can anyone comment on how frequently SQ swaps out the the old config on SIN-HKG-SFO? I am hoping we get the new config on this route- but it sounds like there is always a possibility of a surprise.
How many non reconfigured 77W's are still out there? Isn't the reconfig project supposed to be complete this year?
How many non reconfigured 77W's are still out there? Isn't the reconfig project supposed to be complete this year?
Oct 3, 2016, 9:27 pm
#278
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ TPP, UA 1K MM
Posts: 518
Looking back 60 days, I cannot find a single instance of equipment swap to a 2006 J 77W. And, anecdotally, I cannot recall anyone on here or sqtalk saying that they had seen the old seats on this route in quite some time.
Oct 9, 2016, 9:59 am
#279
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gdynia, Poland
Posts: 631
SQ informs me that SQ218, 228, and 238 MEL-SIN will all be new J class hard product by June, though whether on WN or WR they did not say. In addition they are advertising new J ex-MEL on "selected" flights, which apparently means all 777-300ER services. The A330 is not long for this market. Works for me.
considering this report http://www.rewardflying.com/report-b...business-class, which regards flight in old J in late August 2016, there seems to be big delay in introduction of new J on this route, doesn't it?
I'm on SQ237 SIN-MEL on the 1st of November. How big are my chances to fly in new J?
Oct 9, 2016, 6:30 pm
#280
Join Date: May 2016
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ TPPS, QR Gold
Posts: 380
Hi,
considering this report http://www.rewardflying.com/report-b...business-class, which regards flight in old J in late August 2016, there seems to be big delay in introduction of new J on this route, doesn't it?
I'm on SQ237 SIN-MEL on the 1st of November. How big are my chances to fly in new J?
considering this report http://www.rewardflying.com/report-b...business-class, which regards flight in old J in late August 2016, there seems to be big delay in introduction of new J on this route, doesn't it?
I'm on SQ237 SIN-MEL on the 1st of November. How big are my chances to fly in new J?
Last edited by cowie; Oct 9, 2016 at 8:29 pm
Oct 9, 2016, 7:49 pm
#281
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: People's Republic of HotTubistan
Posts: 1,408
When these rare substitutions do occur, it's the result of a) one 77WN being out for maintenance (in this case 9V-SWV); and b) the alternate turn with a 77WN -- SQ 319 from London -- running too late for the aircraft to protect an on time SQ2 departure.
That's what happened here.
Oct 9, 2016, 8:20 pm
#283
Join Date: May 2016
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ TPPS, QR Gold
Posts: 380
There's more on this on the SQTalk forums. Check out the "SQ Fleet" thread. In the past six months give or take, only 9V-SWA has been refitted. SWB is still out of action from the fire. The cabin refit programme was supposed to be finished sometime this year, but there are still 11 frames to go.
It's likely to be due to the lukewarm response to PEY.
It's likely to be due to the lukewarm response to PEY.
Last edited by cowie; Oct 9, 2016 at 8:26 pm
Oct 10, 2016, 12:27 am
#284
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gdynia, Poland
Posts: 631
. It would be disaster for me! I was so happy when I managed to redeem my miles for award flight in long haul SQ J class. If my flight really turns out to be in non flat bad configuration, I'll be sooooo sad...
Oct 10, 2016, 2:25 am
#285
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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I've just checked out history of SQ237 and I'm so disappointed to find out that such long flight happens to be operated by machine with regional J (for example, the flight on 9th of October was operated by 9V-SYI), so without flat bed .
It would be disaster for me! I was so happy when I managed to redeem my miles for award flight in long haul SQ J class. If my flight really turns out to be in non flat bad configuration, I'll be sooooo sad...
. It would be disaster for me! I was so happy when I managed to redeem my miles for award flight in long haul SQ J class. If my flight really turns out to be in non flat bad configuration, I'll be sooooo sad...