SQ first A350 routes: KUL, CGK, AMS
Oct 12, 2015, 2:36 am
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SQ first A350 routes: KUL, CGK, AMS
SQ has just announced its first A350 routes following January delivery of the first A350-900: Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta will see the A350 on short-range crew famil runs, with Amsterdam as the first long-haul destination from April (by which time SQ will have at least two more A350s in the fleet).
http://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-ai...lumpur-jakarta
[NB: I'm part-author of the linked article, but the guts of the info from SQ from today's media briefing at Airbus HQ are above]
http://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-ai...lumpur-jakarta
[NB: I'm part-author of the linked article, but the guts of the info from SQ from today's media briefing at Airbus HQ are above]
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Oct 12, 2015, 12:45 pm
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Honestly SQ J, specially the new cabin, is so good that I really don't understand who actually pays out of pocket for F or Suites over J. I understand the allure using miles though.
Oct 13, 2015, 3:26 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by toddml
So this means a downgrade to AMS with removal of a First cabin on the route! Disappointing I have to say as it was a useful option!
Honestly SQ J, specially the new cabin, is so good that I really don't understand who actually pays out of pocket for F or Suites over J. I understand the allure using miles though.
Originally Posted by toddml
So this means a downgrade to AMS with removal of a First cabin on the route! Disappointing I have to say as it was a useful option!
Honestly SQ J, specially the new cabin, is so good that I really don't understand who actually pays out of pocket for F or Suites over J. I understand the allure using miles though.
Oct 13, 2015, 7:49 am
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I always found SQ J to be on par with a lot of F products out there specially LH minus the ground experience of course.
The old seat wasn't very good but the new J design is truly excellent.
Oct 14, 2015, 4:39 am
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Tan describes plans for Singapore Airlines' new A380 first class suites as "quite different to the product that we have."
Just concerns me when they say it will be a different product that it may mean open (like their 777 new First Product
).
Oct 17, 2015, 8:15 pm
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I of course respect your choice but as an example on the 77W the F cabin and the J mini cabin have the exact same 1x2x1 layout and 8 total seats. Whatever extra privacy or silence you would achieve in the marginally bigger F seat, I'd assume to be minimal.
I always found SQ J to be on par with a lot of F products out there specially LH minus the ground experience of course.
The old seat wasn't very good but the new J design is truly excellent.
I always found SQ J to be on par with a lot of F products out there specially LH minus the ground experience of course.
The old seat wasn't very good but the new J design is truly excellent.
Oct 18, 2015, 4:42 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by daumueller
I do for privacy and silence. Then again, on my routes/patterns, it is not that much more expensive
I of course respect your choice but as an example on the 77W the F cabin and the J mini cabin have the exact same 1x2x1 layout and 8 total seats. Whatever extra privacy or silence you would achieve in the marginally bigger F seat, I'd assume to be minimal.
I always found SQ J to be on par with a lot of F products out there specially LH minus the ground experience of course.
The old seat wasn't very good but the new J design is truly excellent.
Originally Posted by daumueller
I do for privacy and silence. Then again, on my routes/patterns, it is not that much more expensive
I of course respect your choice but as an example on the 77W the F cabin and the J mini cabin have the exact same 1x2x1 layout and 8 total seats. Whatever extra privacy or silence you would achieve in the marginally bigger F seat, I'd assume to be minimal.
I always found SQ J to be on par with a lot of F products out there specially LH minus the ground experience of course.
The old seat wasn't very good but the new J design is truly excellent.
Oct 18, 2015, 5:10 am
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Oct 19, 2015, 2:06 am
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Oct 19, 2015, 3:20 am
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Up the peninsula a certain airline who pulled their A380, and therefore F, from CDG, did reroute pax via LHR (on request I think), so certainly worth asking, although SQ probably can afford to be a little less accommodating. More likely if a cash customer as opposed to award customer.