I will be traveling JFK-SIN in F. Which airline offers the best overall experience: BA, SQ, CX, JL, QF, others?

I take it you are not going to make a long stopover anywhere.

BA is excellent and it will be the shortest trip by way of LHR, you might even have enough time to take a shower in the lounge at LHR.

As far as service and ambiante I'd take Singapore Airlines.

Cathay is exactly as good, the new airport in Hong Kong is great and the lounge is an experience worthwile.

As far as the seats are concerned, Singapore and Cathay have wider seats. The nicest are with Singapore.

Have a grand trip

SQ

I vote for CX - I've not flown on that specific route in F but imho their F class service is better than SQ (better food, better wine selection) and I find the seat more comfortable and with more tasteful, restful decor in the cabin (SQ's beige leather and walnut burr looks nasty to my eyes). The only issue you might face is finding a flight with an F class cabin from HKG to SIN on CX.

SQ would be the second choice, followed by BA in third place.

ANA (NH) gets rave reviews for their new First class cabin, but you would need to check availability for the JFK - NRT sector - I'm not sure what they offer for the NRT - SIN legs. No idea about JL and QF don't fly that route.

[This message has been edited by Swanhunter (edited Dec 23, 2003).]

Look at the new non-stop flight with Singapore, they start January 4th. I believe.

The SQ SIN-JFK non-stop starts in Q3 next year. It is the SIN-LAX non-stop that starts first, but only in February.

Yeah..and there's no F on the NS
-AG

I figured I'd do a little compare and contrast, so here is what I have booked:

BOS-LHR: BA
LHR-SIN: SQ

SIN-HKG: SQ
HKG-JFK: CX (one-stop via YVR)
JFK-BOS: AA