Going To SIN
Apr 13, 2004 | 6:46 am
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Going To SIN
I am going to Sin from Gua, I have the option of going the same day connection with SQ or staying a night in LAX and going with UAL the next day. My only worry is that with SQ i will not get my double bounus that my 1P status gives me with UAL metal or is service difference from SQ to UAL enough to make up the difference to missing those miles. Plane confort service etc. What is you opinion
Apr 13, 2004 | 6:50 am
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Go for the bonus miles
This trip is too far to ignore the double bonus miles. Go with UA.
Apr 13, 2004 | 7:21 am
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If you are traveling in Y, then the deciding factor will be SQ's interactive IFE and food/service vs. UA's E+ seating and double miles. If you are in C or F, then I will just stick with UA for the double miles.
I just did an Asian trip on both UA and SQ in Y. I usually cannot sleep in the plane, so I thoroughly enjoyed the wide-selection of personal interactive video and game on SQ, and my flight seemed short on SQ.
On UA, I hate the more than a decade old IFE on the 747, but the E+ did make quite a difference. Food and service were average compare to SQ.
I just did an Asian trip on both UA and SQ in Y. I usually cannot sleep in the plane, so I thoroughly enjoyed the wide-selection of personal interactive video and game on SQ, and my flight seemed short on SQ.
On UA, I hate the more than a decade old IFE on the 747, but the E+ did make quite a difference. Food and service were average compare to SQ.
Apr 13, 2004 | 7:30 am
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Going In Y
I am traveling in Y all the segments. I have never flown the UAL 747 because i go to Europe and they dont fly there that much i usually fly the 777. Is the IFE in the 747 that bad. Also the SQ segments fom LAX to SIN will be in the 345. How is the 747 expirience is it like flying with LH 747 boring.
Apr 13, 2004 | 7:31 am
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~22,000 miles (GUA/LAX, LAX/NRT, NRT/SIN) r/t is almost MP status. Only a few of these trips in a year would make you a 1K. And besides the miles, you'd be in line for SWUs for the following year. Yes it's a little on the ambitious side if you don't travel much and if this trip is an anomoly. But if it isn't, a future flight in UA/C will always beat the pants off of SQ/Y--no matter how good the food, service, or IFE is.
Apr 13, 2004 | 8:32 am
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Yes, it's a pity that UA 747 don't have personal TVs, comparing with SQ.
Just to make your choice harder, if you fly 22,000 miles on UA metal, you'll get 8 e-500 mile upgrades on your account... otherwise, zippo - provided you're already Premier.
Just to make your choice harder, if you fly 22,000 miles on UA metal, you'll get 8 e-500 mile upgrades on your account... otherwise, zippo - provided you're already Premier.
Apr 13, 2004 | 8:35 am
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Even if fly with SQ i still get status miles. The only problem that i see that with UAL i get double miles to travel and SQ i dont. I have 62000 Premier miles this year. Would fly SQ over UAL for confort.
Apr 13, 2004 | 9:16 am
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double miles issue
Well, if you join (or are already part of) Krisflyer, you get double miles on SQ 19-20 through June, to recollection. Doesn't help your UA status, but gives the same number of Star-usable miles.
Basically, the 345 is quantum leap in long distance airplane travel. Seat comfort, space between seats, IFE and the convenience of a nonstop are well well beyond UA, even in E+. I slept about 7 hours each way, which simply doesn;t happen in eeconomy (for me). The other SQ flighte are nice enough, but the only major upside is the IFE (which certainly helps)
Now if you can upgrade the UA ticket somehow . . .
Basically, the 345 is quantum leap in long distance airplane travel. Seat comfort, space between seats, IFE and the convenience of a nonstop are well well beyond UA, even in E+. I slept about 7 hours each way, which simply doesn;t happen in eeconomy (for me). The other SQ flighte are nice enough, but the only major upside is the IFE (which certainly helps)
Now if you can upgrade the UA ticket somehow . . .
Apr 13, 2004 | 9:18 am
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Originally Posted by BULLDOG777
I am traveling in Y all the segments. I have never flown the UAL 747 because i go to Europe and they dont fly there that much i usually fly the 777. Is the IFE in the 747 that bad. Also the SQ segments fom LAX to SIN will be in the 345. How is the 747 expirience is it like flying with LH 747 boring.
http://www.airlinequality.com/Product/SIA-Ex-Y.htm
Are you close to being a MM? If you are, then pick UA over comfort. I have flown other *A partners since the formation of the alliance. Now, looking back, there are more than 200,000 miles that I could have used to achieve my MM status on UA. Get your life time status first, then fly anyone you prefer after that.
Apr 13, 2004 | 9:24 am
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Originally Posted by BULLDOG777
Even if fly with SQ i still get status miles. The only problem that i see that with UAL i get double miles to travel and SQ i dont. I have 62000 Premier miles this year. Would fly SQ over UAL for confort.
The IFE is dated (movie screen) but the movies themselves tend to be decent.
Apr 13, 2004 | 12:13 pm
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As a 1P you shoul be able to pre-assign an exit row, right?
Also did you say that you already had 62,000 EQM this year. Wouldn't this 22,000 put you in easy reach of 1K and all those SWU's?
Cheers,
Scho
Also did you say that you already had 62,000 EQM this year. Wouldn't this 22,000 put you in easy reach of 1K and all those SWU's?
Cheers,
Scho
Apr 13, 2004 | 2:07 pm
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Originally Posted by schoflyer
As a 1P you shoul be able to pre-assign an exit row, right?
Also did you say that you already had 62,000 EQM this year. Wouldn't this 22,000 put you in easy reach of 1K and all those SWU's?
Cheers,
Scho
Also did you say that you already had 62,000 EQM this year. Wouldn't this 22,000 put you in easy reach of 1K and all those SWU's?
Cheers,
Scho
The 22k count the same whether flown on UA or SQ towards 1K status (100k miles). what is lost by flying SQ are 8 500milers and the double miles.
And "royal pacific service" on UA.
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Apr 13, 2004 | 3:32 pm
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I have read all your input on my dilema. The bottom line is what? The only benefit that i have UAL is the doble miles and the e-upgrades. The SQ is the confort of the flight. What you do fellow frecuentflyer? Benefits and confort
Apr 13, 2004 | 3:41 pm
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E+ is better than SQ's Y though (in terms of seats). Assuming you sleep, the PTVs don't really add much. And, if you sleep, the service is not that important either.
Apr 13, 2004 | 3:41 pm
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Originally Posted by BULLDOG777
I have read all your input on my dilema. The bottom line is what? The only benefit that i have UAL is the doble miles and the e-upgrades. The SQ is the confort of the flight. What you do fellow frecuentflyer? Benefits and confort