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Old 01-21-2009, 02:37 PM   #1
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With the delivery of our first a330 (replacing the B777-200), our new regional business class product has once again set the bar in the airline industry. No other airline has dared to offer this kind of revolutionary seat for short-haul flights. Unwind in our incline lie-flat seats, each exquisitely upholstered in premium leather. With adjustable seat presets, headrests and lumbar support, you will arrive at your destination feeling completely rejuvenated. Read on to learn more about the seat.

........Another new Benchmark in the airline industry ...............

On Singapore Airlines' (SIA) new A330-300 aircraft, you can enjoy your own music and videos with iPod and iPhone connectivity, whether in Business or Economy class. SIA is the first in the world to offer this service in the Economy cabin, said the carrier in a news release. iPhone and iPod integration with the inflight entertainment system first debuted on SIA's all-Business Class A340-500 aircraft last year, which flies between Singapore and Newark, and Singapore and Los Angeles.

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Gotta sneak in a pix of the famous Singapore Girl.

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Which aircraft has the best seat to sleep in?

The New Business Class
Our new Business Class is the most spacious the world has ever seen, with the largest seat and fully-flat bed in its class. These new cabin products are fitted on Singapore Airlines new A380, A340-500 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Click here to experience travel in a new light.


Business Class on A330-300
Unwind in our incline lie-flat seats, each exquisitely upholstered in premium leather. With adjustable seat presets, headrests and lumbar support, you will arrive at your destination feeling completely rejuvenated.


Business Class on Boeing 747-400 and 777-200ER

Beyond a simple business-class seat, the seat gives you unparalleled comfort, from multiple seating positions to a comfortable sleeping bed at an angle of 8 degrees. When the armrests are lowered, it also provides extra space to allow you more freedom to work, relax or sleep.

The seats are forward facing and fitted with adjustable screen dividers, which means improved privacy and personal space when working, relaxing, or sleeping. If you wish to work onboard, every seat has its own AC laptop power supply.
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Which aircraft has the best seat to sleep in?

The New Business Class
Our new Business Class is the most spacious the world has ever seen, with the largest seat and fully-flat bed in its class. These new cabin products are fitted on Singapore Airlines new A380, A340-500 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Click here to experience travel in a new light.


Business Class on A330-300
Unwind in our incline lie-flat seats, each exquisitely upholstered in premium leather. With adjustable seat presets, headrests and lumbar support, you will arrive at your destination feeling completely rejuvenated.


Business Class on Boeing 747-400 and 777-200ER

Beyond a simple business-class seat, the seat gives you unparalleled comfort, from multiple seating positions to a comfortable sleeping bed at an angle of 8 degrees. When the armrests are lowered, it also provides extra space to allow you more freedom to work, relax or sleep.

The seats are forward facing and fitted with adjustable screen dividers, which means improved privacy and personal space when working, relaxing, or sleeping. If you wish to work onboard, every seat has its own AC laptop power supply.

The new Business class on our A380, 777W and All business class a340-500 has the Best Business class product. Offering the largest bed in the skies for our fellow business class passengers. Winning awards from Skytrax and OAG as being "Best Business Class". Most airline offer this kind of seat and cabin layout as first class, but SQ has chosen to be different and continue to differentiate itself from its competitor as an innovator in the airline industry.

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I like the fact that all non-stop flights to LAX and EWR are all business Class on the A345!
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I like the fact that all non-stop flights to LAX and EWR are all business Class on the A345!

That is another benchmark in the airline industry. SIA was the first Commercial airline to operate an all business class aircraft under their name.
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Lufthansa also operates an All Business Class product under PrivateAir...or something by that name.
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Do you work for SQ? Cause you seem to be using "our" and "we" a lot.
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Do you work for SQ? Cause you seem to be using "our" and "we" a lot.
Either that or signs of "Singapore(airlines)-phrenia"
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Do you work for SQ? Cause you seem to be using "our" and "we" a lot.
He's just a fanboy. If he worked for SQ, he probably wouldn't have spelled his name in tweeny-boy aLtErNaTiNg cApS. Singapore is a great airline, but the way these fan-boys shamelessly plug an airline they don't even work for (and probably have only flown once)....well, it's just pure Corky.

And all this biz-class stuff on airlines looks flashy until you see how real high-rollers travel:



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Completely agree Dylan. Maybe he's SQ Ground crew, considering he's 18!
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tweeny-boy aLtErNaTiNg cApS.
Looks like Rick is the grown up version of these tweeny boys . He has no alternating caps just caps every word

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Completely agree Dylan. Maybe he's SQ Ground crew, considering he's 18!
Nah, SQ ground crew are contracted out at SFO. At best he is a counter boy....but since he has been plugging SQ since before he was 18, me thinks not!
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Could also very well turn out to be a Singapore Girl?
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Completely agree Dylan. Maybe he's SQ Ground crew, considering he's 18!


Actually i am a check in agent at SFO for SIA. Just got the job over winter break...... Luckily! They were in dieing need of a Vietnamese Translator. And to Dylan, SQ does not contract us, we go through Hallmark Aviation Services. They are the one who deals with all the major airlines.
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Lufthansa also operates an All Business Class product under PrivateAir...or something by that name.

True, but its an injoint venture with privateair. Where as SQ operates their own planes.
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Are you sure thats not 'Privatair' you're talking about?
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Yes I typed in a "e" in there.
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Its a shame the seat design blocks almost an entire window (in the actual cabin shots). Being a window seat person, I like unobstructed views.
I can appreciate Singapores enthusiasm regarding his employers product. The A330 looks great.
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Its a shame the seat design blocks almost an entire window (in the actual cabin shots). Being a window seat person, I like unobstructed views.
Couldn't be worse than the herring bone design on other Business Class like AC and VS...your seat is at an incline
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True, but its an injoint venture with privateair. Where as SQ operates their own planes.
Ah, But Aren't You Forgetting Something? UA Inaugurated The First All Business Class With The FIRST 777s In 1994!
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Really, which sectors did they fly that jet on?
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Big City Pairs. ORD-JFK, ORD-LAX, DFW-LAX etc.
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Big City Pairs. ORD-FK, ORD-LAX, DFW-LAX etc.
Oh okay just within the Continental USA.
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I can appreciate Singapores enthusiasm regarding his employers product. The A330 looks great.

Actually, the seat was shot inside of an A380 Cabin (3rd and 4th photo). So on the a330-300, you will hopefully get the entire window. SIA has not release any full videos or cabin pix yet.
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Actually i am a check in agent at SFO for SIA. Just got the job over winter break...... Luckily! They were in dieing need of a Vietnamese Translator. And to Dylan, SQ does not contract us, we go through Hallmark Aviation Services. They are the one who deals with all the major airlines.
Last time I flew SQ at SFO, none of their agents were nearly as young as you...
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I like the fact that all non-stop flights to LAX and EWR are all business Class on the A345!
That explains why I couldn't get a price for Economy seating on their online reservations site for a SIN-EWR flight.
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Im 18, turning 19 in 2 months (Ive been told i look alot older too lol). 4 of my fellow coworkers are 19 and i know this girl over at EVA whom is 18. She got the job because EVA needed alot of Vietnamese Translators. Also my major is Hospitality (Customer service) so i guess that played a major part in me getting the job. I guess i got really lucky.

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Oh okay just within the Continental USA.
I Think The Very First 4 (Or 6 I Can't Remember) Were Like That Before The 3 Class Layout Came In To Service, But If I'm Not Mistaken More Came Later With That Configuration. These Were Non ER Models.
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That explains why I couldn't get a price for Economy seating on their online reservations site for a SIN-EWR flight.

lol we got rid of Executive Economy because the loads were low.
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You Keep Saying "We" Are You Part Owner Or Executive?
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Well i work for SIA but employed through Hallmark Aviation. So i would say im part of the SIA team.
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You read my mind. I almost mentioned that too....even worse...Herringbone with front and backwards facing seats. Who -T-F thought of that garbage? BA and Lufthansa fly that configuration. The last thing I want to do for 9 or more hours in biz class, is to be face-to-face, within inches of another passenger behind a "privacy shade". I would rather sit directly next to some instead of flying "in the wrong direction" on the aisle. I hate the bean counting bastards with these "bright" ideas!
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That is another benchmark in the airline industry. SIA was the first Commercial airline to operate an all business class aircraft under their name.
Too bad it's not working. SQ is cutting all J SIN-LAX/EWR service from 14x weekly to 10x in Feb. Accordingly to pax, many days the loads are only 30%. I wouldn't be surprised if the routes get axed entirely in the future, just like with TG.
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Too bad it's not working. SQ is cutting all J SIN-LAX/EWR service from 14x weekly to 10x in Feb. Accordingly to pax, many days the loads are only 30%. I wouldn't be surprised if the routes get axed entirely in the future, just like with TG.
TG is not axing it's nonstops to LAX.
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Too bad it's not working. SQ is cutting all J SIN-LAX/EWR service from 14x weekly to 10x in Feb. Accordingly to pax, many days the loads are only 30%. I wouldn't be surprised if the routes get axed entirely in the future, just like with TG.

I highly doubt that we will discontinue this route. SIA knows exactly what they are doing and it has not failed them for the past 60 years. Yes the loads are low right now due to the economic crises, but we are still able to attract the premium travelers in the market. SIA doesnt back out so easliy.
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I highly doubt that we will discontinue this route. SIA knows exactly what they are doing and it has not failed them for the past 60 years.
They seem to be failing quite a bit here. Los Angeles reduced and some Brisbane and Sydney routes progressively reduced until cancelled.

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The following is Singapore Airlines' complete list of flight cuts for Feb/Mar 2009, as of 23JAN09, based on Amadeus timetable display and SIA's inventory availability

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Following dates are CANCELLED:

29JAN09
03FEB09, 05FEB09, 12FEB09, 17FEB09, 19FEB09, 23FEB09, 24FEB09, 26FEB09
02MAR09, 05MAR09, 08MAR09, 10MAR09, 12MAR09, 16MAR09, 19MAR09, 22MAR09, 26MAR09

Singapore - Beijing
SQ802/805, 777-200 replace -300ER on following dates:
Daily till 31JAN09

SQ810/801 on following periods will be CANCELLED (Singapore Departure):
19FEB09 - 28FEB09 Day 4
01MAR09 - 28MAR09 Day 234

Singapore - Brisbane
SQ255/256, service reduction from 5 weekly to:
12FEB09 - 19FEB09 3 weekly (Day 167)
20FEB09 - 27FEB09 4 weekly (Day 1567)
28FEB09 - 28MAR09 CANCELLED

Singapore - Colombo
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly on following period

24FEB09 - 26MAR09: Day x24

Singapore - Delhi
SQ406/405 reduction from Daily to 6 weekly on following periods:

06FEB09 - 02MAR09: Day x2
03MAR09 - 28MAR09: Day x3

SQ408/407 remains Daily

Overall frequency reduced to 13 weekly

Singapore - Dhaka
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly on following period

18FEB09 - 27MAR09: Day x35

Singapore - Guangzhou
Service not operating on:
05FEB09, 12FEB09, 26FEB09

Singapore - Hong Kong
  • SQ868/873, cancelled from 04FEB09 to 28MAR09
  • SQ862/861 operates with 777-300 replacing 777-300ER till 01FEB09
  • SQ866/865 777-200 replace 747-400 from 04FEB09
Singapore - London
SQ308/319, cancelled on:
26JAN09, 27JAN09, 29JAN09, 11FEB09, 17FEB09, 18FEB09, 24FEB09, 25FEB09
Day x14 27FEB09 - 28MAR09

Singapore - Los Angeles
Reduced operations during the following period:

26JAN09 - 01FEB09 Day x23
16FEB09 - 28MAR09
Day x23


Singapore - Manila
SQ910/917 777-200 replace -300 on following date:
31JAN09

Singapore - Mumbai
SQ422/421 reduction from Daily to 5 weekly (Day x24) from 09FEB09. Service to be further reduced to 4 (Day x234) by 25FEB09.

SQ424/423 remains Daily

Overall frequency reduced to 11-12 weekly

Singapore - Nanjing
-11FEB09 Day 357
12FEB09- Day 37

Singapore - Newark
Previously noted cancellations on 27JAN09

Reduced operations during the following period:
16FEB09 - 28MAR09 Day x23

Singapore - Rome
Temporarily reduction from 3 to 2 weekly from 07FEB09, operating on Day 57 only

Singapore - Seoul
Planned cancellation on SQ608/609, still in effect from 01FEB09, but will not resume until June (Was till 28MAR09)

Singapore - Shamshabad/Hyderabad
4 weekly service (Day x124) to be reduced to 3 weekly (Day 357) from 21FEB09 to 28MAR09

Source: SQTalk, change to be implemented by 28JAN09

Singapore - Shanghai
SQ826/827, 777-300 replace -200 on following dates:
x23 22JAN09 - 26JAN09

SQ828/831, 777-300 replace - 200 on following dates:
x23 22JAN09 - 26JAN09

SQ828/831, Daily reduced to 3 weekly (Day 567):
16FEB09 to 28MAR09

Singapore - Sydney
SQ233/234, gradual reduction from Daily to:

27JAN09 - 03FEB09: Day x1
04FEB09 - 11FEB09: Day x13
12FEB09 - 19FEB09: Day x123
20FEB09 - 27FEB09: Day 567
28FEB09 - 01MAR09: Day 67

Service CANCELLED from 02MAR09 to 28MAR09

Singapore - Taipei
SQ880/881, 777-200 service operates on the following dates only:
246 15JAN09 - 07FEB09

SQ880 SIN0125 - 0555TPE 772 246
SQ881 TPE0755 - 1230SIN 772 246

SQ876/877, 777-300 replace - 200 on following dates:
6 24JAN09 - 31JAN09

SQ878/879 CANCELLED on following dates:
11FEB09, 17FEB09, 25FEB09

Singapore - Zurich
Reduction on SQ342/341 on following dates:
09FEB09, 17FEB09, 24FEB09
04MAR09, 10MAR09, 11MAR09, 17MAR09, 18MAR09, 23MAR09, 25MAR09, 31MAR09

From 11APR09, service not operating on Day 23 until 24JUN09
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TG is not axing it's nonstops to LAX.

TG is also trying to get rid of some of their a340-500 but no one is buying them. So some of the planes are just sitting idle at savarnimbumi
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They seem to be failing quite a bit here. Los Angeles reduced and some Brisbane and Sydney routes progressively reduced until cancelled.

airline route updates: Updated SIA Feb/Mar 09 Cuts


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Updated SIA Feb/Mar 09 Cuts

The following is Singapore Airlines' complete list of flight cuts for Feb/Mar 2009, as of 23JAN09, based on Amadeus timetable display and SIA's inventory availability

Singapore - Bangkok
SQ972/975 operates on following frequencies and date periods only:
567 - 24JAN09
x4 25JAN09 - 01FEB09

Singapore - Bangkok - Tokyo
Following dates are CANCELLED:

29JAN09
03FEB09, 05FEB09, 12FEB09, 17FEB09, 19FEB09, 23FEB09, 24FEB09, 26FEB09
02MAR09, 05MAR09, 08MAR09, 10MAR09, 12MAR09, 16MAR09, 19MAR09, 22MAR09, 26MAR09

Singapore - Beijing
SQ802/805, 777-200 replace -300ER on following dates:
Daily till 31JAN09

SQ810/801 on following periods will be CANCELLED (Singapore Departure):
19FEB09 - 28FEB09 Day 4
01MAR09 - 28MAR09 Day 234

Singapore - Brisbane
SQ255/256, service reduction from 5 weekly to:
12FEB09 - 19FEB09 3 weekly (Day 167)
20FEB09 - 27FEB09 4 weekly (Day 1567)
28FEB09 - 28MAR09 CANCELLED

Singapore - Colombo
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly on following period

24FEB09 - 26MAR09: Day x24

Singapore - Delhi
SQ406/405 reduction from Daily to 6 weekly on following periods:

06FEB09 - 02MAR09: Day x2
03MAR09 - 28MAR09: Day x3

SQ408/407 remains Daily

Overall frequency reduced to 13 weekly

Singapore - Dhaka
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly on following period

18FEB09 - 27MAR09: Day x35

Singapore - Guangzhou
Service not operating on:
05FEB09, 12FEB09, 26FEB09

Singapore - Hong Kong
  • SQ868/873, cancelled from 04FEB09 to 28MAR09
  • SQ862/861 operates with 777-300 replacing 777-300ER till 01FEB09
  • SQ866/865 777-200 replace 747-400 from 04FEB09
Singapore - London
SQ308/319, cancelled on:
26JAN09, 27JAN09, 29JAN09, 11FEB09, 17FEB09, 18FEB09, 24FEB09, 25FEB09
Day x14 27FEB09 - 28MAR09

Singapore - Los Angeles
Reduced operations during the following period:

26JAN09 - 01FEB09 Day x23
16FEB09 - 28MAR09
Day x23


Singapore - Manila
SQ910/917 777-200 replace -300 on following date:
31JAN09

Singapore - Mumbai
SQ422/421 reduction from Daily to 5 weekly (Day x24) from 09FEB09. Service to be further reduced to 4 (Day x234) by 25FEB09.

SQ424/423 remains Daily

Overall frequency reduced to 11-12 weekly

Singapore - Nanjing
-11FEB09 Day 357
12FEB09- Day 37

Singapore - Newark
Previously noted cancellations on 27JAN09

Reduced operations during the following period:
16FEB09 - 28MAR09 Day x23

Singapore - Rome
Temporarily reduction from 3 to 2 weekly from 07FEB09, operating on Day 57 only

Singapore - Seoul
Planned cancellation on SQ608/609, still in effect from 01FEB09, but will not resume until June (Was till 28MAR09)

Singapore - Shamshabad/Hyderabad
4 weekly service (Day x124) to be reduced to 3 weekly (Day 357) from 21FEB09 to 28MAR09

Source: SQTalk, change to be implemented by 28JAN09

Singapore - Shanghai
SQ826/827, 777-300 replace -200 on following dates:
x23 22JAN09 - 26JAN09

SQ828/831, 777-300 replace - 200 on following dates:
x23 22JAN09 - 26JAN09

SQ828/831, Daily reduced to 3 weekly (Day 567):
16FEB09 to 28MAR09

Singapore - Sydney
SQ233/234, gradual reduction from Daily to:

27JAN09 - 03FEB09: Day x1
04FEB09 - 11FEB09: Day x13
12FEB09 - 19FEB09: Day x123
20FEB09 - 27FEB09: Day 567
28FEB09 - 01MAR09: Day 67

Service CANCELLED from 02MAR09 to 28MAR09

Singapore - Taipei
SQ880/881, 777-200 service operates on the following dates only:
246 15JAN09 - 07FEB09

SQ880 SIN0125 - 0555TPE 772 246
SQ881 TPE0755 - 1230SIN 772 246

SQ876/877, 777-300 replace - 200 on following dates:
6 24JAN09 - 31JAN09

SQ878/879 CANCELLED on following dates:
11FEB09, 17FEB09, 25FEB09

Singapore - Zurich
Reduction on SQ342/341 on following dates:
09FEB09, 17FEB09, 24FEB09
04MAR09, 10MAR09, 11MAR09, 17MAR09, 18MAR09, 23MAR09, 25MAR09, 31MAR09

From 11APR09, service not operating on Day 23 until 24JUN09
I still think SIA will make it. Atleast they arent cutting routes completely like some of their regional competitors.
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I highly doubt that we will discontinue this route. SIA knows exactly what they are doing and it has not failed them for the past 60 years. Yes the loads are low right now due to the economic crises, but we are still able to attract the premium travelers in the market. SIA doesnt back out so easliy.
OK, now you're just being a fan boy. It's so hard to be profitable on ULH routes as is and there's just not that much US-SIN premium traffic. SQ needs a significant yield premium to make this route work and I don't think it's there. With the premium business crowd that they're trying to attract, reducing frequency from daily service is one of the worst things you can do.

So are the 345s just sitting grounded on those days? Are they still doing CGK? Seems like such a waste to have those very expensive aircraft just sitting there.
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TG is not axing it's nonstops to LAX.
My bad, didn't realize they kept 4x LAX-BKK.
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They seem to be failing quite a bit here. Los Angeles reduced and some Brisbane and Sydney routes progressively reduced until cancelled.
At this rate it'll be a long time before we see SQ A380s at LAX and SFO.
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OK, now you're just being a fan boy. It's so hard to be profitable on ULH routes as is and there's just not that much US-SIN premium traffic. SQ needs a significant yield premium to make this route work and I don't think it's there. With the premium business crowd that they're trying to attract, reducing frequency from daily service is one of the worst things you can do.

So are the 345s just sitting grounded on those days? Are they still doing CGK? Seems like such a waste to have those very expensive aircraft just sitting there.


This is why SIA converted their a340-500 to an all business product. Before the economic downturn and recession in the U.S, the yields in the premium cabin was very high compared to Executive Economy. But given time and with Obama at the throne of our crippeling country, these birds will be flying Daily again. And no these a345 are not sitting on the ground like TG'S A345. Some are used on the Jarkarta run.
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At this rate it'll be a long time before we see SQ A380s at LAX and SFO.



Nope with our crappy *** economy, the a380 wont be coming here for now. This is why SQ replaced SQ1/2 from the 747 to 777w instead of sending the a380.
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