V-Flyer

We have booked a cruise that departs from Singapore, flights inclusive and need some advice please.

Because we want to fly Business, we have been offer a choice of BA, Qantas or Singapore Airlines, though no guarantee we'll get our first choice.

Which would you recommend first - and which last? Thanks.

If Qantas is on their A380 I'd definitely go for that. If VS miles and TPs are your thing then Singapore ...

BA Club is IMO inferior to both and I'd always prefer an A380 over a 777 or 747 that BA flies.

As slinky says BA files into last place..

Personally I would put Singapore Airlines over Qantas - never flown the Qantas A380 to compare with the Singapore Airlines product though, so I may have to bow to Slinky's experience on that one.

Slinky.... where has the balloon head gone??? ?|

Thanks for the advice. i'll try and avoid BA then

Singapore Airlines Business Class is awesome

joeyc wrote:Slinky.... where has the balloon head gone??? ?|

Ha ha ha I decided my Hallowe'en picture from New Orleans last year needed a break!

rickj2802 wrote:Singapore Airlines Business Class is awesome

It's very good no doubt about that, but I find it somewhat characterless.

slinky09 wrote:

joeyc wrote:Slinky.... where has the balloon head gone??? ?|

Ha ha ha I decided my Hallowe'en picture from New Orleans last year needed a break!

rickj2802 wrote:Singapore Airlines Business Class is awesome

It's very good no doubt about that, but I find it somewhat characterless.

I can somewhat see what you are saying about it being characterless, I just prefer it as flying solo the config is great

Note that QF will not be flying their aircraft between LHR and SIN post 01/04/13 as they are re-routing all SYD/MEL - LHR via DXB as part of their tie up with Emirates.

RobL wrote:Note that QF will not be flying their aircraft between LHR and SIN post 01/04/13 as they are re-routing all SYD/MEL - LHR via DXB as part of their tie up with Emirates.

I saw this. So if QF goes Dubai - Sydney non stop, does that mean we may see VS step in to replace some of the capacity - LHR-SIN?? Assuming they win some slots...

RLF wrote:see VS step in to replace some of the capacity - LHR-SIN?

Massively unlikely. Remember VS is 49% owned by SQ, and code shares on their flights on this route (as well as SIN-Australia).

Can't see VS competing against a major shareholder/investor.

clarkeysntfc wrote:

RLF wrote:see VS step in to replace some of the capacity - LHR-SIN?

Massively unlikely. Remember VS is 49% owned by SQ, and code shares on their flights on this route (as well as SIN-Australia).

Can't see VS competing against a major shareholder/investor.

Thanks, I did guess that would be the case, but with only SQ and BA serving SIN, will someone else try to get rights on the route, or maybe an extra SQ 380 daily??

http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_ ... 120607.jsp

SQ have already acted to expand from 3 to 4 LHR flights per day. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the 4th become an A380 in future.

On a similar subject, EK will shortly be operating 5 A380's per day between LHR-DXB!