First Class - Australia - Singapore or Singapore - Japan

[Deno]

Hi All,

My wife and I have recently retired, and we are going to give ourselves a treat, and do a first-class flight.

Singapore Airlines have the 777 & A380 flying first - class.

Which plane has the best first - class?

Are there any other airlines worth looking at? We are only looking at Australia / Singapore / Japan, not to Europe.

 

[blacksultan]

I have flown suites at least twice . Cant remember the aircraft type . Although one aircraft type has 2 middle suites that can be combined into a double bed suite .
This was SQ .

 

[MELso]

There are a few other options for first.

Especially if you've got a war-chest of Qantas points, have a look at:

• JAL: between Tokyo and Sydney, Bangkok and Singapore
• Emirates: between Bangkok and Hong Kong, and Sydney and Christchurch
• Qantas: between Sydney and Singapore

Emirates is huge fun (showering on a plane! Dom! Bottomless caviar!). Yet to try the other two, but have JAL F booked for June 2027 between Sydney and Tokyo (no Salon on the route, sadly).

 

[Beer_budget]

If you'd like to try Singapore Suites, you need to book on the A380. 777 also has regular first class, and there's no first on the various A350 models (yet).

We flew Suites SIN-LHR and it was an incredible experience from arrival at Changi to landing, but the soft product should be the same either way.

 

[markis10]

JAL is only an option when the 777 operates, which has had more comebacks than John Farnham! Believe beyond March they will finally be gone.

 

[Deno]

I have flown suites at least twice . Cant remember the aircraft type . Although one aircraft type has 2 middle suites that can be combined into a double bed suite .
This was SQ .

Thank you

There are a few other options for first.

Especially if you've got a war-chest of Qantas points, have a look at:

• JAL: between Tokyo and Sydney, Bangkok and Singapore
• Emirates: between Bangkok and Hong Kong, and Sydney and Christchurch
• Qantas: between Sydney and Singapore

Emirates is huge fun (showering on a plane! Dom! Bottomless caviar!). Yet to try the other two, but have JAL F booked for June 2027 between Sydney and Tokyo (no Salon on the route, sadly).

Thanks, great info

JAL is only an option when the 777 operates, which has had more comebacks than John Farnham! Believe beyond March they will finally be gone.

Thank you

 

[Deno]

I have flown suites at least twice . Cant remember the aircraft type . Although one aircraft type has 2 middle suites that can be combined into a double bed suite .
This was SQ .

Thanks

 

[MELso]

JAL is only an option when the 777 operates, which has had more comebacks than John Farnham! Believe beyond March they will finally be gone.

Nup - another Farnsey-style comeback looms for the 77W on HND-SYD! I'm booked for June next year...

OP note that JAL often only makes one award seat available until a month or so before departure. If you can be a bit spontaneous, that will help if hunting award seats.

 

[Deno]

Nup - another Farnsey-style comeback looms for the 77W on HND-SYD! I'm booked for June next year...

OP note that JAL often only makes one award seat available until a month or so before departure. If you can be a bit spontaneous, that will help if hunting award seats.

Thanks, As I said, now retired, so we can be spontaneous.

 

[elanshin]

JAL is only an option when the 777 operates, which has had more comebacks than John Farnham! Believe beyond March they will finally be gone.

JL confirmed the 777 on SYD - HND until August or so a few days ago. I was umming and ahhing about F awards that all dropped at once.

 

[Mwenenzi]

My wife and I have recently retired, and we are going to give ourselves a treat, and do a first-class flight.
Singapore Airlines have the 777 & A380 flying first - class.
Which plane has the best first - class?
Are there any other airlines worth looking at? We are only looking at Australia / Singapore / Japan, not to Europe.

Also worth considering scheduled departure & arrival times. so you can maximize the benefits of First during sociable daylight-evening hours.

 

[blacksultan]

If you depart SIN on first class you can use their first class lounge which is not avl elsewhere

 

[dajop]

Also worth considering scheduled departure & arrival times. so you can maximize the benefits of First during sociable daylight-evening hours.

. Was going to say same thing. As an infrequent F traveller if I’m going to sleep for most of the journey I’d rather stick to J. Travelling during the day or evening I think you get more out of the service. And you can still catch a nap at some point to enjoy the bed..

 

[dajop]

If you depart SIN on first class you can use their first class lounge which is not avl elsewhere

Also available if you arrive into SIN on SQ in F, can use the Private Room within 24 hrs of arriving. Noting, to be pedantic, the Private Room is for SQ F pax only, as opposed to the First Class Lounge which is more for Solitaire status pax and LH/LX F pax).

 

[Quickstatus]

Singapore Airlines have the 777 & A380 flying first - class.

I believe the only airline that will have F class ex-BNE will be EK using their A380 and then only one of their double daily ex-BNE

QF, SQ, QR, does not operate aircraft with F class ex-BNE but does if you transit via SYD or MEL.