BA opens 'new' Singapore lounge for first, business class

[SteveJohnson]

British Airways will open a dedicated BA lounge at Singapore Changi Airport this Sunday, March 31st, as Qantas cuts the red ribbon its own new Qantas Singapore Lounge. The lounge will occupy the same space as the previous First Class Lounge operated by BA and Qantas under their soon-to-be-dissolved joint venture, although it will "become an integrated First and Club World lounge for British Airways customers" a spokesman for British Airways confirmed to Australian Business Traveller.
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At least Qantas is giving us an all-new lounge in SIN, it seems BA hasn't even done a refurb of the old First lounge! I bet BA First passengers won't be happy at not having their own lounge!

 

[yohy?!]

At least Qantas is giving us an all-new lounge in SIN, it seems BA hasn't even done a refurb of the old First lounge! I bet BA First passengers won't be happy at not having their own lounge!

did they at least wrap a black garbage bag over the QF logos?

 

[simongr]

What a poor decision by both QF and BA - instead of a great F lounge and good J lounge we get a hybrid and relic.

 

[dk4]

Speaking of hybrids, look at what decal is missing from the BA A380 passenger entry doors - http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00006356.jpg

To show you what should be there (if you haven't figured it out) look to the right of the QF A380 passenger entry doors (as displayed prior to delivery) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g5y60Xzx6zM/TGKatEAOm-I/AAAAAAAAASE/VVTOcEn39KA/s1600/qantas-a380.jpg. Or on this old BA B737 http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2008-3/8/11619.jpg.

Leaves one wondering why BA has "forgotten" to put them on its A380? And also, now, why the original BA representative advised that its SIN lounge was for "exclusive" use of BA customers?

BA seems to be becoming quite "absent minded" about oneworld!

 

[SteveJohnson]

What a poor decision by both QF and BA - instead of a great F lounge and good J lounge we get a hybrid and relic.

Well I suppose once they 'broke up' that put an end to any such co-operation but yes it would have been nice if one of them ran the first lounge, probably BA because they still have First Class on Singapore flights, and the other ie Qantas ran the business lounge. But I suppose each one wants to do their own thing. Interesting that Qantas is putting so much effort into their Singapore lounge while BA is just scraping the 'Qantas' logo off the door!

 

[markis10]

Apart from the issue with hot water in the showers, the BA SIN lounge is one of the better ones with good food options, as mentioned elsewhere I expect CX will come across leaving the Skyview lounge (which is EK operated) to handle miscellaneous airlines! I was quite impressed with the lounge last week, it's no Wing or Sydney F lounge, but given its not in the home city of its airline, it does the job!

 

[amaroo]

What a poor decision by both QF and BA - instead of a great F lounge and good J lounge we get a hybrid and relic.

Don't you mean QF?

 

[simongr]

No - I blame both. We don't know what drove QF to move to the EK JSA - whatever the BA JSA was it wasn't working any longer.

Even so in terms of maximizing utility for both partners at lower marginal cost I think both have lost out.

Maybe it was QF's fault that they wanted a Newsome styled lounge combo in SIN and BA wouldn't come to the party - maybe that was the final straw for QF?

 

[markis10]

No - I blame both. We don't know what drove QF to move to the EK JSA - whatever the BA JSA was it wasn't working any longer.

I think the news this morning that since the announcement, EK bookings on domestic QF connections are 5x what BA have done in the past year gives some clues!

 

[JohnK]

So I am assuming as Oneworld Emerald one would still have a choice of 3 lounges in SIN?

 

[TheInsider]

I think the news this morning that since the announcement, EK bookings on domestic QF connections are 5x what BA have done in the past year gives some clues!

Also the fact that from looking at the first few flights, there are 40-60 people connecting to/from Dubai on the QF aircraft coming from South Asia. (Pakistan, India, KL, Hong Kong, some where in indonesia too i think)