SQ238 MEL/SIN: Is First Class upgrade from J worthwhile?

[rodw]

I am currently booked to fly J class on SQ238 MEL to SIN. This is a 777-200 with regional seats in J and F class. I am thinking of upgrading to First (yes, I did check SQ website to see if this flight had three classes). I'd be grateful if anyone who has previously travelled J and F class on this flight could advise if F class is worth it. Are there significant differences in terms of seat comfort? P.S. I had a regional J class seat on the SIN-MEL route a couple of months ago and found it to be, well, not the best - especially having just flown on the new J class SIN-CDG-SIN. Many thanks in advance.

[MAN Flyer]

Could you not take the later SQ228 which is a Megatop with the much better Skysuites in F?.

I agree the regional J seats are nothing to write home about, especially compared to J on the 77W. While the F seats on the 3 class 772 are comfortable this probably won't make much difference as SQ238 is essentially a day flight so maybe you wouldn't sleep much. Having said that you could always try and clean them out of Krug and Dom so maybe that would swing it...

I suppose it's really up to you to weigh everything up. Do you have a lot of KF miles or some about to expire ?. If so, why not!.

[KeithMEL]

Welcome to SQTalk, rodw!

I've done SQ238 in J and IMHO the regional J seat is fine for a daylight flight. You will be served a full lunch after take off and a refreshment prior to arrival.

When are you flying? I don't know ** exact itinerary but maybe you could change to other flights to avoid the regional seating?

If after Oct 28 - SQ218 will be 77W-operated. But beware of the Q surcharge, and the OMG flight timing if you're terminating your journey in SIN.

Otherwise SQ228 is operated by the 744 and has the Spacebeds.

[rodw]

Thanks MAN Flyer and KeithMEL for your advice. What you say makes a lot of sense. On one hand, I do have plenty of points and I do like Krug and Dom (flying SQ F class is the only chance I ever get to drink the stuff)!! On the other hand, being a day flight means I won't really need to sleep so the J class product in that sense might be OK. Oh, what the heck, maybe I should go for it and clean them out of Krug and enjoy the food (is caviar available on this flight???)!!

Unfortunately I can't change my flights because I fly out of MEL on 13 May, I have paper tickets that were issued by my employer in France and I'm connecting with Silk Air to go to Chongqing.

Thanks again. I always enjoy reading your posts

[KeithMEL]

Yes I believe there is caviar in F on SQ238. Enjoy!

[SQflyergirl]

If you're going to pay with cash - go for it. IIRC, it wasn't an overly large leap pricewise from full C.

With miles, the J-F upgrade on this leg length, on this flight is not worth it.

[upright man]

I flew SIN-MEL once before in F on the 772.

Yes, the seat was very disappointing, not fully flat and IMO not better than a J class Spacebed.

So I agree with SQflyergirl : do cash upgrade only if its very cheap, and not worth it with miles upgrade.