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In a much awaited product launch, SIA introduced their newest A380 cabin products late last year, with all-new Suites, Business and Economy Class cabins, as well as a slightly tweaked edition of its recently introduced Premium Economy product.
Since 18 December 2017, SQ221 to Sydney, and its return flight SQ232 back to Singapore, have been operated by 9V-SKU, at the time the newest A380 in SQ's fleet. And just a week ago, on 2 February 2018, 9V-SKV joined the fleet, and began revenue service on that same sector on 7 February.
This is, in some ways, a challenging time for SQ, with the competition continuing to up their game, whether it is United with non-stops to the USA, LCC's eating into the low end, or the ever more luxurious cabin products coming from the likes of EK, QR and EY, not to mention emerging Chinese carriers.
And recent PR missteps like credit card surcharges (Whoops! Let's drop that change...), auto-included travel insurance (Which genius thought of that?) haven't help either...
But leaving all that aside, it is really the experience in the air that makes SQ special, and that encompasses both hard and soft product. With recent product introductions, including the A350 cabin, A380 cabin, and the upcoming 787-10...it is once again an exciting time to be flying SQ...
I attended one of the SIA launch events on 4 November 2017, as a guest of fellow SQTalker 9V-SIA. 9V-JKL was along as well, and we were all quite impressed with what we saw.
Of course, what you see on the ground is one thing. The experience on an actual flight is something else altogether!
I had the opportunity to try these new cabin products for the first time earlier this week. In fact, this TR is being posted within 24 hours of landing. Needless to say, I had a memorable trip.
I flew up to Sydney on SQ221 on 9V-SKU, and returned yesterday on SQ232, operated by 9V-SKV, SQ's newest plane on its fourth revenue flight. The fact that these sectors were operated by the new A380's was no coincidence: I planned my trip around this schedule. And spent many anxious days checking flightradar24.com to see if there were any equipment substitutions, which would warrant immediate action on my part to change my reservations to match the equipment...
In the event, the daily SQ221/232 turn has been operated like clockwork by 9V-SKU in recent weeks. And couple of days ago, the baton was passed to newly delivered A380, 9V-SKV, to carry on this schedule. The only hiccup was an hours-long delay two days ago, during the Singapore Air Show, when a Korean fighter jet doing an aerial display skidded and flipped over on the runway -- but that wasn't SQ's fault, was it.
Regulars on SQTalk will know that I usually fly Y (But not always
...), so let us start the TR in the back of the bus, on SQ221 in Economy, before working our way forwards, and upwards, to the new A380 Suites on SQ232!
TR INDEX
SQ221 SIN-SYD (Economy)
Sydney Hotels, Dining & Run
SQ232 SYD-SIN (Suites)
Since 18 December 2017, SQ221 to Sydney, and its return flight SQ232 back to Singapore, have been operated by 9V-SKU, at the time the newest A380 in SQ's fleet. And just a week ago, on 2 February 2018, 9V-SKV joined the fleet, and began revenue service on that same sector on 7 February.
This is, in some ways, a challenging time for SQ, with the competition continuing to up their game, whether it is United with non-stops to the USA, LCC's eating into the low end, or the ever more luxurious cabin products coming from the likes of EK, QR and EY, not to mention emerging Chinese carriers.
And recent PR missteps like credit card surcharges (Whoops! Let's drop that change...), auto-included travel insurance (Which genius thought of that?) haven't help either...
But leaving all that aside, it is really the experience in the air that makes SQ special, and that encompasses both hard and soft product. With recent product introductions, including the A350 cabin, A380 cabin, and the upcoming 787-10...it is once again an exciting time to be flying SQ...
I attended one of the SIA launch events on 4 November 2017, as a guest of fellow SQTalker 9V-SIA. 9V-JKL was along as well, and we were all quite impressed with what we saw.
Of course, what you see on the ground is one thing. The experience on an actual flight is something else altogether!
I had the opportunity to try these new cabin products for the first time earlier this week. In fact, this TR is being posted within 24 hours of landing. Needless to say, I had a memorable trip.
I flew up to Sydney on SQ221 on 9V-SKU, and returned yesterday on SQ232, operated by 9V-SKV, SQ's newest plane on its fourth revenue flight. The fact that these sectors were operated by the new A380's was no coincidence: I planned my trip around this schedule. And spent many anxious days checking flightradar24.com to see if there were any equipment substitutions, which would warrant immediate action on my part to change my reservations to match the equipment...
In the event, the daily SQ221/232 turn has been operated like clockwork by 9V-SKU in recent weeks. And couple of days ago, the baton was passed to newly delivered A380, 9V-SKV, to carry on this schedule. The only hiccup was an hours-long delay two days ago, during the Singapore Air Show, when a Korean fighter jet doing an aerial display skidded and flipped over on the runway -- but that wasn't SQ's fault, was it.
Regulars on SQTalk will know that I usually fly Y (But not always
...), so let us start the TR in the back of the bus, on SQ221 in Economy, before working our way forwards, and upwards, to the new A380 Suites on SQ232!TR INDEX
SQ221 SIN-SYD (Economy)
Sydney Hotels, Dining & Run
SQ232 SYD-SIN (Suites)
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