Last December we saw both Emirates and Singapore introduce brand new first class seats: -- Emirates began offering their new first class product on select 777 flights as of December 1, 2017 -- Singapore began offering their new Suite product on select A380 flights as of December 18, 2017 When the marketing pictures came out,…
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Honestly, as someone who flies with my wife most of the time, I’d choose neither of these. Singapore’s double suite is oddly configured, such that we would be very far apart from each other, except when sleeping (in an uncomfortable bed). I guess I’d stick to honeymoon style business class seats that are close together.
Better question, given their similarities, is whether new Singapore suite is better than Etihad apartment class?
@DTMD: same here. the products are very unappealing to me. Emirates is just tacky and SQ just weird (facing away from the windows, cubical look, wasted space).
I honnestly think most new business hard products are better than these set ups. Sure the soft product must be insane...
I wouldn't pay for these products and I wouldn't even waste miles and I have lots of miles...
What's this about a buddy seat on Singapore? Even if it is small and uncomfortable I'm curious to know more about the option, since initially it seemed like the new SQ Suites product didn't offer anything of the sort.
An important fact is that you actually stand a chance of flying Singapore’s new suite as appossed to Emirates because they’re actually refitting their fleet.
Like Billiken says:
Better question, given their similarities, is whether new Singapore suite is better than Etihad apartment class?
Agree with you Ben - I first thought I was in an upmarket hospital room and found the seat oddly positioned - Their new business seat was more comfortable - I also prefer their crew and service in preference to Emirates but have yet to experience the new product of EK
My wife & I would like to splurge 1 time in an up-scale first class. We prefer to fly to anywhere in Europe - SQ has a flight IAH to MAN but I don't think it is the first class suites. Any suggestions?
Emirates all the way. Singapore really messed up on this ugly, inneficient product
@SirJim
You could do the daily Emirates tag flight from JFK to MXP, EWR to ATH or perhaps SQ JFK to FRA. You'll be flying on the old F product in all of those cases, but I could reasonably see the SQ one being updated to a new A380 F in the near future. Not a chance with EK.
Looks like the podiatrists office. Wow. fire the design team. Take off those shoes for a clipping! LOL.
SQ for the win. Hated the bed, the decoration and confined atmosphere of the EK F.
Trying SQ with my wife soon. Like the spacious look ("inefficient") of SQ over EK.
Don't like the sound of the hard bed for SQ, or the lack of dining together comfortably....maybe a dining together setup for adjoining suites would have been better than a 'sleeping together' setup...although EK offers neither of these anyway
Both of them are good.... though I slightly prefer EK F suites to SQ suites class. I prefer the virtual window gimmick thing more...
Also,@debit can you just shut the f*** up!!!
I'm an SQ fan and having tried both EK suites and the SQ suites, in prefer the latter. However, there is one small aspect of EK suites I like and that is Jeremy Clarkson as the face of this product!!!!! https://www.emirates.com/in/english/experience/our-fleet/boeing-777/gamechanger/
I read that SQ armchair can face the windows whereas I dont think that is possible with Emirates or Etihad.
Singapore for the win! Was the only one in First an asked the FA if I cloud have the double Bed. Was really awsome! Tried Emirates, wasn’t good at all. The whole new First looked so cheap..