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The battle for premium luxury travel never ends! Six months after Qatar revolutionized Business class with the introduction of the Qsuites, Singapore has unveiled its new First-class suites and Business class seats, and they are every bit as good as you would expect from the airline that first introduced the double bed in the sky.
The First Class Suites
The new Singapore suites are utter luxuries, and with a separate chair and bed aim squarely at Etihad’s apartment, as well as some of Lufthansa’s 747’s that are equipped with both a seat and bed for each First-class passenger. Each A380 will be provided with six suites only. There are three suites on either side of the aisle in a 1-1 configuration, each suite being very spacious with private doors.
Each suite has a swivel reclining chair, that is placed next to a desk/dining table. When not working, you can enjoy the in-flight entertainment on a 32-inch screen mounted to the wall of your suite. Not surprisingly for a company that marketed the first double bed in the sky, the new suites are quite flexible, with 4 of the 6 suites having the possibility of opening the divider and creating a double bed.
The New Business Class Seats
While the new suites are industry leading, the new business class product from Singapore is impressive but probably does not beat Qatar’s new Qsuites for the ingenuity of a business class product. Each A380 will operate 78 business seats in a 1-2-1 configuration.
The new business seats are 25 inches wide and are fully lie-flat. Inflight entertainment is provided via an 18-inch screen. The seat will also feature USB,in-seat power, mood lighting, and a large side space, in addition to the usual foldable tray table, and cubbies for storage.
While a lot of airlines have opted for the reverse herringbone configuration for 1-2-1 business class seat layouts, Singapore has not done so in the middle seats. These are side by side and can also be turned into a double bed by lowering the middle partition. Although without the doors of a suite it won’t be the most private double bed in the sky.
Overall
The new suites from Singapore are truly revolutionary; they will make their debut on December 18, 2017, on the Sydney flight from Singapore. Sadly, if you were thinking of using some of your United miles for flights on Singapore after United reintroduced Singapore awards online, you cannot as Singapore still does not offer partner award space for these seats. Fortunately, Singapore is a transfer partner for all three major credit card programs, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, and American Express Membership Rewards, as well as SPG, so transferring some points for a flight in the new suites should be within reach.
Source: Points From The Pacific
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I believe there is a little bit of false advertising in these pics, with the covers not being exactly as luxurious as the photos, but still these offerings from Singapore look truly amazing. I hope I get a chance to try this out on a trip from Australia to Singapore soon. Thanks AwardWallet for making all this possible for us.
Looks pretty great to me.
Hoping to get an award ticket in Business real soon!
Might have missed it in the article. But are there privacy curtains?
doesn’t appear to be.
I think spending thousands on business seats never makes sense because I’d rather spend that money on the destination (which is what matters), but business or first in SQ,QR,EY…. I can’t help wishing I’ll have the money to travel with them soon!
Nice! I love reviews of luxury travel cabins. And those pictures are insane!
so nice! i will try to use my miles for it.
Would love to try these seats one day.
For couples, First class looks amazing! Business class looks great too, but sleeping together while dozens of strangers walk around you is awkward…
Here’s hoping one day!
Would you think they are bookable via Miles? If yes, I might transfer some AMEX-Points there..
Best thing to do is check out Singapore’s website for award availability.
I would love to fly in Singapore First one day, these suites are amazing!
Until now, it was very difficult to envision a cabin that could provide a better than the experience than we had in the EY First Apartment on the A380. With this, it definitely looks like SQ is taking aim at exactly that. Can’t wait to try it!
Wow this is amazing.
wow! what a nice product. wish SQ upgrades me the next time to the 1st class….
I hope they start flying this on some US routes soon!
i dont want to see double beds on plane. what about intimacy????
I’d be very happy to snag a double bed in J!
First looks great, but business is always just fine for me. The double bed is kind of cool though, even if it’s so open.
Wow. First class looks like a hotel room!
Absolutely stunning, makes other airlines first class look like premium economy.
Now that’s flying!! Even business class looks like a dream. Well, at least I can wish for this one day………..
Wow! Amazing!
Would love to try these seats. In a few months I’ll be in 1st class on Cathay NY-Hong Kong. I imagine that will not be too shabby either.
Looks amazing but in Business class the window seats would of been better if they were closer to the window instead of the aisle. But the cocoon look is very neat. Hope to try this soon!
Looks amazing. If anyone manages to get this on a redemption ticket, they are very lucky indeed!
Wow it is sweet. I don’t have any plans for any Asian carriers in the near future. Don’t think I would really want to go to Singapore just to ride down into SYD in that much comfort. But to even have beds in business is awesome too! I wonder if any airlines will have this for us to Europe or maybe just not enough money in that besides what AF offeres?
This looks perfect way to travel! WOW!
They look great. Too bad Singapore doesn’t let one use UA miles for the seats. Singapore redemption charts are not the cheapest.
Absolutely beautiful way of travelling!
Wow! This looks really amazing, what a dream!
The flight would certainly become part of the vacation rather than something just to endure if you were in these suites. That being said, I will be just as happy saving points and traveling in their business class!! (Which are as luxurious as most other airlines top class.)
That looks absolutely amazing. It is hard to believe looking at it that it on a plane. It just looks like a hotel room.
very nice indeed
Wow! However I will never have enough miles to book this.
All I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW!
Wow!! What a dream!!
One day I’ll get to fly in these suites, sigh!
I’m redic excited about these
Can’t wait to try out the new SQ products!
All I can say is “wow”!