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I fly between Singapore and SF a couple of times a year on United and Singapore Airlines' direct flight. Granted, I take business class every time, but I actual
by ping_pong 7y ago
I fly between Singapore and SF a couple of times a year on United and Singapore Airlines' direct flight. Granted, I take business class every time, but I actually enjoy it, despite my hatred of flying and its long duration. It's calming to know that you can't go anywhere and communications is relatively tough (even though you can get Internet connectivity), so doing things like reading a book or binge watching movies doesn't feel so wasteful, it's relaxing.
- ci5er 7y agoI used to have to fly to SG, through SF or LA, about every two-three weeks back in the late-90s/early-2000s; you don't have to transfer at Narita or Taipei any more?
- acrooks 7y agoFrom the west coast, there are non-stop flights to SG from LAX, SFO and SEA. There are rumours that either Air Canada or SQ will create a direct flight to Vancouver as well, which I will welcome with open arms :) I live in Vancouver and need to go to Singapore once a month, so I still need to connect - usually through Hong Kong or Taipei and sometimes through Seoul and Narita.
- ping_pong 7y agoThere's a non-stop as the other commenter said. I used to go through HK which is a pain, but I've flown through Taipei via EVA a couple of times.
- isatty 7y agoI fly that route often as well (and indirectly too when the directs were cancelled a few years back) but the difference from business to economy for those flights is like night and day.
- tootie 7y agoI did the Newark to Singapore flight in Singapore Air in B class which was the previous record holder. Lie-flat seats makes a huge difference. I got a solid 6 hours of comfortable sleep. Plenty of food and drink. Movies, internet. It was pretty nice.