Big changes coming to SKL / TPR / KF G at T3

[scooby5]

I guess its a combination of factors:

1) Loads in the premium cabins are indeed up.

2) The Silver Kris lounge now has to accomodate Stargolds; Business Class pax from Partner airlines as well as First Class pax in what is essentially only the Business class lounge.

3) More worrisome though - SQ's operations used to be divided between T2 and T3 with a separate Silver Kris lounge complex, serving each terminal, so its likely a capacity decrease (even more so if you read this article - https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/bru...remium-lounges, which says that though the upcoming T3 SK Lounge complex is larger in size by 30% compared to the former and can accomodate over 1000pax at a go ... the same article states that the current Qantas First + Business class lounges can accomodate 800 over pax ... which for a non Singapore based carrier is generous especially compared to the 1000+ pax capacity of the upcoming SK Lounges in T3 in total!)

The above illustrates how limited in capacity the upcoming SK lounges actually are - unless there are plans for another SK Lounge complex in T2 or maybe even T1... now that SQ's operations are divided in these two terminals.

SQ passenger capacity is already up to nearly 50% of pre-COVID times so it shouldn't be too much longer before they branch back out to T2, which is currently still closed.

This will take some burden off this new lounge.

Secondly, *G entry for those flying in the tail is temporary until a new KF Lounge is ready but 9V-JKL's report says that's still a year away, if completed on time. *G flying Premium/Economy is a large number, especially regionally.

It's busier than I expected for current traffic and it won't get better anytime soon, actually getting worse as passenger loads continue to improve. The first change to help, is whether there is a schedule to open T2 but really, SQ don't care about whether the lounge is busy if they can save costs by currently consolidating in a single terminal. SQ have a deal with other lounger to share space - when I headed to Europe back in November, SQ already signed me into the SATS lounge next door as the temp SQ lounge was already packed....... this, then meant SATS lounge was also already super busy.

[hjerapa]

Any idea when the first class lounge will open ? The current lounge is really super packed...

[CheapoFlyer]

hopefully soon...

With the latest easing of border restrictions, it's only going to get worse.

[allmotor_2000]

The T3 SKL lounge now (today is Apr 3rd) has a First Class section with E-Menu ordering (brought to seated location via Table #) and and a small beverage section. The larger area is for Business Class passengers