Confirmed : Regional 772's to get cabin refurb (72A)

[trekkie]

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[9V-SIA]

I miss the good old days. Now, where's my Trabant? I need to drive it to a politburo meeting.

WOW!! You drive a Trabant?

Do you have the heated rear window option?

So your hands don't freeze onto the glass when you are pushing it in the winter?

[SQflyergirl]

Perhaps you would like to rephrase your comments then.

Are you not saying that...

1. SQ is too expensive

2. their prices are unacceptable for 2 reasons:

• bad business practice &
  
• socially unacceptable

oh well - I guess when I get back to work tomorrow I'm going to take money out of the products I develop. God forbid, someone might accuse me of being irresponsible for investing in it and actually wanting to charge what I think consumers will pay. We can't have THAT can we? no.. every product should be homogenous, for the masses at exactly the same price.

I miss the good old days. Now, where's my Trabant? I need to drive it to a politburo meeting.

[9V-SIA]

I'm not sure if charging more for Business and Y is both socially acceptable as well as a good business practice.

i simply disagree with your judgement of my comments.

Perhaps you would like to rephrase your comments then.

Are you not saying that...

1. SQ is too expensive

2. their prices are unacceptable for 2 reasons:

• bad business practice &
  
• socially unacceptable

[trekkie]

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[SQflyergirl]

Just like how the SIN govt never coerces SQ, and the Japanese govt necer coerced JL?

All I am saying is that if SQ does not meet a punter's expectations price wise, there are alternatives which will. Nothing more to read into.

[bmchris]

Just like how the SIN govt never coerces SQ, and the Japanese govt necer coerced JL? Trust me, a lot of people are "required" to fly SQ.

[SQflyergirl]

I'm not sure if charging more for Business and Y is both socially acceptable as well as a good business practice.

It's called product differentiation. I make it better, I charge more. It's nothing more sinister than pure capitalism. No one is coerced into flying them.

[Bitterroot]

I hope SQ is buying the new seats for the 772 conversions from some company other than Koito................

[Singapore_Air]

I'm not sure if charging more for Business and Y is both socially acceptable as well as a good business practice.

Does it have to be both ?

In any case, if the pricing is unacceptable to the passenger then he or she could fly United Airlines or another airline flying the HKG-SIN vv. route.

[trekkie]

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[Nick C]

I believe there will have some with F, especially for HKG

SQ says no.

[Nick C]

Article from yesterday's BT.

SIA refitting 11 Boeing aircraft for additional comfort
By NISHA RAMCHANDANI

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is refitting 11 of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft to provide additional comfort as well as product consistency, with the first newly refitted plane to operate on the Singapore-Shanghai route later this month.

The B777-200s will be reconfigured to 38 business class and 228 economy class seats to give passengers more room. Some of the 11 B777-200 aircraft are currently in a three class configuration with 12 first class seats, 42 business seats and 234 economy seats. The remainder are in a two class configuration, with 30 business class seats and 293 economy seats.

Commenting on whether phasing out the first class seats on some of the 11 planes will affect revenue, vice-president of public affairs Nicholas Ionides said: 'SIA maintains a long-term perspective. This renewal is instead an investment in improving our customers' travel experiences by providing them more space and comfort.'

Business class will feature a leather, incline lie-flat seat as found on SIA's Airbus A330-300 aircraft, which includes a personal partition and advanced control panel to personalise seating preferences. Seats in this class will also have larger 15.4-inch screens.

Meanwhile, the economy class cabin will be improved as well, with Givenchy-designed seat covers - similar to those on SIA's A380 and B777-300ER aircraft - and enhancements to the inflight entertainment system KrisWorld. Screens in economy class will be increased to 9 inches later this year.

Work on some of the aircraft has already commenced and refitting each plane will take between two weeks and two months.

The first refitted B777-200 aircraft will be deployed on the Singapore-Shanghai route from February 23. Meanwhile, selected flights to Beijing, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hong Kong and Chennai will also operate these refitted aircraft. The new planes will be incorporated on these routes in phases between April and August.

[hsf]

Alas, just a bit too late for my next trip! Still, good to see positive changes.

Not worried about lack of F.

[Bitterroot]

From what I understand, not all SQ* series will be undergoing retrofit. Some are already Pre 2000 vintage, and would have been depreciated already. Makes no sense to retrofit them for a short period of time.

From the looks of it, it's most likely the AVOD birds from SQ* & SR* series. Will be interesting to see how to see the final config is like on both variants.

Point to note. 228Y seats which is similar to that on the 73A. I won't be surprised if the 772 (288Y) is deployed in place of the 73A when there isn't any F on both sectors and J loads are low.

Ah. So the 11 772s to be refitted come from some combination of SQx and SRx birds?

That does change the math......