I not too long ago wrote about my Singapore Airways Boeing 777 enterprise class flight, and as I defined within the put up, I managed to assign one of many superior bulkhead seats within the cabin. On this put up I needed to speak a bit extra about that. What makes these seats so particular, and the way can you choose them?
This will make a giant distinction by way of consolation, so it’s value being conscious of if in case you have an upcoming enterprise class flight on the airline…
Why are Singapore Airways enterprise class bulkhead seats particular?
Airways configure their cabins as effectively as doable, so many sorts of enterprise class seats have footwells it’s a must to place your ft into when in mattress mode. This minimizes the quantity of pitch airways need to allocate to every seat, as that footwell is often to the aspect of the seat in entrance.
Nevertheless, airways usually have a bit of additional area in bulkhead rows, since there’s no seat in entrance. Some airways create a premium enterprise class product they’ll market individually (like Condor’s Prime Seats and Virgin Atlantic’s Retreat Suites), whereas different airways simply provide a greater product within the first row, however don’t overhype it. The latter is precisely what Singapore Airways does.
For instance, trying on the Boeing 777-300ER, beneath is what the usual enterprise class seat seems to be like…
Whereas beneath is what the bulkhead seat seems to be like…
What’s superior in regards to the bulkhead seats is that you’ve got an enormous open area in entrance of you. For those who’re simply sitting up, you should utilize the bench as an ottoman, which the opposite seats don’t have. In the meantime for those who flip the seat into mattress mode, you’ve gotten a a lot greater sleeping floor than the opposite seats.
Whereas there are minor variations to the seats, this idea applies on all A380s and 777s, in addition to on choose A350 (particularly, A350-900ULRs and normal lengthy haul A350-900s). This doesn’t apply to 737s, 787s, or regional A350-900s (which have a staggered configuration in enterprise class).
How do you choose Singapore Airways enterprise class bulkhead seats?
I admire that not like another airways, Singapore Airways doesn’t monetize seat assignments in enterprise class.
As an alternative, the airline reserves its “particular” enterprise class seats for PPS Membership members, that are elite members within the service’s frequent flyer program. That’s a pleasant reward for loyalty, and PPS Membership members can choose these seats on the time of reserving immediately by way of the service’s web site and app.
Fortuitously all different passengers get entry to those seats beginning 96 hours earlier than departure, on a primary come, first served foundation:
- Singapore Airways opens on-line check-in 48 hours earlier than departure, and at that time all accessible enterprise class seats may be assigned on-line
- Between 48 and 96 hours of departure, these seats can solely be chosen by cellphone, so it’s a must to name Singapore Airways to request these seats
For instance, for my current flight in Singapore Airways’ 777 enterprise class, I observed a number of days earlier than departure {that a} bulkhead was nonetheless accessible. So 96 hours earlier than departure I known as Singapore Airways, and was capable of assign that seat. Your complete name took only a few minutes.
Which seats are Singapore Airways enterprise class bulkhead seats?
So, which Singapore Airways enterprise class bulkhead seats characteristic additional legroom, and are blocked underneath this coverage?
- On the Boeing 777-300ER, this contains seats 11A, 11D, 11F, 11K, 15A, 15D, 15F, and 15K; personally I desire row 11 to row 15, because it’s far more non-public and never close to any loos
- On the Airbus A380, this contains seats 11A, 11D, 11F, 11K, 91A, 91D, 91F, 91K, 95A, 95D, 95F, and 95K; personally I really like row 95 because it’s so non-public again there, then I desire row 11, after which I desire row 91
- On the Airbus A350-900ULR, this contains seats 10A, 11D, 11F, 11K, 19A, 19D, 19F, and 19K; I don’t suppose there’s an apparent reply as to which row is best, as each are close to bathrooms and galleys
- On the Airbus A350-900 (non-ULR and non-regional), this contains seats 11A, 11D, 11F, 11K, 19A, 19D, 19F, and 19K; personally I desire row 19 to row 11, as I like mini-cabins
Be aware that Singapore Airways’ regional Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-10s have very completely different enterprise class seats than the above. So whereas the seats are nonetheless blocked and comply with the identical coverage, they don’t have the identical benefit as in Singapore Airways’ lengthy haul enterprise class product.
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On lengthy haul plane, Singapore Airways’ bulkhead enterprise class seats are fairly particular. What makes them completely different is that they characteristic far more private area, as you’ve gotten an enormous ottoman you may place your ft on, and that additionally turns into half of a bigger mattress. For those who can snag a type of seats, I’d extremely advocate it.
Whereas Singapore Airways reserves bulkhead seats for PPS Membership members up till 96 hours earlier than departure, at that time the seats develop into accessible to all enterprise class passengers. Between 48 and 96 hours of departure, they’ll solely be reserved by cellphone, whereas inside 48 hours they are often reserved by way of on-line check-in.
Anybody else like Singapore Airways’ bulkhead enterprise class seats as a lot as I do?
