Singapore Airlines Premium Economy is it worth the upgrade?

Premium Economy seems to be the best thing since sliced bread! The airlines are going crazy to install these on all their planes and with good reason. Does it make sense to upgrade from economy, yes the price seems cheap in comparison to Business Class but does it represent good value?

Flight no. - SQ 308
Plane type - Airbus A380
Date - 07/04/24
Route - Singapore to London
Seat - 37A

0:00 Introduction
0:38 Why airlines love Premium Economy
2:06 Changi airport
2:49 Journey map
2:59 Chaotic boarding!
3:47 Seat map
4:03 Amenities
4:27 Take off
5:13 Seat tour
6:25 Entertainment
7:48 Meal service
8:36 Bathroom tour
9:03 Amenity kit contents
9:22 Midnight snacks
9:56 Wifi
10:36 Dinner
11:28 Landing
12:18 Worth the upgrade?

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[franklinloo]

Nice vid. Thank you for sharing. Having said that I'm 6 footer. I don't know if it was tight if I were there for SQ PE.

[suyonokurniawan]

Thanks for your video. Looks professional made, well done! You have covered almost all angles which potential consumers would like to know, very informative. I pressed like and subscribe straight away

[gunvaldsandhaland]

I Love The Changi Airport, And Some Singapore Sling Whe Aboard.Great Video And Info

[JettTyler]

Thanks for sharing, I'm excited to be flying Singapore Airlines for the first time in November, I'm going to stay in Economy Class though as its an A350-900 from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, so a very short flight for them!

[iZphex]

Plan to pick the front row of premium eco, I noticed the middle row having their screen on the wall, but on the side rows, I dont see a screen, do they also have screens?
is it similar to eco where the screen arm comes out of the seat?

[susanjennings]

We flew Singapore to Amsterdam and return Manchester to Singapore in premium economy on 3/9 & 10/10. Second time we have done this but I pay extra for the H & K seats which have great leg room and I can get up move around and stretch easily. I think the seats are bigger/ wider and I can sleep in them. Unfortunately have to do Brisbane to Singapore and Singapore Brisbane in economy as SA didn’t offer Premium on this leg. I hate it as we have someone else in the row plus I get the middle seat which is always crap on any flight.

[japatel]

Thanks for the video, i am taking again singapore airline, love the seat

[JJ-vyrh]

I just subscribed, I love Changi too. As a Aussie I know Mrs bucket. I think SIA keep the toilet very clean

[Thongger]

I think it is, especially for any flight longer than 8 ish hours. I’m at the age where i will pay good money for a comfy seat and sleep

[honeytgb]

I am surprised you didn't "book the cook" on your premium economy flight.

[teutons]

Thank you for this very fair and comprehensive review. I've got a flight on the A380 to Germany soon and I can't wait to try out premium economy. I haven't flown with SQ for about 15 years so this should be interesting.

I know for a fact that I'm big sized enough to be uncomfortable in economy but pretty comfortable in premium economy seating.

You may also want to try out starlux which is Taiwans new airline. I had very good experiences with them on both economy and premium economy.

[manuelvalencia]

That Premium Economy looks good. I guess it depends on your budget, the route, and the plane. Personally, I wouldn't mind the splurge once in a while and might even try to gamble with an upgrade, depending on the price. Great video. Thank you. What was that background song? It sounded kind of catchy.

[GavinBlundell-rf]

Were the seat dimensions you gave at the start just for the a380 as im flying with sq from Gatwick on the a350 later this year

[catherineduc]

Hi, have you flown Qantas Premium economy and if so, how do you think this Singapore Airlines compares? To me, Qantas looks a little better.

[pcmacintyre]

I picked up a SQ premium economy ticket from SFO-SIN for only US$695 for a flight last March on the 350-900ULR. I then spent extra for unlimited legroom in the first row (all the throne seats were taken). I'm 196cm tall, so I really need leg room for flights over 4-5 hours. I found the seats a little shallow and the calf rest to be useless. Also the IFE screen coming up from the seat was a little low. It was almost a 17 hour flight so it was an endurance as I woke up every hour or so.

I'm flying to Bangkok in November in EVA's PE. Is it worth twice the price of economy? Not is you are of average or below height. But at my height there isn't really a choice. Two years ago on a flight to Taipei I remember flying EVA's PE and it was fine, but burned into my mind was how miserable some larger passengers looked in economy.

[davidclaro]

I found that background song. Elin Sandberg - Dance it Off! Great and catchy song.

[stevenelson]

Just finished a trip where we took SQ round trip in PE from SFO-SIN. My answer as to whether it’s worth it? Honestly, no. In terms of the soft product (service, cuisine), it’s great. In terms of the hard product, for me, it was bad. I’m 6’2” tall and even with the increased seat pitch in PE, I suffered for almost 16 hours on the way to SIN and 15 hours on the return. Is it better than economy? Of course. But I will not be repeating the flight in PE. We have two future trips where we have a combination of points and paid business class tickets. The paid flight was a great deal at $3699 round trip.

In the future, if we’re flying PE to SE Asia, we’ll stick with JAL and ANA, both of which have very good PE seats. Plus, the stop in Japan gives us a chance tostretch out for a while before continuing.

[ratenawatikarim]

I and my family love to travel. Next year i don't know where want to go.

[russellatwell]

If it fits within your budget the premium economy upgrade is that little bit of extra luxury for a long trip, ideal for a couple with a 2 4 2 seating configuration no hassle with a extra body next to you although economy is still great with Singapore airlines premium is just that little bit of extra comfort.

[henningwinter]

Recent flight with Lufthansa.
PremEco is 2500 Euro vs 600 Euro Economy. So I can buy 4 Eco seats for one PremEco. I do not see the relationship here.