How Good is SINGAPORE AIRLINES Now? (A380 Economy Review)

Welcome to a detailed and comprehensive Singapore Airlines economy review of the A380-800 flight From Singapore Changi (SIN) to Frankfurt, Germany (FRA). Find out how good Singapore Airlines are and what you can expect on a long-haul economy flight.

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*FLIGHT STATS
⮞Plane: Airbus A380-800 (9V-SKN)
⮞Aircraft Age: 13 Years (2011)
⮞Flight Date: October 2024
⮞Route: SIN - FRA (Full Itinerary: SGN - SIN - FRA)
⮞Flight Time: 12h45 (Actual: 13h)
⮞Class: Economy
⮞Fare Paid: €347
⮞Jack Roaming Score: 8.5/10

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*TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:36 Jewel Changi Indoor Waterfall and Rainforest
1:01 SIN Changi Terminal Guide and Itinerary
2:03 Singapore Changi Airport T3
3:33 Security at the Gate
4:08 Our Plane: Airbus A380-800
5:35 Boarding SQ 326
6:15 A380 Economy Product
7:41 Singapore Taxi and Takeoff
9:48 IFE System
10:50 Snack Service
11:16 Lunch Service
11:56 Inflight Experience and Weird Flight Path
13:04 Loo and Cabin Crew
13:29 Second Best Airline in the World?
14:16 Dinner Service
14:56 Approach and Landing in Frankfurt
16:31 Price and Conclusions

[kevin]

Last year in June, I flew Singapore, Airbus A350-900 (9V-SML) from Barcelona to Milan on the 5th freedom flight for the 1st time, we departed and arrive on time, flight is good and okay, includng great service, even though they give snack if I recall correctly or not mistaken.

[ZRHTrainspotter]

I like singapore airlines! Excellent service, competing well with the gulf carriers 😊

[JTGould]

A380 is my favorite aircraft .... superior no matter what class you are in!

[PROXIMIAZ]

We're on the same boat now! Having flown a Singapore Airlines A380!

[JamesKeller]

Finally an A380 on your channel! Excellent review as always! Never flown Singapore Airlines but always heard good things about them - except that crazy turbulence flight a few months ago...

[ZestfullyNomadic]

That airport looks amazing 😮
I'm looking to fly Singapore Airways to Thailand
so I wanted to see what economy looks like 😊

[linehempel]

Flew Singapore A 4 weeks ago, was a awesome experience, thank you!

[captn_railaviation]

Great video Jack, could be an Changi airport review on its own with your stunning shots and explanations 😂

[raferik.]

Fun fact, amenity kits are still available but only upon requests.. but usually they do provide them on seats for long haul like this one. Not sure why they weren’t provided during boarding though. Children amenities can be requested too even if you don’t have a kid on board :)

[alexmcwhirter]

Hello Jack - pleased you enjoyed flying both SIA and its A380. One point not mentioned was the quietness of the cabin especially on take-off. It's because Airbus has mounted the A380 engines some distance from the fuselage ... unlike Boeing with its 777s.

[loudmouthnewyorker]

Go, go Tiger! Those meals looked pretty delicious too.

[wuciwucci]

A nice and detailed flight review video. I enjoyed watching it. Danke Schön. And yes, I agree with your assessment too. It seems to me that since 2020 onwards, after experiencing it myself, indeed there has been reduction in SQ’s quality and on-board sense of luxury which is subsequently reflected in the Skytrax ranking itself.

If I compared Economy class long-haul SQ flight before 2020 and now, here are what I noticed. (1) The elimination of amenities kits as mentioned in the video, which years ago, SQ did handed them out for each pax, which contained socks, eye cover, ear plug, and several other stuff in an elegantly-designed pouch. (2) The downgrade of Economy class's meal presentation. It does not look as elegant anymore. Previously, SQ meal presentation looked elegant, high-class, proper, well-thoughtful in every aspect so as to have a luxurious feel. For instance, using a refined white-colour plate for the main dish, with an additional transparent classy glass cup with semi-transparent SQ logo on it, a small cup of milk, and all are placed against proper, darker-colour greyish tray, enhancing its colour contrast, instead of the current black plate on a thin cheap-looking pitch-black tray. Indeed, after looking at an old SQ in-flight meal photo, I realised the tray was much larger back then, (3) The boarding pass itself was previously had more elegant design on a thicker paper, similar to Business, First class, and Suite.

Nonetheless, the other aspects are still good, such as the hot towel service which adds to a sense of liveliness, pillow on each seat, cabin crew appearances and manners, choice of meals, as well as toilet cleanliness. Not sure if you had ice cream service after meal? They had it previously too ~

Warm regards,

[kevin]

Nice thumbnail. Hope you enjoy your 1st time flying Singapore, Airbus A380 flight to Frankfurt, even though there is no amenties in economy class, and the service is a little slow, compare to the upper deck 1st and business class, considering your flight is 70% full and I wish they have air vent and external camera which Singapore airlines don't.
What date did you film and I know you sleep quite a bit, but how many hours in total?

[AryaanSrivastava-ph]

A380 is the best but with Singapore Airlines I can personally prefer Airbus A350s more!

[captn_railaviation]

I wanted to fly the a380 of British airways in August, but British airways rebooked us many times without any reason and so I ended up flying Iberias A330 😢

[AdventureswithJezza]

What is the legroom like ? I’m 180cm tall and I’m worried it’ll drive me crazy as I’m very fidgety or will I be okay

[j.t]

Singapore Airlines is OK but United is way better. Great food, excellent crew, amenity kit, tons of entertainment options, and overall attention to every passenger's need make United the best airlines in the world.

[kevin]

16:38, $374 from Ho Chi Minh to Frankfurt via Singapore is super cheap, wow that's a good deal. It's almost similar to my China Eastern flight that I flew from Ho Chi Minh to London via Shanghai last year in June, 1 way, I pay $390, it's very cheap, almost comparable to your flight.
16:55, Same, you flew the same route on my 1st flight, but my 2nd flight, my final destination is London, the price is almost identical to your flight, wow.

[iAxianguy]

only For a flewless flight??? May be not flewless i think.

[mikeykeyes]

The Singapore Airlines I experienced 15 years ago is no more. Hospitality has vanished. Give you an example, my recent flight to Singapore from Sydney, I am a diabetic and got quite thirsty. I asked for a glass of water and the female stewardess advised me snacks would be served soon water will come with it. I waited 1 hour 45 minutes still nothing until a gentleman probably the flight manager was attending to other passengers and drew his attention and asked for water he brought it out within 5 minutes. Flight to Kolkata to Singapore - no tea/coffee was served citing turbulence but it was minor and over in 30 minutes. In the past a small snack was offered before landing with tea/coffee/water - nothing this time. A350 planes were squashy I felt less leg room than B737-8! Plane from SIN- CCU was late by 35 minutes no apologies were offered. Talking about the airport- great airport indeed but atrocious staff. No one smiles. Security screening people are gruff and abrupt. Multiple screening for transit passengers at every gate is over the top. Like you said once past screening there is no toilets as far as I could see so you wait 35 minutes until you board the aircraft! There is also no feedback option on the SIA or Changi website. So yes SIA in my books would not rate above 5 out of 10.