First pics: 2017 Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class
By James Fordham, December 13 2017
Join Australian Business Traveller as we explore the new Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class product and see how it stacks up in real life compared to the publicity shots.
An 18-inch screen connects you to KrisWorld entertainment...
...with plenty of nooks and crannies for storage.
Your seat has multiple positions to relax in, even during takeoff and landing.
The seat features a fully-flat bed mode with 78 inches (1.98 metres) of space to stretch out...
...as well as large working surfaces.
Keep your gear charged up while you're on the go.
The seats feature plush leather and a cushion...
...and can recline into a 'Z' shape.
The double bed mode in business class' centre seat pairs.
A shell provides extra privacy during the flight.
The seats are 25-inches wide.
Centre seats with the divider partially down.
Paywave reader for in-flight purchases.
More storage areas next to the screen, and below also.
The seat in fully-flat mode.
Stay tuned for our upcoming seat review of the new A380 business class seats on Singapore Airlines.
Australian Business Traveller travelled to Toulouse as a guest of Singapore Airlines, and will be on board the delivery flight of the airlines’ new Airbus A380 from Toulouse to Singapore on Wednesday December 13, 2017.
James has been interested in aviation ever since his first flight. When he’s not travelling, he’s still on the road indulging his motoring hobby, or trying a new whisky.
31 Mar 2014
Total posts 391
That foot well looks incredibly awkward for sleeping! Do the decision makers actually try these products beforehand? I would call this a step backwards unfortunately.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
05 Dec 2012
Total posts 24
If it is anything like the existing A380, there are certain rows that have a full width foot well, row 96 I think, maybe check on seaguru.com
09 Jul 2012
Total posts 25
Grannular, you said it right! That foot well looks even more constricted than previous iterations. I found the awkward angle, combined with incredibly hard surface to be uncomfortable on the current 777 product. This one looks even worse. I like SQ; I really like it a lot. But it's these overlooked details which make me consider other airlines for at least some of my longhauls.
03 Nov 2014
Total posts 90
Terrible decision on the footwell position - I flew QF A330 out & Singapore 777 back from Singapore last week, I found the seat awkward. Lying at a weird angle is not comfortable. The offset model Qantas uses is much more pax friendly.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
Total posts 580
I prefer the A350 design over these but still that seat pitch looks tight. I always aim for row 11 on all their aircraft where available followed by the other bulkhead rows. I assume the same will apply with these new seats. If would be useful you could add a photo of a bulkhead seat in the actual review.
27 May 2015
Total posts 23
I’ve spotted another picture doing the rounds of a business class window seat bulkhead and it does not have the bench area for your feet that the A350/777/previous A380 J class had. It has the same angled area.
Singapore Airlines - The PPS Club
16 Jun 2017
Total posts 35
That seating is just awful. What was wrong the the original business class seating on the A380? This is a step backwards. Business is becoming more like economy.
23 Feb 2015
Total posts 260
Agreed, that original seat remains my favourite J seat ever. The sense of space remains unparalleled and the mod cons other seats now have that it didn’t don’t bridge the gap.
23 May 2017
Total posts 10
I agree with the above comment re preference of a350 seating over this new seating. I still think this seat will be industry leading although it does show that comfort in terms of seat pitch and space are slowly being eroded and replaced by gimmicks such as slick new plastics and technology such as wifi and internet. A necessary decision to keep an aircraft like the a380 economically viable I suppose.
QF
04 Apr 2014
Total posts 211
What’s with a chunk of the window being behind part of the seat? Some of us like to look out the window. Where are the A380 window bins - are these seats on the lower deck?
27 May 2015
Total posts 23
Business class is on the upper deck, however the new seat design appears as though it precludes the window side storage bins. I could be wrong, but it looks like they’ve been nixed.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
09 Jul 2017
Total posts 4
Honestly, have a look at that rediculous angled lying position "across" the seat! As I have said before I will "never" fly long haul again with SQ (and I am Gold) as I am still getting over my Adelaide to London return with this truly bizarre, uncomfortable and quite frankly stupid seating/lying position. My official complaint fell on deaf ears.
17 Sep 2015
Total posts 385
Yes, while SQ is a great airline, surprising that it did not test the seat with a user panel. If it did, the users can't have tried to sleep as where one has to place feet looks uncomfortable. That said, SQ is still miles ahead of QF in staff attitude and food, as well as having much better reliability and punctuality.
25 Sep 2013
Total posts 1242
It’s interesting how strongly SQ perserveres with this angled sleeping arrangement, despite the many, many well documented complaints online.
14 Dec 2017
Total posts 2
looking forward business class middle bulkhead and window bulkhead picture
29 Sep 2014
Total posts 13
I like the finishes very much but I'd really prefer a conventional herringbone/reverse herringbone or staggered layout to this. Very awkward looking.
11 Dec 2015
Total posts 85
Look, I love SIA, but I've got to say that based on these photos, this design looks like it wasn't very well thought-out.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
09 Jul 2017
Total posts 4
Basically unless you have sat in the original which is not too dissimilar from the one above it’s hard to explain how bad this seating position is
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