Singapore Airlines brings Boeing 787-10 to Perth from May 7
By David Flynn, April 11 2018
Singapore Airlines will begin flying its new Boeing 787-10 aircraft to Perth from May 7 2018, bringing with it the airline's new lie-flat business class seating.
The Dreamliner will make its inaugural journey to Perth on Monday May 7 as SQ223 and return to Singapore that same day as SQ214, although from Tuesday May 8 the Boeing 787-10 will be rostered onto the daily SQ215/SQ216 service.
The jet features Singapore Airlines’ all-new regional business class seat in a 1-2-1 configuration, providing direct and uninterrupted aisle access to every passenger plus a fully flat bed.
There's no premium economy on these planes, with 301 economy seats perched behind business class.
AusBT review: Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10 business class
Passengers booked into the pointy end of the Boeing 787-10 will want to select the best of those business class seats, which our expert seat guide suggests are
- 11A and 11K, where unused bassinet space creates a 'corner office above the clouds'
- any A or K seat for solo travellers (but only 12A, 12K, 15A, 15K, 17A, 17K, 19A or 19K if you want to be directly next to the window)
- couples should book the following pairs of middle seats: 11D and 11F, 14D and 14F, 16D and 16F, 18D and 18F, 20D and 20F
- but avoid 16A and 16K, which have no window
Read more: How to choose the best seats in Singapore Airlines' Boeing 787-10 business class
Singapore Airlines is the global launch customer for the Boeing 787-10 which will replace the airline’s older Boeing 777-200 and Airbus A330 jets on regional routes.
David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.
Turkish Airlines - Miles & Smiles
08 Jun 2014
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Would the be the right style of J seat that VA might use for the 737? These seats seam more compact then whats already available on the 777...
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
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Huh? What's that got to do with anything?
Turkish Airlines - Miles & Smiles
08 Jun 2014
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That it'll be a new plane but the seats will be smaller?
10 Dec 2015
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@MattJelonek:
It's amazing some folks can already jump to the conclusion that "the seats will be smaller" despite the story clearly stated the photo is for a generic mock-up...let alone no seat size specs info has been released by SQ.
Turkish Airlines - Miles & Smiles
08 Jun 2014
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Apoligies.
Turkish Airlines - Miles & Smiles
08 Jun 2014
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Apologies for the spelling mistake... am tired..
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
18 Dec 2016
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Amazing news. Three more to go
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
14 Dec 2016
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Awesome news!
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
14 Mar 2017
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Depends, do you like being shaken like a frog in a sock for a few hours, sliding down your seat till you are pooled at the bottom like a milkshake, while suffering mild hearing damage, or getting some sleep in a slightly awkward position?
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
14 Mar 2017
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Seriously, however, this design allows a straight sleeping position, so length aside, it is probably better than the current designs SQ uses, which are a bit restrictive.
10 Dec 2015
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@xtfer:
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
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Yea but it's not a true 1-2-1 like their long haul configs where you get the full width. These staggered arrangements are like a psuedo 2-4-2 but obviously more width as shoulders align with the feet of the person behind.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
19 Feb 2014
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It's great to see SQ add more seats and a better product to a route which I thought was oversaturated.
06 Jan 2015
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I would have thought the same, yet every time I fly with them they manage to have full planes in/out Perth!
10 Dec 2015
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@Chris_PER:
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
26 May 2014
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I am sure this is good for those that can justify J fares for a 5 hour flight. For the rest it means a narrower seat and still no possibility of PE. I recently flew SIN-PER in Y on the overnight service and would have paid extra for PE. Chris_PER, the flight was completely full.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
20 Dec 2017
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Anything longer than 15 minutes justifies J ;) In this generic configuration they look a little narrow for my 183cm 100kg.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
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Finally someone else who is essentially the same size as me
25 Nov 2016
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Similar size here. How’s your blood sugar level? My doc just asked me to lose 26 kg and no sugar in coffee whatsoever! Imagine having to watch your diet while going through the lounges...
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
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Mine's fine also been going gym 4 times a week so fitness is improving and fat replaced with muscles. Currently in Japan for holiday walking 20-30km a day including some hill climbing.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
19 Feb 2014
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I too flew SQ PER-SIN last week and it was half full. I guess that load factor doesn't necessarily mean loss-inducing.
Turkish Airlines - Miles & Smiles
08 Jun 2014
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It's always full from PER
10 Aug 2015
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These are available for booking and will replace A333 or 772 (don't know from BNE) SQ215/216 from the 9 MAY 2018. Where will it go after this?
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Nov 2015
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My SQ216 just got a seat change notification. On the app, it no longer shows what aircraft is operating that flight. However the new seating map shows Economy starting at Row 41. Then there's 18 rows in the forward cabin. There's another 18 rows in the rear cabin, finishing at Row 75. 3-3-3 seating. Two lavatories at the front, one in between and two at the rear.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
18 Aug 2017
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Much better than flying on the 737-800 that Qantas run up there from Perth
QFF
06 Nov 2012
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Just got an email from DQ advising of the seat change for an up-coing trip. :(
Singapore Airlines - KrisFlyer
14 Jan 2014
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HATE the Nightmareliner so have to agree with you
Air New Zealand - Airpoints
21 Jan 2016
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What is wrong with the B787 (Nightmareliner)?
There is nothing wrong with the B787.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
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It's a nightmare for people in Y (although no worse than 777s with 3-4-3)
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
15 Aug 2017
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Generally the 787 is great in premium cabins. However for the majority in Y on airlines that have chosen to run the 3-3-3 config it’s more crammed than ever before with less width in the seat and shoulder width than the aircraft it is replacing.
17 May 2012
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We're booked into J on SQ226 and SQ213 later in the year, looks like they're going on SQ215/216 first as others have said. Although both our flights are still re-fitted 772 with the 1-2-1 layout, so not as big a difference as those with the current regional layout.
23 Feb 2018
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I’m flying back from Singapore on May 24th on SQ216 and we seem to be on the 787 now, as I’m traveling with my partner I’m sad to lose the 2-4-2 seating but I’m also excited to try the new product
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
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The 772s in 1-2-1 are still a decent product so it makes sense that they replace those A330s with the godawful J seats
06 Jan 2015
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Not to mention they are also fantastic in Y :) (the 772s that is)
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
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yea the older style padded seats
Qantas
13 Jun 2015
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What type of economy seats will SQ 787-10 will have as their product?
20 May 2015
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The Recaro CL3710 as used on the new A380s apparently.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
06 Feb 2014
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Well its a lot better than those tired old 777.200s with their 2.2.2 configuration, however once again Perth is a forgotten backwater..no PE
Singapore Airlines - The PPS Club
16 Jun 2017
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I don't suppose there are any plans for Adelaide for the 787?
24 Oct 2010
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If SQ had announced it we'd have reported it. But, as the article indicates, you can eventually expect to see the 787-10 (or perhaps one of the regional A350-900s) move into any Aussie city which has Boeing 777-200s and likely A330s – see https://www.executivetraveller.com/singapore-airlines-ramps-up-regional-fleet-with-boeing-787-airbus-350 for more on this.
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