REVIEW – Singapore Airlines : First Class Lounge, SIN T3

I’m generally more of a OneWorld flyer. I understand the system. Mid level status gets you all the benefits associated with Business Class: Business lounges, priority boarding, extra bags etc. The top status gets you all the First Class benefits: First lounges, even greater priority goading, even more bags. The system is simple and it makes sense.

Star Alliance only give lounge access with the top status, even then it only applies to Business lounges, not First. Except for certain airports where different ‘status lounges’ are built to cater to elites.

Why am I harping on about this?

Because, the result of this system, is that the ‘best’ lounge at SIN is rammed full of SQ First Class passengers, whilst the First Class lounge, with its enormous acreage of floor space and plentiful buffet, sits almost empty.

I sat down at the, very grand, white marble bar. The design of this lounge is very welcoming and the service much quicker than in TPR. I liked being able to sit down and talk to the barman whilst a TV in the background played sports. This felt like having a drink at a luxury hotel, rather than sitting in a waiting room.

Nice to see the First Class cups and saucers on the ground

In future, I think my strategy will be to grab some Dom in TPR and then make my way to the First Class lounge. It just seems a little more alive and I far prefer being able to select my own food, at my own pace.

If you are ticketed in F on another *A carrier and are thinking of switching to SQ in order to try TPR : Don’t bother, seriously.