$3k in economy on sq is way too much I feel.
Business class would be a super deal!
SQ is simply overrated nowadays.
SQ still da best.
If u want star alliance, I would suggest ANA. Very good food n service plus jpn mm
NH has great food, however the portions are quite small and they do not have snacks available. They expect people to sleep as you depart SIN at midnight, however, once step on the plane, I'll force myself to adjust to the destination timezone, thus not sleeping as much as possible during this phase of the flight and getting hungry faster than others. I've resorted to bringing my own snacks and cup noodles on board.
Also, the new economy seats are a killer, with reclining into your own leg space. Being 1.8m tall, seated with no recline already have no leg space, so I can only recline like 30%, super uncomfortable for long haul. Luckily, I had the old seats last year May, but this year should have most, if not all, refurbished. Taken NH for 2 trips, 8 flights, with the recent trip (May 2013) with 3/4 flights having the new seats already. Refurbished planes are only good for better IFE as well as USB plug for charging phone / ipads.
IFE wise, only a handful of hollywood movies (which will most likely repeat on the return flight) and a few chinese movies plus majority of Japanese movies.
Asiana is not bad too but long transit in ICN and their planes from SIN to ICN are horrible.
Last time I took OZ, economy was very empty, can lie down and sleep, if you're lucky. Didn't really use the IFE, since redeye.
If u take sq, u have to take 3 flights including a dreaded UA domestic economy.
I'm fine with UA domestic just to take SQ for the longer legs. UA / NH long haul are just dreadful, unless I'm able to upgrade to J on UA, however, which would be on my own dime rather than company's. Transit is fine with lounge access, that comes with internet access and easily available power point. SQ still the best for seat / power point / USB / IFE / food etc.
