I’m going to Bali at the end of August and am torn between booking the Singapore Airlines Premium Economy flight from NYC with a layover in Singapore or to book an economy flight on Emirates and see if they would let me upgrade to business class with points at some point. Right now it says it is unavailable but they do provide an estimate. Has anyone ever used points to upgrade on Emirates do they typically open it? Any feedback on the Singapore airlines flight from NYC to SIN would be great 2

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Honestly I wouldn’t risk the latter. You’re hoping it 1) becomes available and 2) isn’t extraordinarily expensive. Being stuck in economy for that long would be rough depending on who you are. I’ve found myself always comfortable enough in eco comfort/eco plus

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Get the leg room

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Yea, I read Emirates is no too bad in economy though I am tall so will appreciate the extra space. I also just want to fly on an A380 haha but I’ll probably go with Singapore at the end of the day.

It’s Economy - you’re not missing out on anything regardless of airline (all have cut leg room and catering quality including the good airlines like Singapore, ANA, Emirates, etc)

It’s still a 3-4-3 configuration with 32” legroom with meh airplane food - for comparison American on the A321 has 31” legroom and JetBlue and Southwest offer 32”. The catering will still not compare to a decent lounge or business/first.

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Lol I mean I guess it’s technically a layover…18 hours later from JFK-SIN. I’d go with Singapore airlines

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