One slight bit of good news. Due to heavy advance bookings SQ locally have managed to persuade the powers that be to find them another 777 to offer a daily nonstop service to Changi from when the last 744 operates in on 28 December, until 22 January when it reverts to 5 times a week nonstop as planned.
Although only temporary, this is quite a result bearing in mind how short of aircraft SQ will be from the end of December.