Exactly,
The SQ 340 First Class was the only way to fly when it was inaugurated. Super Quiet and comfortable, I scheduled longer duty days just to get on it. It had acres of wonderful space around each seat when they first brought it out.
Now I'm poor and retired and ride in hell in the back....
But twin engine mtc has gotta be cheaper/more reliable. Jet A is never going to be dirt cheap again, so...... what kind of future can a four-holer have when it gets older and twin eng mtc is cheaper?
It's a shame, great bird to commute on from a pax perspective. But I never took it over four hour legs.