Aviation

Flight Review: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 Business Class – Still One of the Widest Out There

March 26, 2017 by Bino Leave a Comment

On a recent trip back to Singapore from Beijing, I had a couple of flight options. I had wanted to take the 777-300ER flights initially, hoping I would land on one of the refurbished planes but as the flight time was not very convenient (departure was at 00:05), I opted to fly business class on the Airbus A380 instead. SQ807 from PEK to SIN had a more reasonable departure time of 4:40pm with an arrival time in SIN 40 minutes before midnight. Total damage was 29,750 miles thanks to the pre-devaluation 15% discount for online redemptions.

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Emirates is Introducing a Laptop and Tablet Handling Service for US-bound Flights

March 24, 2017 by Bino Leave a Comment

Background: The U.S. had introduced a ban – effective 25th March – on electronic items such as laptops, tablets and cameras for US-bound flights from Cairo in Egypt; Amman in Jordan; Kuwait City in Kuwait; Casablanca in Morocco; Doha in Qatar; Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia; Istanbul in Turkey; and Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. This is expected to affect the following airlines: Egyptair, Emirates, Etihad, Kuwait Airways, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Royal Air Maroc, Saudia, Turkish Airlines

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Qatar Airways Unveils New QSuite – Double Beds & “Private Rooms” in Business Class

March 10, 2017 by Bino Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways has revealed an industry-leading business class concept during the first day of ITB Berlin. Called the QSuites, the new offering features the first-ever double bed available in Business Class, with privacy panels that stow away, allowing passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private room. Adjustable panels and movable TV monitors on the centre four seats allow colleagues, friends or families travelling together to transform their space into a private suite, allowing them to work, dine and socialise together. The QSuites will first be made available in June 2017 on the Boeing 777-300ER and introduced progressively to London, Paris and New York for the first phase.

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An Unbelievable Experience in Singapore Airlines Suites on the A380

March 9, 2017 by Bino 3 Comments

My journey towards the SQ Suites experience on the A380 was a haphazard one. After returning from a holiday in Pakistan and Taipei, I realized I had little time to prepare for my next trip. A quick glance through the weather channel showed that the temperature was -20 celsius in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, where I was supposed to be two days later. With my connecting flight to Beijing leaving early the next morning, I quickly dumped the thickest coats I could find and hailed a cab to take me to Changi Airport.

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Flight Review: ScootPlus on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

March 3, 2017 by Bino 1 Comment

Last week, I managed to try Scoot’s premium ScootPlus (former ScootBiz) product on one of its all-Dreamliner fleet while flying to Amritsar in India. The airline had expanded its network last year to cover more destinations in the subcontinent, including Amritsar which it is currently serving as a monopoly.

In some respects, Scoot is not your typical low-cost carrier (LCC). There is not a single narrow body plane in its fleet and as of this writing, it is the only Singapore-based LCC with a premium cabin. This is not to say that you can fly business class on Scoot. Think of ScootPlus as something more similar to premium economy, with slightly bigger seats and a few extras compared to other budget carriers.

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Sale Alert: Qatar Airways Travel Festival – Fly to USA From USD 700+, Many European Destinations From USD 500+

January 10, 2017 by Bino Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways has announced the newest round of its travel festival to ring in the new year. This is so far the most attractive among the promotions thrown by the major Middle Eastern carriers this year. Bookings can be made from now until 16th Jan 2017 for travel from 11th Jan 2017 to 15th December 2017. Bookings can be made directly from their website here.

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Emirates Global Seat Sale – From SGD 779 to Europe & SGD 1349 to USA

January 5, 2017 by Bino Leave a Comment

Emirates starts the year with a global sale. It comes with some pretty compelling fares for both Economy and Business class. I am seeing prices to Europe for as low as SGD 779 round trip on Economy or SGD 3,409 for Business Class.

Bookings can be made from 3rd to 17th of January, 2017 for travel between 13th January to 30th November 2017.

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Flight Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class on the Boeing 777-200 (Retrofitted)

January 3, 2017 by Bino 14 Comments

While short-haul flights don’t usually offer the best value for Krisflyer redemptions, I decided to fork out some miles when I had to fly from MNL to SIN right smack during the busy new year holidays. For this particular route, the miles required for business class were still quite reasonable – at 17,000 Krisflyer miles as MNL is considered under Zone 3. The flight time is about 3.5 hours which makes this route the farthest (and best value!) among Singapore Airlines’ Southeast Asian destinations (ex-SIN).

Expecting it to be particularly busy, I arrived at MNL’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport extra early to find a snaking queue already forming by the entrance. You’ll need to go through a baggage scanner just to enter the departure terminal. Thankfully, there was no queue when I got to the business class counters of Singapore Airlines and I was handed my boarding pass in no time.

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