Despite being on a very familiar flight route with a familiar airline, this time, I'm heading to a rather different destination. As with most daytime connections through KL, I am booked on Malaysia Airlines MH602 from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, the first flight of the day, in order to meet the connections in KLIA for … Continue reading Flight Review – Malaysia Airlines MH602: Singapore to Kuala Lumpur (for London Heathrow) by Boeing 737-800 (ML-series)
Jetstar Asia 3K286 is a once-weekly flight Medan to Singapore departing on Monday mornings, allowing people in Medan to head back to Singapore after the weekend by taking a half-day leave off from work. The combination with the onward flight of Jetstar Asia 3K287 allowed me a true full weekend in Medan to explore the … Continue reading Flight Review – Jetstar Asia 3K286: Medan to Singapore by Airbus A320-200 (Emergency Exit Row Extra Legroom Seat)
Jetstar Asia 3K287 is a once-weekly flight from Singapore to Medan in the evening, possibly to cater to those heading home for the weekend while taking minimal leave from work. As the schedule worked out pretty well for a free-fare flight, I opted for this flight to head to Medan to cover the last remaining … Continue reading Flight Review – Jetstar Asia 3K287: Singapore to Medan by Airbus A320-200
Indonesia AirAsia QZ268 is the last Indonesia AirAsia flight of the day from Jakarta to Singapore, with a dinner-time flight time, making it very time-effective to get back home from Jakarta. As all AirAsia flights had moved to Terminal 2 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, I caught the Skytrain there to head for my flight. Terminal … Continue reading Flight Review – Indonesia AirAsia QZ268: Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta Terminal 2) to Singapore by Airbus A320-200
I booked this Jakarta trip as a gamble, not knowing the precise date when the MRT Jakarta would actually open, since I wanted to secure a low fare about 2 months before. Thankfully, with the news updates closer to the date, it turns out that my prediction was almost spot on and I made this … Continue reading Flight Review – Indonesia AirAsia QZ263: Singapore to Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta Terminal 2) by Airbus A320-200
Jetstar Asia 3K206 is the last flight of the day among every airline from Jakarta to Singapore, departing at 9.35pm. Despite arriving in Singapore past midnight, this schedule allows me to maximise my day in Jakarta and even allowed me enough time to go to Bandung and back comfortably before flying back to Singapore. I … Continue reading Flight Review – Jetstar Asia 3K206: Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta Terminal 3) to Singapore by Airbus A320-200
Jetstar Asia is a Singapore-based low-cost airline, a subsidiary of Australia's Qantas. As I bought my ticket during a rare free seats sale, here I am trying out Jetstar Asia to Jakarta rather than hopping on my typical AirAsia flights. While pretty early, Jetstar Asia Airways 3K201 gets me into Jakarta for a rather full … Continue reading Flight Review – Jetstar Asia 3K201: Singapore to Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta Terminal 3) by Airbus A320-200
Arriving from the Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link City Line, it was time to get on the final leg of my Thailand trip, Thai Airways TG409 back home. The timing of this late afternoon flight back to Singapore works perfectly to maximise the day in Bangkok while not getting into Singapore too late. Heading to queue … Continue reading Flight Review – Thai Airways TG409: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Singapore by Airbus A350-900
Thai Airways TG402 is the only morning flight of Thai Airways departing from Singapore at 8.15am, arriving into Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport at 9.15am. As such, the flight usually runs full with both people getting to Bangkok as well as transfer passengers to other destinations. This time, my flight was served by the higher-capacity Boeing 777-300. … Continue reading Flight Review – Thai Airways TG402: Singapore to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi by Boeing 777-300
AirAsia AK1791 is the second and last flight of the day from Kota Kinabalu to Singapore, departing at 2.35pm daily. As I arrived at the airport just in time for the plane, it was a little bit of a rush, but it still worked out in the end. As I got to the check-in kiosk … Continue reading Flight Review – AirAsia AK1791: Kota Kinabalu to Singapore by Airbus A320-200