SQ181 is one out of up to three daily flights from Brunei to Singapore, with the other two flights operated by Royal Brunei Airlines. Singapore Airlines fly this route five times a week, with just two flights operated by Singapore Airlines' own aircraft, with the other three using a Silkair-operated A320. As my flight was on a … Continue reading Singapore Airlines SQ181: Brunei to Singapore by Boeing 777-300
Having completed checking-in at Hong Kong station on the MTR Airport Express Line, it was a simple affair at Hong Kong International Airport to head for our Cathay Pacific flight back to Singapore. CX711 offers a near-perfect flight timing from Hong Kong, departing at 4.10pm and arriving in Singapore at 8.05pm. And what better way … Continue reading Cathay Pacific CX711: Hong Kong to Singapore by Airbus A350-900
Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong and a major player on the heavily-utilized Singapore - Hong Kong route with up to 8 return flights daily. It also operates the only overnight flight between the two cities which while is too short to have a proper sleep on it, it offers the most … Continue reading Cathay Pacific CX714: Singapore to Hong Kong by Boeing 777-300 (73Z) New Regional
Terminal 3 (also known as Terminal 3 Ultimate) is the newest passenger terminal of Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. It is located nearer to the highway to Jakarta city than the existing Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 cluster. With my Garuda Indonesia flight back to Singapore, it also gives me my first opportunity to use this … Continue reading Garuda Indonesia GA838: Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta to Singapore by Airbus A330-300
Garuda Indonesia operates flies the Singapore - Jakarta route 9 times daily. While the Boeing 737-800 is commonplace in the fleet especially for regional flights, twice a day, one of their widebody jets supplement the schedule with extra seats. During the day, GA825 uses the Airbus A330-200 for the short shuttle. GA825 departed from Gate A21 … Continue reading Garuda Indonesia GA825: Singapore to Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta by Airbus A330-200
After a short overnight nap at Changi Airport, I headed for breakfast and to the gate to catch my Scoot flight to Bangkok. This will be my first time flying with the new Scoot IATA code of TR after Tigerair was merged in. My Scoot flight TR298 bound for Bangkok Don Mueang and thereafter to … Continue reading Scoot TR298: Singapore to Bangkok Don Mueang by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
PELNI, which is an abbreviation of PT. Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia, is the national shipping company of Indonesia, operating ferries which connect the main islands of the Indonesian archipelago. The PELNI office in Batam is a 10-minute leisurely walk from Sekupang Ferry Terminal which is a gateway to and from Singapore. It is located at Jl. Dr. … Continue reading Day 1-2: The PELNI KM Kelud from Batam to Jakarta
The KM Kelud was already outside of the Port of Tanjung Priok at around 5pm, when dinner was served, and stopped short of entering the port. After about another half an hour of non-movement, the captain made an announcement saying that we are "drifting" as they are waiting for the pilot to board the ship to … Continue reading Day 2: Disembarking from the KM Kelud at the Port of Tanjung Priok
I was awoken at around 4.30am for the Subuh prayer blasted on the PA system. While there was a slight buffer thanks to my cabin door, somehow it felt really loud as compared to the ones in the day time. After the prayer, I couldn't get back to sleep since I slept for quite a … Continue reading Day 2: PELNI KM Kelud from Batam (Batu Ampar) to Jakarta (Tanjung Priok)
While having my lunch, I was informed by the staff that there was another guy sharing my room and he could get me another room for a fee of Rp100,000. I obliged, and then another staff said Rp200,000 would be good, to which I responded that I could almost buy another Economy Class ticket at … Continue reading Day 1: PELNI KM Kelud from Batam (Batu Ampar) to Jakarta (Tanjung Priok)