While there could be 10,000 different flight numbers possible for use, the flight bearing the number 1 tends to be the airline's flagship route, which is exactly why I'm choosing to fly Malaysia Airlines MH1 from London back to Kuala Lumpur this evening for the prestige in flying on Malaysia Airlines' flagship route on its … Continue reading Flight Review – Malaysia Airlines MH1: London Heathrow Terminal 4 to Kuala Lumpur by Airbus A350-900
Coming to the end of my UK holiday, it's now time to head back to Heathrow Airport for my flight back to KL and Singapore. As I had purchased an Off-Peak Return ticket to Oxford, I'm heading back to the airport by train too. While not as convenient as getting a direct bus, they are … Continue reading Great Western Railway + TfL Rail: Oxford to Heathrow Terminal 4 via Slough and Hayes & Harlington by Train
Heathrow Rail stations are served by Heathrow Express and TfL Rail trains, which are connected to the National Rail system and tickets throughout the UK can be easily booked to and from Heathrow with just a single ticket. As such, I booked myself to Oxford from Heathrow by Rail, using the TfL Rail and Great … Continue reading TfL Rail + Great Western Railway: Heathrow Terminal 4 to Oxford via Hayes & Harlington and Slough by Train
I had originally planned to leave for Oxford directly from Heathrow Terminal 5 on my booked connection from Slough with a seat reservation, but as I checked the departure time at the platform, I realised that my train would have come in just after the connection from the TfL Rail service, since it was timetabled … Continue reading Heathrow Express + TfL Rail: Heathrow Terminal 5 to Heathrow Terminal 4 by Free Train Transfer
Once satisfied with trying out the Heathrow Pods, it's time to head back to Heathrow Terminal 5 to continue on my way. Heading to a pod bay to catch a pod back to the terminal. Going back to Heathrow Terminal 5. Yes, that is okay. Thank you. Boarding the Heathrow Pod. This pod looks a … Continue reading Heathrow Pod: Pod Parking Station B to Heathrow Terminal 5 by ULTra PRT
As I clearly didn't have a car parked at the Heathrow Pod Parking, I headed back in to the station to continue my Heathrow Pod exploration, this time to Pod Parking Station B. Touching the screen to start. Heading to Pod Parking Station B this time. Heading to board the Heathrow Pod. Pressing the "close … Continue reading Heathrow Pod: Pod Parking Station A to Pod Parking Station B by ULTra PRT
The Heathrow Pod is a futuristic mode of transport blending a people mover system with the personal space of a private car, forming a new term of PRT or personal rapid transit. The driverless pods currently operate as a free shuttle between Heathrow Terminal 5 and the Heathrow Pod Parking catered to business passengers, with … Continue reading Heathrow Pod: Heathrow Terminal 5 to Pod Parking Station A by ULTra PRT
To kickstart this trip, I decided to explore the free Inter-Terminal Transfer trains around Heathrow since it was, well, free. This also allows me to get on the Heathrow Express for free, which would otherwise overrun my budget immediately once I buy a regular ticket on it for Paddington. On top of that, I wanted to … Continue reading TfL Rail + Heathrow Express: Heathrow Terminal 4 to Heathrow Terminal 5 by Free Inter-Terminal Train Transfer
Coming in from my MH602 flight from Singapore, it's finally time for the highlight flight of this journey - Malaysia Airlines MH4 from Kuala Lumpur to London Heathrow by Malaysia Airlines' flagship Airbus A350-900, an aircraft which I had wanted to try since before its delivery but didn't make it for their short-haul trials because … Continue reading Flight Review – Malaysia Airlines MH4: Kuala Lumpur to London Heathrow Terminal 4 by Airbus A350-900
From London to Singapore in 40 Days has finally begun! Planning for this trip only started about 2 months before, so it felt a little rushed when I departed. I flew Garuda Indonesia* for my flight to London, and since I was sort of flexible with my exact travel date, my one-way fare costs only SGD450.10, … Continue reading Day 0: Garuda Indonesia GA86 from Singapore to London by Boeing 777-300ER