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Review: Singapore Airlines A350 MH Business Class (CGK-SIN)
Singapore Airlines flight details Barely a week after returning from Singapore, it was time to head to Guangzhou, China – via… Singapore yet again. Naturally, this meant a string of flights on the city-state’s coveted flag carrier, Singapore Airlines. While the airline has historically scheduled only its long-haul Airbus A350s to Jakarta, we’ve seen more
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Review: Garuda Indonesia 737 Business Class (CGK-SIN)
Garuda Indonesia flight details With more than 40 active jets, the Boeing 737-800 is unquestionably the backbone of Garuda Indonesia’s fleet. They are the airline’s regional workhorse, shuttling passengers across the archipelago and to nearby international cities. Although Garuda normally operates widebody aircraft on the Singapore route, the airline’s ongoing spare-parts shortage has resulted in
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Review: TransNusa A321 Economy (CGK-SIN)
TransNusa flight details After relaunching in 2022 as a low-cost carrier, TransNusa has steadily expanded its network to include a small but growing roster of international destinations. Following a sudden shift to a medium-service model last year, the Jakarta-based airline now actively promotes its premium positioning across its various media channels. Previously relying solely on
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Review: Garuda Indonesia A330 Business Class (SIN-CGK)
Garuda Indonesia flight details Being a prestige route of sorts, Garuda Indonesia often flies its long-haul widebody planes on its flights to Singapore. I have flown both the airline’s newest Airbus A330-900neo and the oldest Airbus A330-300 Business Class on this route. As I rushed to book this flight, I didn’t think twice and assumed
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Review: Marhaba Lounge Terminal 3 (SIN)
Marhaba Lounge Marhaba (or ‘hello’ in Arabic) is a chain of airport lounges operated by the Dubai-based airport ground services provider, dnata. The Marhaba Lounge is one of two contract lounges in Terminal 3 (the other being the SATS Premier Lounge), a terminal otherwise populated mostly by Singapore Airlines lounges. I have previously reviewed Changi
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Review: SriLankan Airlines A330 Business Class (CMB-SIN)
SriLankan Airlines flight details SriLankan Airlines operates a sub-fleet of seven Airbus A330-300s for premium long-haul routes to London and Paris, equipped with the airline’s best inflight product. Of its Southeast Asian destinations, Singapore is the only route to consistently be flown by these flagship aircraft. As I’ve mentioned in my previous instalment, I was meant
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Review: Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore
Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore Opened in 2020, Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore marks the Thai hotel group’s debut in Asia’s little red dot. Located within the Laguna National Golf Club, the Dusit is one of the few hotels to have a resort setting on Singapore island. The 198-key property, like most Dusit resorts, emphasises its wellness
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Review: Singapore Airlines A380 Suites (SIN-BOM)
Singapore Airlines flight details After spending roughly 11 hours on my layover at Singapore Changi Airport, it was finally time to board my flight to Mumbai. Singapore Airlines flies two daily flights to the city, the second of which is operated by the airline’s flagship Airbus A380-800. As this review is a continuation of my
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Review: SilverKris Lounge Terminal 3 (SIN)
SilverKris Lounge Serving primarily Business Class passengers, the SilverKris Lounge in Terminal 3 is Singapore Airlines’ flagship facility at its home in Singapore Changi Airport. Opened in 2022, it is the largest lounge in the system, with enough seating for some 570 passengers. In fact, it is bigger than The Private Room and the SilverKris
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Review: KrisFlyer Gold Lounge Terminal 3 (SIN)
KrisFlyer Gold Lounge Singapore Airlines isn’t alone when it comes to offering an exclusive facility dedicated to certain grades of frequent flyers. Yet like Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines is among the few to offer a worse lounge for frequent flyers. Enter the KrisFlyer Gold Lounges, the lowest-grade facility within the Singapore Airlines lounge system. At