Trip Report SIN-SYD
This is a continuation of my BKK to Sydney (SYD) trip, with the first segment being BKK-SIN.
In Singapore, I visited the SilverKris Lounge, which is Singapore Airline's flagship lounge in the new Terminal 3. It's decorated with a very luxe-modern look. The food serving area just by itself was huge.
Since I had already eaten so much in BKK, and couldn't even finish my meal BKK-SIN, I just had a few light items. Pork broth with wintermelon and carrots, cold soba noodles, and a sea honey and jelly dessert (not sure if I got that name right). Just hit the spot at the moment, but I would come to regret later not eating more!
My flight was on a Boeing 747-400, which has the older SpaceBed seats (reclines flat, but not horizontal). I was able to secure in advance my favorite seat on the 747 - upper deck, window seat, exit row, with the side storage bins!
So this is why I came to regret not eating more in the lounge. On the SIN-SYD service, passengers have a choice of either being served after takeoff, or before landing, but not both. Plus, the food options were decidedly snack-y options like noodle soup, or Singapore carrot cake. No appetizers or desserts. I decided to "save" my meal for before landing. So for dinner, along with my Singapore Sling which I tried for the first time (sweet, fruity), I had two bags of mixed nuts. Had to request the second bag of nuts.
Prior to landing, I had the slipper lobster thermidor which I pre-ordered through the Book the Cook service. It was good. The taste was pretty good, but the best part was really to say that I had lobster on the plane.
The flight attendants on this flight were truly awesome. Always smiling and making you feel welcome! But I was disappointed that the food service was so sparse for the 7 hr 30 min flight; I usually don't feel hungry flying, so this was a first to actually feel hungry at dinner. The other disappointment was the amenity kit, which was only a pair of booties and eyeshades. That's actually less than what Turkish Airlines gives to economy class passengers. So I guess I was expecting a bit more especially since this was Singapore Airlines, though the flight attendants definitely lived up to their reputation.
