Around the World in 100 Hours: Singapore Business Class Singapore to Colombo
Introduction
United Club San Francisco, International Terminal
United Business Class San Francisco to Seoul
Asiana Airlines Business Class Lounge Seoul
Korean Air Lounge and Singapore SilverKris Lounge Seoul
Singapore Business Class Seoul to Singapore
Ambassador Transit Lounge Singapore
Singapore SilverKris Lounge Singapore
Changi Airport Free Singapore Tour
Singapore Business Class Singapore to Colombo
Transiting Colombo
Lotus and Araliya Lounges Colombo
Qatar Airways Business Class Colombo to Doha
Qatar Airways First Class Premium Terminal Doha
Qatar Airways First Class Doha to Dubai
Emirates First Class Lounge Dubai
Emirates First Class Dubai to London Heathrow
British Airways Concorde Room London Heathrow
British Airways Galleries First Lounge and Club World Lounge London Heathrow
British Airways First Class London Heathrow to San Francisco
Singapore 468
Singapore (SIN) to Colombo (CMB)
Sunday, May 26th, 2013
Depart: 11:05pm
Arrive: 12:15am (+1 day)
Duration: 3h 40m
Aircraft: A330-300
Seat: 16F
The flight ended up being delayed over an hour due to waiting for an inbound aircraft. When we entered the gate area, the gate agents were passing out printed letters apologizing for and explaining the delay. I don’t think you’d ever see that in the US!
One passenger was quite angry about the delay and managed to argue himself some compensation. While I wouldn’t recommend that strategy to everyone, and I felt quite sorry for the gate agent at the receiving end of his barrage, it was quite impressive to see him get compensation for something that he really shouldn’t have.
This flight was very similar to my flight from Seoul to Singapore, except that the load was considerably lighter on this flight, which made for an overall more pleasant experience. I was able to snag a seat which had an empty seat beside it.
I again had a special VGML meal on this flight, which was decent. In general, I find catering to be better when departing from an airline’s hub, but in this case, I thought that the food was slightly better on my Seoul to Singapore flight than on this one. Maybe this is just because I’m not a huge fan of fake meat, and that featured heavily in my entree this time.
Given that it was a late-night flight, I tried to get some sleep. Again, I thought that the angled-flat seat was more than adequate.
Overall, I thought it was another great experience, and it far exceeded any sort of regional product I’ve flown in the US.
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