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  • Flight Review – SQ392 Singapore to Istanbul

    Singapore Airlines
    Date: Sunday 30 April 2023
    Gate: A1
    Seat: 14A (Business Class Seat | Window)
    Plane: A350-900
    Boarded: 01:50
    Pushback: 02:03 (Scheduled 02:05)
    Departed: 02:25
    Arrived: 07:45 (Scheduled 07:45)
    Scheduled Duration: 11 hour 0 minutes
    Distance: 8,680 kms

    This was the second leg of two flights on two different airplanes to get to my final destination in Istanbul, Türkiye. The first flight was Melbourne to Singapore on SQ208.

    This flight was from Changi (Singapore) Airport to Istanbul Airport (Türkiye).

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  • Lounge Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris (Business Class) – Singapore Airport (Terminal 3)

    When visited: 30 April 2023
    Time of day: Midnight

    Rating: 4.5 / 5

    SUMMARY

    The Singapore Airlines SilverKris (Business Class) Lounge in Terminal 3 of the Changi Airport is an excellent business class lounge in Singapore Airlines home port.

    The lounge is a huge area with multiple hot and cold food options with an Asian focus but also western style food. A brilliant way to refresh before a long flight.

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  • World Trip 2023: Day 1 – Melbourne to Singapore

    Time to leave Melbourne and Australia.

    Saturday 29 August 2023.
    Highlights: Farewelling the cats, the Air New Zealand Koru (Business Class) Lounge, Business Class flight

    After years of planning, multiple delays due to COVID-19 restrictions and today is the first day of my first international trip since August 2019.

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  • Flight Review – SQ208 Melbourne to Singapore

    Flight Path: Melbourne to Singapore

    Singapore Airlines
    Date: Saturday 29 April 2023
    Gate: 14A
    Seat: 12K (Business Class Seat | Window)
    Plane: B777-300ER
    Boarded: 18:14
    Pushback: 18:56 (Scheduled 18:25)
    Departed: 19:11
    Arrived: 00:17 (Scheduled 00:15)
    Scheduled Duration: 7 hour 50 minutes
    Distance: 6,025 kms

    This was the first leg of two flights on two different airplanes to get to my final destination in Istanbul, Türkiye. The next flight is Singapore to Istanbul after a scheduled 1 hour 50 minute stopover.

    This flight was from Tullamarine (Melbourne) Airport to Changi (Singapore) Airport.

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  • Lounge Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris (Business Class) – Melbourne Airport

    When visited: 29 April 2023
    Time of day: Late Afternoon

    Rating: 3 / 5

    SUMMARY

    The Singapore Airlines SilverKris (Business Class) Lounge is an okay way to spend some time before a flight and especially good for a shower before your flight for hydration. It has an okay food and drink selection range. It’s not that big, and it feels a little outdated and, like most of the Business Lounges in this area of the Melbourne Airport, has no views or direct sunlight.

    If you can it is better to access Singapore Airlines’ Star Alliance partner lounge the Air New Zealand Koru (Business Class) Lounge instead which I found to be a gem.

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