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  • World Trip 2019: Day 23 – Frankfurt to Singapore

    Saturday 31 August 2019
    Highlights: Singapore Airlines A380 First Class, The Private Room, Changi Airport

    A long day entirely spent and an airport sounds like hell but not when it’s Changi (Singapore) Airport and you have lounge access!

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  • Lounge Review – Singapore Airlines The Private Room

    When visited: August 2019
    Time of day: Morning & Evening

    Rating: 5 / 5

    ACCESS RULES

    • Only Singapore Airline First Class passengers flying from Singapore.

    Note: You are not allowed to bring a guest in who isn’t flying Singapore Airline First Class

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  • Flight review – SQ25 Frankfurt to Singapore

    Singapore Airlines
    Gate: B46
    Seat: 3A (First Window)
    Plane: A380-800
    Boarded: 11.49
    Pushback: 12.25
    Departed: 12.36 (Scheduled 12.30)
    Arrived: 06.43 (Scheduled 06.50)
    Duration: 12 hour 7 minutes
    Distance: 10,281 kms

    This was the second leg of three flights (with two different airplanes) to get back home to Melbourne, Australia. The previous flight was New York to Frankfurt. The same plane was used for this second leg as the first leg.

    Everyone had to depart the airplane while it was serviced and the crew changed. This provided a 1 hour 50 minute transit in Frankfurt before this flight. Note: This review is similar to the first flight on the same A380 plane.

    This flight was from the Rhein Main Airport (Frankfurt) to Changi Airport (Singapore). (more…)

  • World Trip 2019: Day 22 – New York to Frankfurt, Germany

    Friday 30 August 2019
    Highlights: Singapore Airlines A380 First Class

    The thing to keep in mind about Australia and travel is it is so far away. My return home started on Thursday evening in New York (USA), which was Friday morning back home, and it will take almost 48 hours to get back there.

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  • Lounge Review – Lufthansa Frankfurt Senator Lounge C

    When visited: August 2019
    Time of day: Late morning

    Rating: 4 / 5

    ACCESS RULES

    • Lufthansa and SWISS First Class ticket for a flight departing on the same day
    • First Class Star Alliance boarding pass for a flight departing on the same day
    • Valid HON Circle Member card and boarding pass for a Lufthansa/ Star Alliance / codeshare partner flight arriving or departing on the same day
    • Valid Senator card and boarding pass for a Lufthansa/Star Alliance/codeshare partner flight
    • Star Alliance Gold Members

    I gained access by flying Singapore Airlines First Class (Frankfurt to Singapore) during a 1 hour 50 minute stopover.

    Note: Business class passengers without status don’t get access to this lounge, First Class passengers do get access but there is a separate (and presumely better) First Class lounge making this mostly for Star Alliance Gold Members flying in business or economy.

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