In November 2024, Singapore Airlines launched the third of its new routes for 2024 – service between Singapore and Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX). Since I had already gone for both the Brussels and Gatwick inaugurals – the former of which I did the inaugural in both directions – I decided to cap it off…
Singapore Airlines Launches KrisFlyer Global Redemption Sale
Singapore Airlines has launched a Global Redemption Sale, offering KrisFlyer flight redemptions at 25% off. This sale is part of the larger ongoing ‘KrisFlyer Miles Paradise‘ campaign. For a limited time, SIA is offering 25% off Economy Saver redemptions to all destinations, as well as Business Saver and Premium Economy awards to selected destinations. As…
Singapore Airlines to Fly to Beijing Daxing Airport
Singapore Airlines has announced plans to fly between Singapore and Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), with services to commence on 11 November 2024. The service will operate daily from that date, utilising the 787-10. The new service to Daxing will complement the existing services to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). Prior to the Daxing launch,…
Scoot Takes Delivery of First E190-E2
Scoot officially took delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2 last Thursday 11 April, with the aircraft (still wearing a Brazilian registration PR-EEW) touching down in Singapore this afternoon 15 April. The aircraft, to be registered 9V-THA, arrived after a marathon multi-leg journey from Brazil to Singapore via Gran Canaria, Athens, Baku, Hyderabad and Phuket. 9V-THA…
Brussels in 31 Hours: Singapore Airlines’ Brussels Inaugural
Back in December 2019, Singapore Airlines announced its intention to resume service to Brussels in October 2020 after what would have been a roughly 17-year absence from the Belgian capital. That obviously never happened due to Covid-19, but it was clear Brussels remained a high priority addition. Finally, in September 2023, SIA announced (again) that…
Singapore Airlines Enhances Premium Economy In-flight Offerings
Singapore Airlines has announced enhancements to its Premium Economy in-flight offerings, which took to the skies on 31 March. These enhancements include expanded and improved food & beverage offerings, and an amenity kit. The latter is a new addition to the overall Premium Economy soft product. Let’s break down the various enhancements, and I’ll share…
Review: SWISS 777-300ER Business Class (ZRH-SIN)
As I shared in an earlier instalment, for our return flight back to Singapore after our European holiday, we opted to fly SWISS from Milan via Zurich. SWISS Business was something I’d been wanting to tick off for awhile, and 2 cancelled redemptions – one of which was caused by a technical fault on a…
Review: SWISS Senator Lounge ‘E’ Zurich
After our flight from Milan, we decided to pop into town for a quick dinner and walk before our flight from Zurich back home to Singapore. When we got back to the airport, we headed straight for the Senator Lounge in the non-Schengen “E” pier, where our flight was departing from. The SWISS Senator “E”…
Review: Lufthansa Lounge Milan Malpensa
Before our SWISS flight to Zurich from Milan, we visited the Lufthansa Lounge in Milan Malpensa airport. While technically not a Senator lounge, it felt comparable to the Senator standard, and with a lack of crowd, it was a perfectly pleasant place to relax before our flight. It’s not an impressive by any measure, but…
Short hop: SWISS (Helvetic) E195-E2 Business Class Review (MXP-ZRH)
Our UK and Italy holiday was coming to an end, and it was time to head home. For our flight back to Singapore, I was determined to fly SWISS Business Class, having had to cruelly cancel a redemption back in May after our positioning flight went tech in London. Originating from Milan ended up making…