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…
Singapore Airlines To Launch London Gatwick from June 2024
Singapore Airlines has recently announced their plans to commence service to London Gatwick from late-June 2024. The service will operate five-times weekly from 21 June 2024, utilising the long-haul version of the A350-900. The new service to London Gatwick will complement the existing four-times daily London Heathrow services. The new Gatwick service will take SIA’s…
A few wrinkles: Thai Airways 777-300ER Royal Silk Review (BKK-LHR)
On my recent European autumn trip, I flew Thai Airways business class to London to kick off the trip. I’ve flown Thai short haul business class, and First on a medium haul, and several economy class flights, but this was my first experience of their long haul business class, or Royal Silk. I always feel…
KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for July 2023 Released
The KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes list for travel in July 2023 has been released. As usual, Spontaneous Escapes offers are 30% off Saver award tickets on selected Singapore Airlines flights. The usual key terms & conditions apply: Redemption availability is first come first serve of course, so act fast if you want to take advantage of…