JANUARY 18th, 2017
Jakarta-Singapore by Jetstar (Airbus A320)
I arrived on the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Terminal 2D at 6.30 a.m., around 2.5 hours before boarding.
The LCD TV displaying flights, including my flight, Jetstar 3K202 to Singapore. There were also Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, and others ready for boarding.
The Qatar Airways' check in counter filled with
umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
Jetstar's counter. Actually I had done the online check in, but Jetstar needed to verify travel documents (passport, visa, etc) of all passengers. Then they gave me the new boarding pass. So the pass which I had printed at home before was useless.
From the check in counter, I proceed to immigration counter, then the authorities stamped my passport.
While walking to the boarding gate, there was an Airbus A330 of Lion Air seen outside the window, ready for departure to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
An Emirates fleet waiting for boarding to Dubai.
Garuda's A330.
Gate D4, the boarding gate of Jetstar 3K202, but still not shown on the LCD. Yeah, I was too early to reach the gate, more than 90 minutes before departure.
While waiting for boarding, I took some sights outside the window.
Cathay Pacific stowed before flying to Hong Kong.
AirAsia and Thai Lion Air (a subsidiary of Lion Air, the Indonesian largest airline)
Singapore Airlines preparing to take off.
Then the Jetstar with reg code 9V-JSM arrived from Singapore.
Time for boarding. We were greeted by cabin crews, consisting of a Singaporean steward and 2 stewardess, from Hong Kong and Japan.
The seats. Personally for me the Jetstar's seats were more comfortable than the AirAsia's.
All passengers have embarked, then cabin crews started the safety instructions. As usual, the congestion of Soekarno-Hatta Airport's air traffic made us have to wait around 15 minutes to take-off.
At 9.45 a.m. (UTC+7) the aircraft started to fly smoothly without any turbulences. After the seat-belt sign switched off, I inspected the toilet. Clean and well-maintained.
I also checked anything inside the seat pocket.
The safety card.
Here you could buy the Starhub SIM card on board, but they offered only the SGD 32 card (not suitable for anyone staying in Singapore less than 7 days), while you could buy the SIM card in Singaporean local stores starting from SGD 7.
The meals menu, with also expensive prices. SGD 12 for a chicken rice? You could buy a large portion of Indian briyani rice with muttons in Little India at the same price.
The Jetstar Magazine (without any unique titles like AirAsia's "3Sixty" or Garuda's "Colours"), full with Chinese New Year attributes. Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!
All flight routes of Jetstar and its subsidiaries shown on the magazine.
Flight schedules also displayed.
Finally the 9V-JSM aircraft landed in Changi Airport at 12.00 p.m. (UTC+8). Sadly, the situation was not suitable for me to take the last picture of the aircraft.
Passengers then proceed to a security check before immigration. But before that, I took some snapshots.
The Airbus A350-900 of Singapore Airlines. One of my dream.
Indonesian AirAsia (QZ) with "WOW" livery.
Air Zimbabwe.
Airbus A350-900 of Thai Airways, and a Jetstar at its right side.
Cathay Pacific B-KPI. Their 777-300ERs are rarely seen in Jakarta.
The airport's Terminal 1.
Then I proceed to the immigration counter without long queues. From there, I reached the baggage belt.
It was time to leave the airport, but I had to reach the Terminal 3 by people mover because the MRT station was there.
Terminal 3, the newest terminal of the airport. More than 50% of Singapore Airlines' flight, especially to Europe and USA, boarded from here.
As a Pokemon Go player, I was very amused to see a huge Pikachu here, with decorations for upcoming Chinese New Year (a widely celebrated festival in a Chinese-majority Singapore).
Way to the MRT station.
OK, here are the story of PART 1.