Originally Posted by
mapleg
We once took that SQ216 flight to connect onwards to TPE and then to Canada. Stayed at the hotel as late as we could (6pm) and then headed to airport. Nothing really to do but sit on a plastic seat waiting hours and hours for SQ to open check in. It felt like sitting in a bus station waiting area.
To be honest, that's probably on you not the airline though, as long as they publish what time check in opens. I usually find something to do to avoid hitting the airport before checkin opens. I've taken heaps of midnight flights from various places and almost always means checking out earlier and leaving bags at hotel, doing something in the afternoon (or spending all day in meetings) , having dinner and then collecting bags and going to airport once checkin opens.