Third Sector - SIN-HND JL J

Our visit to the QR Premium Lounge at SIN was good. The shower suites were nice (and blessedly air-conditioned), as were the F&B offerings. We just had a couple of snacky things - some bakery and butter (high quality and fresh tasting) and a little charcuterie, but there was an a la carte menu available and, despite the late hour, plenty of people were tucking into it. The rosé champagne was Tattinger, which I cannot pass up, so I had one glass.

Our JL departure was at local time 01:50, so my eyes were rolling back in my head by the time we boarded. The plane was a 767-300, something I'd not flown in a long time. The J cabin isn't the most comfortable for a redeye in which I've ever been. The lay flat seats were a bit too "coffin" style and narrow for my wide shoulders, but I still managed to sleep most of the flight and woke in time to have quite a delicious breakfast.

I chose the Western set for breakfast. While I love a Japanese breakfast when in Japan, I couldn't quite face fish for breakky on a flight. The breakfast was presented on one tray with a hot main dish of an egg soufflé, a rich and creamy mushroom sauce, salad (one of those delightfully eccentric Japanese twists on western breakfast (like spaghetti bolognaise, which I've had at more than one Japanese breakfast buffet over the years)), fruit and yoghurt, a warmed croissant (though without butter and jam) and one's choice of cold and hot beverages.

Here is the menu from this sector:



I didn't use the IFE on this sector, so cannot offer any comments on it. The service from the cabin crew was Japanese polite, polished, professional and friendly - so perfect really!

We arrived on time and were greeted by a JL agent who, in light of a fairly tight connection time, escorted us to our connecting flight - JL12 HND to DFW.