Part 3: SIN-BKK

This was my first experience boarding a plane at SIN. I realized as I was walking to the gate that I hadn't passed through security yet! Of course, once I got to the gate, I passed through a small security checkpoint. There was no line, and despite all of the notices urging me to separate my liquids, they didn't care. (I thought Singaporeans were sticklers for the rules! I guess not for stupid rules.) Almost immediately after I sat down at the gate, boarding began.


Thursday, December 20
SQ972
SIN-BKK
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Seat: 12K
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:40 AM
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:05 PM


My seat was OK. It was certainly better than UA's domestic F, but much worse than the TG intra-Asia C flight that I would take the next day. I could see that the small F section in front of us was only a slight bit better than C, too.

I had Booked the Cook for this flight and chosen the chicken curry. The meal was served in the rounded rectangular plastic trays, which wasn't too elegant. And the chicken curry itself was disappointing. The meat was poor quality, and there were some slices of zucchini in the rice that were completely soggy and tasted absolutely disgusting. Also, there was no dessert. (I asked about dessert, and they said that the fruit plate constituted the dessert.) My drink was only refilled pre-departure; service was very disappointing after takeoff. I had to get the FA's attention to order a Singapore Sling (which, to be fair, was delicious). The KrisWorld IFE still had not loaded the movie I most wanted to see, SuperBad, and there was an annoying 2-second delay after I pressed a button before it was reflected on the screen.

In all, it was a pretty disappointing SQ experience that could have been made a lot better with a few changes. don't know what SQ C fares are like for SQ SIN-BKK, but I can't imagine that I would ever pay for business (much less first) except if it was as part of a ticket that included a transpac sector.