BA15: deplaning at SIN is optional?
Jun 13, 2017, 8:51 pm
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I'm not sure there are many, if any, international flights where you don't need to get off the plane when transiting even if it is the same flight - Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Dubai are ones where I have gotten off. I know Los Angeles needs pax on NZ1/2 to get off and I believe they even have to fill in immigration forms even though they are not landing in the US!
Re the tips about the shower, definitely worth it. Check to see what lounges are available and what facilities. Fresh set of clothes too helps. I did see someone get "gifted" a QF pair of F jammies while in Y once. She did look a little odd amongst the other pax, but I guess she was comfortable.
Re the tips about the shower, definitely worth it. Check to see what lounges are available and what facilities. Fresh set of clothes too helps. I did see someone get "gifted" a QF pair of F jammies while in Y once. She did look a little odd amongst the other pax, but I guess she was comfortable.
Jun 13, 2017, 9:29 pm
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Don't get me wrong, SIN is a very nice airport and I would consider a stretch of the legs to be a normal desire after a long flight. But I can also see someone who is buried in work or just plain exhausted not wanting to bother...especially if they were presuming that they would spend much of that hour waiting in a line somewhere.
Jun 13, 2017, 9:41 pm
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Don't get me wrong, SIN is a very nice airport and I would consider a stretch of the legs to be a normal desire after a long flight. But I can also see someone who is buried in work or just plain exhausted not wanting to bother...especially if they were presuming that they would spend much of that hour waiting in a line somewhere.
Jun 13, 2017, 10:13 pm
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Don't get me wrong, SIN is a very nice airport and I would consider a stretch of the legs to be a normal desire after a long flight. But I can also see someone who is buried in work or just plain exhausted not wanting to bother...especially if they were presuming that they would spend much of that hour waiting in a line somewhere.
Jun 13, 2017, 11:13 pm
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It would be entirely sensible to chuck everyone of, even if it's just for the ease of cleaning.
Has anyone noticed the state of the cabin (esp. the floor) after a long flight?!
I'm sure people don't behave like that at home but it's often utterly disgusting with rubbish strewn all over the floor etc.
If I were a passenger getting on BA15/16 at SIN, I'd be utterly disgusted to be getting on if the cabin hadn't been cleaned. I'd probably have a minor freak-out and offload myself.
I'm glad they throw everyone off and give it a clean - much harder to do with passengers on.
And that's just one aspect of the whole thing of getting people off the flight at SIN.
Has anyone noticed the state of the cabin (esp. the floor) after a long flight?!
I'm sure people don't behave like that at home but it's often utterly disgusting with rubbish strewn all over the floor etc. If I were a passenger getting on BA15/16 at SIN, I'd be utterly disgusted to be getting on if the cabin hadn't been cleaned. I'd probably have a minor freak-out and offload myself.
I'm glad they throw everyone off and give it a clean - much harder to do with passengers on.
And that's just one aspect of the whole thing of getting people off the flight at SIN.
Jun 13, 2017, 11:24 pm
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Plenty of flights internationally. I have just come back Harare - Lusaka - Dubai and passengers stay on the plane in Lusaka both ways.
Good point about the cleaning though. I did notice that when he plane leaves Harare half empty people move around the cabin. So when the passenger joins at Lusaka and finds the seat occupied it isn't easy to get the situation reversed unless you fancy using someone's used pillow etc.
Good point about the cleaning though. I did notice that when he plane leaves Harare half empty people move around the cabin. So when the passenger joins at Lusaka and finds the seat occupied it isn't easy to get the situation reversed unless you fancy using someone's used pillow etc.
Jun 14, 2017, 12:36 am
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Change of clothes is important. From London to Singapore is the start of the holiday so smart casual clothing is best. Entering Australia is an entirely different game so I change into a suit and tie at SIN. Australians are quite formal and welcome passengers taking them seriously.
Jun 14, 2017, 12:43 am
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Change of clothes is important. From London to Singapore is the start of the holiday so smart casual clothing is best. Entering Australia is an entirely different game so I change into a suit and tie at SIN. Australians are quite formal and welcome passengers taking them seriously.
Jun 14, 2017, 12:53 am
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I have to wonder why they did that, particularly to/from the UK. If this was a fifth freedom flight including someplace like Somalia I could see that, but the UK (or, for that matter, hypothetically the US...where they have direct flights to/from).
Jun 14, 2017, 1:05 am
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becuase it is a standard rule for all flights to Australia, not just for these. Simpler than maintaining a list of exceptions
Jun 14, 2017, 2:38 am
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Thanks for the replies.
I was particularly interested to find out of there would me more Security queues at the SIN layover. Sounds like there will be.
I was going to go cabin baggage only on this trip. Instead I will just take the bare essentials on board with me, and check-in my main bag.
I can't stand the faff the taking my main bag off at SIN to go through another Security round.
I was particularly interested to find out of there would me more Security queues at the SIN layover. Sounds like there will be.
I was going to go cabin baggage only on this trip. Instead I will just take the bare essentials on board with me, and check-in my main bag.
I can't stand the faff the taking my main bag off at SIN to go through another Security round.
Jun 14, 2017, 2:46 am
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Thanks for the replies.
I was particularly interested to find out of there would me more Security queues at the SIN layover. Sounds like there will be.
I was going to go cabin baggage only on this trip. Instead I will just take the bare essentials on board with me, and check-in my main bag.
I can't stand the faff the taking my main bag off at SIN to go through another Security round.
I was particularly interested to find out of there would me more Security queues at the SIN layover. Sounds like there will be.
I was going to go cabin baggage only on this trip. Instead I will just take the bare essentials on board with me, and check-in my main bag.
I can't stand the faff the taking my main bag off at SIN to go through another Security round.
Jun 14, 2017, 2:53 am
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Definitely still go HBO - they are efficient. Also, there's no problem with storage in the overhead bins on the 77W. Only problem I've encountered was having some spare $ left coming back from Oz, buying booze and them re-assuring me it would be fine at the hop off and on and SIN - only to have it confiscated and thrown in the bin. Devastating!
Also, despite being a very efficient airport, this is one of the few occasions when my luggage didn't transfer from the BA16 to the BA12 - so never checking luggage again for me !
Also, despite being a very efficient airport, this is one of the few occasions when my luggage didn't transfer from the BA16 to the BA12 - so never checking luggage again for me !
Jun 14, 2017, 10:54 am
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