SQ286-322 'thru flight' logistics at SIN
Mar 29, 2020, 1:54 am
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SQ286-322 'thru flight' logistics at SIN
A New Zealand newspaper is reporting "A Singapore Airlines spokesman said 450 to 460 people were expected to fly out of Auckland at 4.10pm today on a special flight to London with a "gas and go" stopover in Singapore where no one will be allowed off the plane except for about 80 Singaporeans who will stay there." https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12320685
The aircraft is 9V-SKZ and is presently en route to SIN as the normal SQ286. I assume once it lands in SIN it will be turned round to become the normal SQ322. If it is correct that no one is allowed off: (a) that will be a long flight for people on board without even a cabin refresh midway; and (b) this might possibly be the world's first 'thru flight' with a change in flight number en route!
The aircraft is 9V-SKZ and is presently en route to SIN as the normal SQ286. I assume once it lands in SIN it will be turned round to become the normal SQ322. If it is correct that no one is allowed off: (a) that will be a long flight for people on board without even a cabin refresh midway; and (b) this might possibly be the world's first 'thru flight' with a change in flight number en route!
Mar 30, 2020, 11:01 pm
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So... I've been following 9V-SKZ on its mammoth journey from AKL to LHR:
- SQ286 departed AKL on time at 16:20 NZDT, arriving in SIN 10hr19min later at 21:39 SST, 21 minutes earlier than scheduled.
- SQ322 departed SIN just under 2 hours later at 23:34 SST, arriving in LHR 13hr13min later at 05:47 BST, 8 minutes earlier than scheduled.
Mar 31, 2020, 12:19 am
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SQ322 departed SIN just under 2 hours later at 23:34 SST, arriving in LHR 13hr13min later at 05:47 BST, 8 minutes earlier than scheduled.9V-SKZ is of course a refurbed bird so lucky those that were in the new Suites (would they even have passengers travelling in the Suites?).
Mar 31, 2020, 12:29 am
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You're right - especially on SQ26 (the FRA-JFK component) - I reckon Y would have sold out, then J, and anyone who was really desperate to get home would've forked out a fortune for a single seat (a single seat on SQ26 FRA-JFK in Suites runs at 4,098.11 EUR (approx. 4,500 USD) at the time of checking). Not too bad actually, given that I've heard of stories of stranded Australians forking out upwards of 10,000 AUD for a Y seat to get back home from LHR or LIM!
Apr 1, 2020, 8:25 am
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One thing I'm wondering: A lot of flights like this require everyone to get off, clear immigration (I think), and get back on. I seem to recall that this was the case on the EB CX flight through YVR. I'm guessing that Singapore is just sort of nodding everyone through?
Apr 1, 2020, 9:39 am
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One thing I'm wondering: A lot of flights like this require everyone to get off, clear immigration (I think), and get back on. I seem to recall that this was the case on the EB CX flight through YVR. I'm guessing that Singapore is just sort of nodding everyone through?
Apr 1, 2020, 10:43 am
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There were any number of triangular flights in the past where passengers leave and join at one port, while others remain onboard, and the flight number changes.
Apr 2, 2020, 12:43 am
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Probably the change to the flight number. Most flights with a brief technical stop for fuel/pas usually retained the same flight number eg SQ248 WLG-MEL-SIN.