Singapore Airlines Business Class Experience

I knew I might have said that I love travelling as much as I love food-hunting, yet I admitted that I’ve never written anything much about my travelling experience. It’s always the case that the intention’s there, but then I ended up finding myself fallen into another business. This time, I got double pleasure as I travelled without laptop, and I got ‘free content’ as it’s my first business class trip - which I could no longer wait to share! Thanks to some friends who have motivated me to write about this. You guys know who you are, and indeed you're BEST OF THE BEST!

So the trip started from Jakarta with London as the final destination, with a transit at Singapore. Honestly speaking I earlier intended to pick another airline instead of Singapore Airlines, however it’s somehow prohibited due to the route it took. Besides, for Jakarta - London trip, SQ did offer the timing I thought could best work with my schedule. I could depart from Jakarta at around 8pm-ish and arrive at London at around 7am-ish. Yes, it’s around 17-18 hours in total with a transit of less than 2 hours. If I remembered correctly, the longest single flight I’ve ever taken might last for 8 hours only so this was a quite different one for me. Nonetheless, being the one who could right away fall asleep once touching the seat; I was pretty chill about it. As I would share to you on both flights, do wait till the end as the climax would be with the second one!

While waiting for the flight, I could enjoy pampering myself with the foods and beverages at the lounge near gate 5. Actually I was also given the option for redeeming voucher from another restaurant as it’s quite distant from my departure gate - which was 10. Pretty thoughtful one :)

Okay, starting from the departure, the first flight from Jakarta to Singapore. I did enjoy the spacious seat and the wide leg-room, despite the plane itself was not the newest one which you might tell from the design. Undoubtedly, you however must have earlier heard how good was the service of SQ Business Class. This time, I proved it myself as I felt like being a super spoiled kid even since my first second sitting on the plane. First glass of champagne (you needn’t worry if you didn’t prefer to have alcohol-based drink as you did get the options of water and fruit juices), which did help a lot to put me into sleep much quicker. 

As it moved closer toward the takeoff, I started ‘playing around’ with the in-flight entertainment. Similar to those you might prolly have seen, movies, TV series, music, games, and also in-flight shops! Great thing, the movie selection was pretty rich and able to offer some of the latest-released ones; call it Gemini Man, Knives Out, Joker, etc. The headset was my highlight as it’s the one with awesome noise control, letting you to enjoy your entertainment at its best. 

Then it came to the dinner, serving a full-course one. The selections provided were quite accommodating with different proteins and carbs-based. My pick was pasta with tiger prawn and Arabiatta sauce. Coming in decent portion, the pasta was cooked al dente and I wasn’t exaggerating when I said the generously-served prawns were super fresh. The sauce made itself perfect companion that someone like me who usually fancied condiments like chili sauce did think I no longer needed it. Seemed to not yet giving enough happiness, there came the cheesecake in sizable cut, with dense and creamy texture just like how I loved them. Given these, I felt like not just having a dinner on a plane as I got pleasantly full. 

Cutting the short transit part and moving to my next flight, it’s a convenient one as I simply needed to go to the next boarding gate without any connecting-flight reporting needed. Well, they did provide the option if you wanna stayed over nights at Singapore, which you could choose at your purchase. 

Here the amazing experience started once I got to my seat. The flight offered super convenient space, all come with sophisticated hi-tech design. The chair allowed you to lay low with highly-adjustable foot-rest, and even sleep as it could be modified to a bed. Pillows to keep you comfortable and blanket to keep you warm we’re unquestionably there. Even the lightings were on point, serving various needs with how they positioned it and served it with different intensity. 

The in-flight entertainment came in even wider selections with more advanced control tool (read: the remote was much easier to operate!). As the flight was much longer, the attendants did their best to make your 14-hour experience being remarkable. If you’re awake, they would regularly check if you needed anything as there were all-time available foods/drinks, on top of the 2-time scheduled supper and breakfast. If your tummy couldn’t handle them or you simply preferred to just sleep, for sure you could always tell the stewardess. 

As the highlights, the meals served weren’t just regular plane meals which you might have thought of. They’re full-course ones just like earlier, just that this time the presentation even looked very exclusive. As it consisted of several dishes, for me the size was bit too much but those fancying bigger size might love it. Taste was surely not any less compared to earlier flight’s. Fruit slices were refreshing, the granola - my pick for the ‘opening’ was fulfilling, and the main for which mine was French Toast did deliver the satisfaction being so fluffy and well-paired with the mascarpone topping. You did have savory options if your taste bud loved that more. 

Beyond the enticing foods and the coddling facilities, my best appreciation went to the service. From small things like ensuring the amenities were complete, asking if I fancied any drinks/snacks/foods, calling me up and arranging the bed for me as they’re worried I got back pain, till giving me additional masks as the supply might be limited in London. Now I understood when people said you’re served like a king when flying with SQ! Not yet a period, I did get the invitation to take ‘fast track’ for immigration and trust me, this did help a ton as the line was pretty awful. 

Additional info just in case you usually like to get some amenities, they do provide slippers, socks, and sleep mask which you could bring home with you. While to refresh yourself in the midst of the flight, toothbrush and facial wash were all there in the bathroom. 

  

All in all, I guessed despite the business-class flight was indeed pricey, each penny did pay for the amazing service! I couldn’t wait for having my next one.

Service: 9/10

Price: 8/10

Thanks for reading! :)

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