Trip Report: Sydney - Singapore on Scoot
Flight Details:
Airlines: Scoot
Flight :TZ1 SYD - SIN
Reg : 9V-OTA
Aircraft: Boeing 777-212/ER
Departure Sydney : 13:00
Arrival Singapore Terminal 2: 18:45
Flight time : 7hr 41min
Distance : 6316 km
Trip Report: Scoot 9V-OTA TZ1 Sydney - Singapore
Do watch the video to experience the flight.
Introduction
This report is of a flight in Sept 2012. This trip was planned holiday with friends. We decided to cover Thailand and Singapore as some of my friends hadn't.
As ticket and seats were booked by friends, I didn't know the details before the flight.
Check-in
Check-in for this flight was done online, On the day flight, we arrived early by taxi. As this being a holiday we were travelling light.
Baggage was underweight. Our passport was checked and boarding pass printed till Singapore.
Spotting
Sydney airport used to have a open viewing deck above the terminal in 2012.
Some plane spotting before heading for immigration
Qantas B747-400
Qantas B767-300 Freighter
Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-8
Singapore Airlines A380-800 departure to Singapore
Scoot TZ2 arrives from Singapore
As we were at the viewing deck, Runway 34L was used for arrivals, Scoot TZ2 from Singapore taxis to gate.
Scoot names its aircraft. This was their first plane - 9V-OTA "Barry"
Air Calin push-back
Immigration and Security
On watching the plane dock at the gate, we decided to head for immigration.
Immigration and security was quick being mid-day, not many international flights were scheduled.
Boarding
We didn't get much time in the terminal as boarding had commenced by the time we had completed security. We rushed to gate area.
Preparing for departure
Seating
Seating for the economy was 3-4-3. Seats with more spacing are yellow coloured, Blue seats had narrow space.
I wasn't happy with the seats as it felt tight.
Cabin View
As I was seated in the aisle seat, got up few times to stretch as the seats were uncomfortable/
Window View
Middle cabin area
Rear cabin area
Wing view
Safety card storage
Exit seats blocked
Doors locked
Window view
Cabin view
Seat pocket material
Inflight magazine
Seat view
Seats have different reclining position, making it very uncomfortable for someone seating behind the paid yellow seat.
Seat pocket
Safety card
Cabin service - Duty free sales
We purchased lunch and drinks. For lunch, we got nasi goreng and chicken biryani.
Drinks
Singapore Sling didn't taste the same as on SQ.
Cabin view
Comfort seat in middle section Disadvantage lack of section divider
Scoot story
ScooTV magazine
Scootalogue - Duty free item
Safety card
Eat menu
Cabin call button - It was silenced, light turns on slight touch
Window view
Rear section view
Entertainment - looking out of the window
Cleanup on arrival
At the gate
TZ1 upon arrival
Terminal 2 view
Walk to immigration
Flight schedule
Immigration
Immigration was quick as there was hardly any queue when we arrived and got visa on arrival.
Baggage collection
Baggage was to arrive on belt no 36.
To city
After collecting the bags, we exited through the green channel as we had nothing to declare.
Headed for the taxi queue which moved fast and on to the hotel.
Hope you enjoyed the report. Thanks for reading.
End of trip.
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