Review of Singapore Airlines flight from Sydney to Singapore in Economy

Trip Report : Singapore Airlines SQ222 Sydney - Singapore

Flight Details:
Airlines: Singapore Airlines
Flight :SQ 222 SYD-SIN
Reg : 9V-SKK
Aircraft: Airbus A380-841
Departure - SYD : 16.05
Arrival - SIN : 21.45
Flight time : 8h 25m
Distance : 6,305 kilometers or 3,404 nautical miles.

Trip Video: Singapore Airlines SQ222 Sydney - Singapore

Introduction

This report is from 2011 trip to Mumbai via Singapore. The ticket was booked from SQ website few days before trip. I would be staying in Singapore for 1 day.

Check-in

Singapore Airlines offered web check-in. I checked for the flight prior to arriving at the airport.After arriving at the airport, dropped bag at the counter. Passport was checked and bag was checked till Singapore. Collected the immigration card and boarding pass.

Having arrived early and check-in completed, I had time to spare for planespotting.

Planespotting From Observation Deck

Sydney Airport used to have an open observation deck to view airside, which was closed permanently on 3 March 2014.

Special visitor Dubai Boeing 747-400

Departure from runway 16R

Immigration And Security

While planespotting completed the immigration form.  After having some food in the food court, passed immigration and security.

Planespotting

With still time for boarding continued planespotting. View of SQ 9V-SKK to Singapore.

Jetstar Airways Airbus A330.

Landing in afternoon from runway 07

Singapore Airlines in clear view with Etihad and United Airlines Boeing 747-400 to San Francisco and Los Angeles in the background.

Pacific Blue operating to Samoa.

towards the gate 55

Virgin Blue on approach towards runway 07

Close-up

Malaysian Airlines Boeing 747-400

Rex Airlines Saab 340b

Thai Airways HS-TNF Mae Hong Son" Airbus 340-600

Air New Zealand Airbus 320 about to land on runway 07

Taxi towards gate

Air Pacific to Nadi, Fiji.

Taxi to runway.

Boeing 747 using half the runway to take off on a short flight

Taxing to parallel runway 16L

Virgin Blue passing the planespotting location - Shep's Mound in front of the control tower.

Landing on runway 07

Rex touchdown.

Qantas Boeing 767-300 taxing towards runway 16L.

Qantas Boeing 767-300 about to touchdown.

Most arrival in the afternoon were domestic flights.

Jetstar Airways on approach.

Dash 8 turbo-prop flying about to land.

Qantas Boeing 737-800

Virgin Australia Embraer E170

Jetstar Airways Airbus A330 parked in remote bay.

Rex on approach

Jetstar before touchdown.

British Airway BA16 Sydney-Singapore-London towed to gate.

Qantas Boeing 747-400

View of the terminal gate

Jetstar Airways tugged for pushback.

View of shopping area

Flight schedule

China Airlines in special livery.

Sydney Airport Logo

Qantas Airbus A380 rolling to takeoff

United Boeing 747-400 taxies towards runway 16R

Qantas Boeing 747-400 taxies towards International Terminal.

Terminal View

I proceeded towards the departure gate passing the duty free shops.

Cathay Pacific pushback with city skyline as United ready to depart to Los Angeles.

Duty Free shopping

Passage through shops after security.

Flight Information Board

Information Kiosk

Shops

Walking towards the boarding gate.

Malaysian Airlines  to Kuala Lumpur pushback in progress.

British Airways OneWorld livery Boeing 747-400 to operate BA10 Sydney- Bangkok- London

Qantas Airbus A330

Walkway towards gate

View of flight information and signage

Air China Airbus A330-200

Etihad A6-EHL Airbus A340-600 to Abu Dhabi

Virgin Atlantic "Indian Princess" G-VGOA Airbus A340-600 to Hong Kong and London

Virgin landing approaching runway 07 between 2 Airbus A340-600's

QantasLink

Qantas Boeing 737-400

Qantas Boeing 767-300

BoARDING

Reached boarding area before announcement and waited for call.

Boarding Area Gate 57

As I was seating on the upper deck, boarding bridge was shared with Business class.

Crew commenced service in business class

Settled in my seat and view of outside.

Jetstar with Sydney tower in view

Flight information

As boarding was completed, crew began distributing warm towels and menu.

Pushback and Departure

Pushback commenced on-time shortly after boarding was completed. Safety instruction was played on individual seat display. Before taxi, Captain came on speaker and welcomed passengers and provided flight information. Taxi was towards runway 16R. Below view of Royal Flying Doctors aircraft catering to regional patients.

Qantas Domestic Terminal

City view over the Airbus A380 wing.

Dubai Boeing 747-400 aircraft in remote bay

Thai Airways A340 to Bangkok following the SQ.

Departure

Runway 16R was used for heavy departure. Watch video to enjoy the view. Headed South and then West and towards North West with Airport in view through the clouds.

Flight Information after departure..

Cabin SErvice

Cabin service commenced with drinks I selected Singapore sling and got peanut packed.

View while cruising during autumn

Cabin view

Storage bins in upper deck for economy passengers. Though good for storage creates a distance between seat and window. Unable to get support for pillow while sleeping unlike other aircraft's or lower deck.

Flight map

Crew distributing amenity kit in the short cabin.

View of Singapore Sling

Upper deck cabin view

Amenity kit, menu with headphones

Menu

Menu cover

Dinner menu

Refreshment

SEAT Pocket READING MAterial

Seat pocket contained SliverKris, KrisShop and KrisWorld magazine

Singapore Airlines fleet information - Mar 2011

Onboard entertainment - The Big Bang Theory was popular.

CAbin Service

Dinner was served after drinks

I had chosen Chinese style black pepper chicken chop with selected vegs and steamed rice with Tiger Beer. Ice cream was served for dessert, which I didn't eat.

Flying somewhere over Northern Territory

After dinner, stretched legs in the main deck downstairs. Main deck economy seating - 3-4-3

Upper deck economy seating 2-4-2

Crew provided water and drinks at regular intervals

Somewhere close to Yulara - NT

Outside view

Rested after the dinner and woke somewhere over Western Australia. As aircraft was flying north being seated on the starboard side, view of the evening light . Time passed and it got dark.

Refreshment Service

Refreshment was served about an hour and half before arrival.

I chose the noodle option along with red wine.

Crew collected the tray.

Flight Information

An hour to arrival

Flight map

Crew checked if passengers were visiting Singapore or transiting and then handed the Singapore immigration form. I took one and filled before landing.

Flight details

Flight path

Heading towards Indonesia

Approach

While sipping the drinks, Captain announced approach would commence soon.

Crew conducted safety checks before landing and cleared the trash.

Window view on approach towards Singapore.

Disembarkation

Landed smoothly and after taxi arrived at gate.

View of Business class while disembarking

Crew offered to take my photo in business class seat when other had disembarked.

Thanks the crew and disembarked the aircraft. View of SQ 9V-SKK

Front view of aircraft.

Immigration

Flight had arrived at Terminal 3.

Followed the sign to immigration.

Escalator towards immigration counter as can be seen there was no queue..

As I was to receive visa on arrival, immigration officer scanned and stamped the passport and then handed the stub from the immigration card to be used for departure.

Exited the immigration and headed towards the baggage collection area. Bags had started arriving. Collected bag and walked towards the exit.

Took a cab to hotel from the taxi ranks in the arrival terminal.

Hope you enjoyed this trip report. Thanks for reading.

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