Review of Singapore Airlines flight Taipei Singapore in Economy

Airline Singapore Airlines
Flight SQ879
Class Economy
Seat 74K
Aircraft Boeing 787-10
Flight time 04:45
Take-off 04 Jan 23, 17:35
Arrival at 04 Jan 23, 22:20
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FiamaArin
By 2492
Published on 12th February 2023

Introduction


This was certainly an eventful trip. During my stay, I visited the cities of Taipei, Taichung and Tainan. On a side note, I finally caught COVID during my tript and was sent to a quarantine center for a week. Did not expect that after dodging the virus for almost two years. I must confess it wasn't a pleasant experience and I felt terrible for almost 3 weeks.


Routing


Singapore Airlines
SQ879
Taoyuan International Airport(TPE) - Singapore Changi International Airport (SIN)
B787-10
9V-SCC
Economy Class
Gate D8

ETD: 05:35PM
ATD: 05:31PM (on time)
ETA: 10:20PM
ATA: 09:53PM (on time)


Check-in


Made my way to Taoyuan International from Taichung via the High Speed Rain and Metro.


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The airport was still not running at full capacity even though Taiwan was already opening up at this point in time.


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Even the arrival hall was empty.


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The check-in counter was however pretty crowded but the queue cleared with a reasonable speed.


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Still not too many flights from Taoyuan.


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At least we still get a proper boarding pass in TPE. Today I'm seated in 74K. 74K/75K is probably my favorite seats on SQ's 787-10 because of the extra storage space by the side.


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Took a short walk around the check-in area while looking for the toilet. Very quiet.


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And of course I had to visit EVA's Hello Kitty check-in area.


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airside


After crossing immigration, it's time to head to the gates.


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Not too far today.


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Passing by the usual assortment of duty-free shops.


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Finally along the main terminal.


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FIDS today.


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Sat around watching shows on my phone until my plane landed and rolled into the gate.


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Walked down to get another view of the plane.


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45 minutes before departure, boarding is announced. KF & SA premium members along with families are called to board first.


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Next, boarding by rows. Since I was seated in the rear, I was in the first group.


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Tickets checked, we're boarding now.


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on-board


Finally onboard.


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At my seat and looking out at a CI A330.


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Krisflyer login in the IFE. A useful feature for connecting flights!


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Let's have a look at today's flight map.


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Surprisingly, the flight back is decently full. Even the seat besides me is taken.


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Button and jacks.


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Lights were dimmed as the door was closed.


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SQ's safety video played once we pushed out from the gate.


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Seatback contents. Airsickness bag, Inflight wi-fi guide, KrisShop magazine & Safety card.



A quick visit to the lavatory once the plane reached cruising altitude.


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About an hour into the flight, dinner was served.


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Two options were served for dinner. Can't remember the options, all I remember I was served the wrong meal. SQ's regional catering is pretty disappointing now. 


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Flight update post-meal and we're cruising past the Philippines. 


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An uneventful flight as I watched a movie.


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On final approach to Singapore.


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Touchdown!


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disembarkation


Disembarkation takes a bit of time since the flight was quite full.


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Arrived at Gate F60. What a walk.


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After immigration, the final step. Bag collection.


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Verdict

Singapore Airlines

8.1/10
Cabin8.5
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi9.0
Meal/catering7.0

Taipei - TPE

8.3/10
Efficiency8.0
Access8.5
Services8.0
Cleanliness8.5

Singapore - SIN

8.5/10
Efficiency8.0
Access8.5
Services8.5
Cleanliness9.0

Conclusion

Good service and good product from SQ minus the catering which is sorely lacking in quality post-pandemic. Given a choice in future, I would definitely pick BR on this route. Sorry SQ.

Information on the route Taipei (TPE) Singapore (SIN)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 18 avis concernant 4 compagnies sur la ligne Taipei (TPE) → Singapore (SIN).


Useful

La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Singapore Airlines avec 8.7/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 4 heures et 20 minutes.

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4 Comments

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  • Comment 621102 by
    Pilpintu TEAM 997 Comments
    Hello, FiamaArin!

    The more I read about SQ, the more of a fan I become!

    That's a sleek, nice looking cabin. And the screens look large and sharp. Definitely a better Y cabin than that of AV or CM, on this side of the world.

    Too bad you got the wrong meal! Was it fish or chicken? It still looked neatly presented, I think.

    Arrived at Gate F60. What a walk.

    I'm seriously thinking of including a pair of roller skates. I had a bit of a trauma with long corridors recently. lol

    EVA's Hello Kitty check-in area.

    That's completely out of this world!

    This was a great report! Thank you very much for sharing this experience, FiamaArin!
    • Comment 621127 by
      FiamaArin AUTHOR 71 Comments
      Hi Pilpintu,

      Thank you for reading this report and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

      Too bad you got the wrong meal! Was it fish or chicken? It still looked neatly presented, I think. >


      I asked for the beef meal (I think) but got the sweet and sour fish. No harm though.

      Yours sincerely,
      FiamaArin
  • Comment 621416 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6744 Comments
    HI FiamaArin, nice report as always! Very nice experience on SQ, but its unfortunate to once again see that the Y catering has still not returned to pre-pandemic quality. Of course, even SQ's disappointing Covid-era catering is still miles ahead of regional catering on flights of similar length in Europe or North America, which is mostly BOB even on legacy airlines these days.

    Thanks for sharing!

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