After a good night, hosted by a charming and lovely Guatemalan lady, we were back at the airport
The checkin was a breeze
We were heading to the security check, passing through lengthy corridors
Once airside let's go to the Senator LX Lounge
The dragon, not really in a good mood, was trying to send us to the Panorama Lounge but we told her that we wanted to spend some time here first The lounge is, as usual, overcrowded so we sent upstairs
The food offer is, as usual, very basic
Amarula on the right (Cheers EastAfrican !)
I chose an Apfelschörle (tribute to Momolemomo)
No Ze in this lounge
A Flight Reporter trying to shoot the ultimate picture ;)
AirCanada881 thought that it was possible to do some spotting from Terminal E because the Panorama Lounge had terraces. So we left this dull lounge Panorama lounge is hosting a lot of companies but unfortunately in winter the terraces are closed :(
The food offer was very similar to that of the Senator's
The restrooms were shared with the airport passengers and they were especially dirty
We temporarily left the lounge trying to spot
I liked this 787 EY, gorgeous with its new livery
I had a look at our boarding gate
Our grouper was already there
On the other terminal side there was some action with this Helvetics taking off
Or this UA ready to go
Or this A346 TG who will arrive way before me in the capital of Siam
The flight was scheduled on time, fortunately because I wasn't able to wait any longer to enter this den of pleasure
Incredible! They dare sell off such a prestigious perfume !!!
UA was flying back to the USA
And this LX was taking off
Back to the lounge
My choice (not really good) with a glass of Apfelschörle
Still no Ze here :(
Finally The boarding was beginning and we were among the first pax to board after the Suites' pax 9V-SKP, our A380-800 Airbus, first flight was on 22/07/2011
The jetbridge allowed us to take more photos
Smiling FAs were greeting the passengers
Impressive this All Business upper deck
An Asian Flight Reporter
My FA was already being hogged by my travelmate lol
There was only one row of seats after the last exit row
My seat (couch) for (only)the next few hours
View from my seat
More of a couch anyway
The two storage bins on the side
Even if this seat is a bit narrow than the others due to the curvature of the plane, there is still a wide foot rest, much better than the cubby holes in most of the seats
The menu
I couldn't say no at the offer of this perfect Taittinger Prélude champagne
The wine list
A hot towel was handed (there were a lot of them during the flight)
Seat pocket stuff
Safety card
Seat remote
Well well ! What is happening on the other side of the cabin ?
Hmm it seems that there was a naughty boy there and to keep him quiet, only two solutions: - Giving him a spanking (but that will be later in BKK) - Telling him a terrible history and making scary gestures lol
Well he ended up behaving thus deserving to be photographed ;)
Pushing back : 3 nice red tails
Security video
Taking off
Very cloudy
But the sun was coming
The flight time was displayed on the remote control
The wing…
If you looked closely at this picture you'd see a trail of smoke
it was them
They flew in parallel with our grouper for quite a while
Nice view to have a drink
But it was farewell time
Tribute to Leadership
Much better with a wing inside
Ha pretty small bubbles
And then were the satays… yummy
Satay with cucumber, onion and spicy peanut sauce
More satays Sir ? Who could say no ! :)
Then the table was prepared and the appetizer was offered
Garlic bread : the best of all airlines
It's not so hard to have a decent looking butter spread is it ? ;)
Parma Ham with roasted vegetables-orzo pasta salad
Of course it's good and fresh ;)
Nice cutlery
the towel with a buttonhole
Beautiful salt and pepper shakers
Then a FA was coming to offer us a glass of Dom Pérignon
Still with a wing inside it's more delightful
My entree Coq au vin style free range chicken with young vegetables and endive gratin
The Georges Blanc's dish is wonderful: tender chicken meat, an endive gratin and onions to die for, all in a tasty sauce
That was so good that I had to taste another one Grilled beef with onion herb sauce, asparagus, capellini pasta with vegetables
Not as good as the first dish but great anyway with meat that melted in your mouth
And a small dessert to end this lunch, one of the best meal I had in an airplane, whatever the class White chocolate and passion fruits cremeux
Usually SQ desserts are average but on this flight it has been said that everything had to be perfect and it was especially so because it wasn't too sweet contrary to my thoughts at first glance
A bottle of water was handed out and the cabin became dark except the last row, where two stubborn geeks were continuing to enjoy the scenery
And the scenery was especially beautiful at that time
Seeing this picture, AirCanada881's mother said that we had found Noah's ark lol
My travelmate is also enjoying the scenery
During the entire flight the FAs were offering food and beverage
Here we were and the sun was going down
I was admiring the sunset listening to captivating music too
All in all I became hungry and it was time to enjoy the light (yes light) bites What better way to start than with a Thai specialty Tom yam noodles with prawn and vegetables
I'm still drooling only looking at the picture
My other interest was a Swiss specialty Pastorello cheese baguette with Swiss air-dried beef and pear
The sweet/salty is a bit surprising but it was quite good ;) Time was flowing too quickly and we were already here
An orange juice to rehydrate
And breakfast time was coming I was happy to share it with a new companion
Sliced fresh fruit
The croissant was pretty good by airline standards
The cutlery
The towel with a buttonhole
Yo, move on Nicki to accompany us to the approach in the dark before landing I recommend the song Only if you want to have crazy emotions in this environment
Birchermuesli
The highlight of the breakfast, my Book the Cook choice, wow I'm still dreaming of it! Fresh and crispy Swiss Roesti served with smoked Balik salmon and chives crème fraiche
Preparation of the aircraft for landing :(
The lights of the boats
A last look at my seat (yes Esteban everything is in order !)
A 77W arrived shortly before us
Thanks a lot 9V-SKP
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Verdict
Singapore Airlines
9.6/10
Cabin10.0
Cabin crew10.0
Entertainment/wifi9.0
Meal/catering9.5
SWISS Senator Lounge A - A
5.5/10
Comfort5.0
Meal/catering5.0
Entertainment/wifi7.0
Services5.0
Zurich - ZRH
7.2/10
Efficiency7.0
Access9.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness6.0
Singapore - SIN
9.8/10
Efficiency9.0
Access10.0
Services10.0
Cleanliness10.0
Conclusion
This was one of the best SQ flight I had: probably because the back of the cabin was almost empty
So we enjoyed attentive service (more than attentive for my companion lol) and could also sleep in the aisle seats keeping the window seat as chair (couch)
Adding a quality of catering that I rarely had, a new high in my flight experiences especially with SQ..
As usual SQ girls and boys were perfect, they did not hesitate to start a conversation, always smiling, and of course ubiquitous
IFE is one of the best
The seat / chair: for me the best business seat, hands down and not ready to be matched even by some First class seats
Punctuality: on time ... I should have put 0!
ZRH : Average, very average and so were the lounges far from what we could expect from such an important city
SIN : I like the airport especially on arrival
See you soon ... for something not so good :(
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Like I just said in Will's FR, sorry for commenting so late--thought I already had weeks ago...oops So much fun to see these dual-reports with Will, looks like you guys had an awesome time! 007 Perfume? I didn't know you were making fragrances now! :-P I agree about the new EY colors;they are simply gorgeous! I think your description of the seat as a couch seems accurate, it really is ridiculously huge...in a good way of course. Looks like you both had a top notch experience on this flight considering the exceptional grades. SQ doing what it does best once again. Not only is this a great report, but you managed to discover Noah's ark. Amazing! :-P Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing this amazing FR.
I've already the AirCanada's one, this is funny to read both.
See you,
So much fun to see these dual-reports with Will, looks like you guys had an awesome time!
007 Perfume? I didn't know you were making fragrances now! :-P
I agree about the new EY colors;they are simply gorgeous!
I think your description of the seat as a couch seems accurate, it really is ridiculously huge...in a good way of course.
Looks like you both had a top notch experience on this flight considering the exceptional grades. SQ doing what it does best once again.
Not only is this a great report, but you managed to discover Noah's ark. Amazing! :-P
Thanks for sharing!
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