Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class A380 Sydney to Singapore

Flight Details:
Wednesday, 1 July
Depart: 11:15AM
Arrive: 5:40PM
Duration: 8hr20min
Seat: 11A (windowless)

Since completing my Masters in Commerce with the University of Sydney, it was time to head home for a break before my graduation in October. I've sat in Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class before but it was awhile ago and it was from Paris to Kuala Lumpur. 

Despite the shorter journey, I was well taken care of by the crew and the journey was wonderful as expected. 

Had my per-departure champagne with warm nuts.

Smoked Salmon with Cherry Tomato Confit and Mesclun with olive oil dressing was served as the appetiser. I also had some garlic bread.

As for my main course, once again, I've per-ordered my meal with Book the Cook. Indian lamb shank curry with vegetables and pilaff rice was my choice and it was tasty no less.

Soon, it was time for dessert with a choice of salty pistachio praline ice cream or cherry cheesecake. As I only had room for only one, I picked the cherry cheesecake and ordered myself a kris flyer sling. Unfortunately the drink was not to my liking and it took awhile to finish it.

The meal was ended with a selection of cheese - Maffra cloth bound, berry's creak tarwin and barossa washington cheeses served with garnishes. 

With all that food, I was well fed, satisfied, ready to enjoy more movies and rest. I've also requested the Singapore Bears which were so cute to accompany my Ghillies Birkin 40cm in bleu de prusse that I was lucky enough to have gotten it in Hermes Sydney just recently.

As I've experienced the SQ 777-300ER just two weeks back with the updated seats, that unfolds to a fully flat bed without obstacles, A380 has definitely lost out a bit as the seats was slightly halved as the picture above have shown when it opened up to form a bed. I had to sleep slightly angled BUT it did not disrupt my rest. I would also like to add that, even though my seat had no window, I was not affected by it and felt just as comfortable.

Some praline while watching the movies. Managed to watch 3 movies this time - Horrible Bosses 2, Big Eyes and Annie.

For refreshments, I was given a choice of Thai Style Pineapple Fried Rice or the Warm Turkish Bread Sandwich with Gammon Ham-Cheese. I picked the fried rice.

No doubt that flying with Singapore Airlines is pure comfort and luxury. This is a glimpse of the only two Airbus 380s featuring a large Singapore flag-themed design to celebrate Singapore's 50th birthday. Its a shame that as Singapore celebrates its pride and success, Malaysia is facing some serious political issue and affecting the economic stability. Ah well..

Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class 777-300ER Singapore To Sydney

Flight Details:
Friday, 12 June
Depart: 12:45AM
Arrive: 10:23AM (13 June)
Duration: 7hr40min
Seat: 11A

Singapore Airlines has since upgraded its entire Boeing 777-300ER fleet with the airline’s latest first class, business class and economy seats since revealing to the public on 9 July 2013. I was super excited to fly with Singapore Airlines again as the last time was a few years back.

Just to share some details of the New Business Class seats, the seats offer greater recline at 132 degrees and features an improved ergonomic seat cushion. The seat flips down into a 28-inch wide full-flat bed, at 78 inches in length. An 18-inch wide HD resolution LCD screen and noise-cancellation headphones provides countless hours of entertainment as you travel in comfort.

As soon as I stepped into the plane and saw the seat, I could tell that it would be an amazing flight. The seat shout luxurious travel and it felt like first class more than Business Class. *First Class has slightly bigger everything, but that's about it*

The only amenity kit given was the socks and eye mask, which didn't bother me as much. Instead, the basic amenities were in the lavatory which I used to brush my teeth and freshen up.

2 hours before reaching Sydney, it was time for breakfast. I pre-ordered the Lobster Thermidor through Book the Cook, as I heard that it is a must try dish on board. Unfortunately, expectation was way too high, the lobster was nice, but did not satisfy the wow factor. As for the satay, I believe that Malaysian Airlines makes better ones, as this lacked the umph satay feel.

I got myself two cute Singapore Airlines bears as souvenirs. 

The only negative thing with this flight was that it is an overnight flight and it was too short to fully enjoy the products and services. Nevertheless, I managed to squeeze in 4 hours of sleep and watched Cake (starring Jennifer Aniston) and a documentary on Monsieur Hubert de Givenchy.

 
Overall, Singapore Airlines products are still one of the best in the world, and despite the high price tag; if one can afford the ticket, it is definitely worth every penny.