Singapore Airline, Singapore

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Singapore Airlines is one of the Great Airlines of the World and one of the keys of being A Great Airline unfortunately is being partly or heavily Subsidized by their national governments and Singapore Airlines is one such Airline (In Asia, only the Philippines don't give subsidies to its National Airline). Singapore Airlines was formerly Malayan Airways Limited and Started Operations in 1947 but in 1972, it split into Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines. Obviously its hub is in Changi Airport and flies to 65 destinations in 35 countries on five continents. Singapore Airlines operates a wide-body aircraft fleet from four aircraft families: the Boeing 747, the Boeing 777, Airbus A380 and the Airbus A340 and also has a subsidiary, Silk Airlines, a budget regional carrier serving secondary routes.

Address Changi Airport Terminal 2

Unit 026-023/024
Departure Hall
Singapore 918141
Operating Hours Daily: 0600 hours to 0030 hours

We flew Air Asia from Singapore to Bangkok. The plane was OLD, The seats were the SMALLEST we have ever sat in. The legroom was practically non existant. The plane was absolutely FILTHY. The computer was down at check in. The plane was much more than an hour late departing. They have a limit on checked baggage weight of 15 kilo(about 32 pounds) and a limit of carryon of about 7 kilo (about 15 pounds). There is no seating assignment and no control over boarding, it's every man for himself once they open the gate and the people were like stampeding cattle. The red carpet advertised on the web site is of the old Chinese restaurant variety in the states. Yes, the seats are leather, what there is to them. The yummy snacks (at a price) consisted of peanuts and ginger ale.
The price of the flight was cheap, so if that makes you happy, go for it. We would not fly Air Asia again at any price. Not a warm fuzzy feeling...definitely not a SAFE feeling.

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There are a number of airlines that fly from Perth to Singapore.

Qantas and Singapore Airlines are the most popular but Malaysia Airlines and Royal Brunei Airlines also have very competitive prices.

We chose to fly Qantas because the flight times were the most family friendly. Departure from Perth was at lunchtime and arrived in Singapore in time for dinner.

And that's very important when you're travelling with hungry kids.

We had a terrible time with the airline . I booked and paid months in advance using a credit card . We were denied boarding even though we had Passports and Birth certificates and my husbands identical credit card . We had to buy another ticket on a much later flight for more money!! The airline wouldn't or couldn't do anything for us. I'll never fly with them again.

Funny on the return trip , they didn't even ask to look at our credit card ...passport was enough!!

If you plan to travel to Singapore with kids, I think Singapore Airlines is one of the best option because It has a very good personal in-flight entertainment. You can watch movies, listen to music, play games from your seat. The best thing is it's free even for Economy Class passengers !. The movies are good , they have some latest released ones. The music is also good because there are a lot of channels to choose from depending on your taste. The games are OK. The young kids will like the games and the teenages will like to watch the movies or listen to music. Otherwise how can you keep your kids entertain during the long flight !

Hop onto this trolley bus service and explore the shopping, cultural and entertainment areas within the city. The SIA Hop-On covers Orchard Road, Bugis Junction, Suntec City, the Civic District, Clarke Quay, Boat Quay, Chinatown and the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The Hop-On trolley operates daily from 9am to 6pm at an average frequency of 30 minutes.

Fares are SGD 6.00 for adults and SGD 4.00 for children. Tickets can be purchased from most hotels, SIA ticket offices in the city and on board the Hop-On trolley.

Visitors to Singapore on the SIA Singapore Stopover Programme travel for FREE and passengers travelling on Singapore Airlines or Silkair may have to pay a SGD 3.00 fare for a one-day ride on the SIA Hop-On bus.

I was surprised to find that Singapore Air had the cheapest prices for airfare when I needed to book a flight. I had heard so many great things about the airline, so this suprised me, but from San Francisco this was common.
The flight attendants all looked and acted as if they knew the airlines reputation, walking very confidently and proud. The plane was nice and new, the seats fairly comfortable and I had enough room to stretch out...and this was in coach.
The biggest differences to me were the food, and the entertainment system. I didn't even think that the food would be different from the ususal airline food, but I was quite pleased. We had Korean short ribs w/steamed veggies and noodles for one meal. I had the Hindu breakfast for the morning meal; it had lentils, veggie curry, papadams and naan. On the flight back, I had the Korean ribs again.
The entertainment system kept me sane on the 18 hour flight. Each passenger gets a remote control, a guidebook, and a personal video screen.
There were almost 30 movie channels, with a large selection of Asian movies, plus TV channels, interactive video, games, and nintendo. And you control all of these with your remote. You start and stop shows when you want. You can pause movies too. It was great.

Hold on to that boarding pass so you can avail of the discounted hop on/hop off bus of Singapore airlines. The bus service is also available for non Singair passengers at a full rate. The brightly coloured bus gives you a little orientation of the city as it brings you to Suntec Plaza (where the biggest outdoor fountain is), Esplanade - Theater by the Bay(durian-shaped structure), Orchard Road (shopping district), and stops at Botanical Gardens.

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