Slept a good 3 hours on the 6.5hr flight from Singapore.
Category: Singapore
Uh oh. Wait, I should be immune now
Sitting comfy in Thai lounge at HKG
After a day tootling around Hong Kong, inc a quick trip up to the peak, I’m safely ensconced in the comfort of the Thai lounge with tasty snacks (tom ka gai with extra fresh chilies) and a mango screwdriver.
And waiting for my turn at a refreshing shower.
Also still awaiting an upgrade – I might get the last seat in biz.
B777: UA vs AC smackdown, I mean, comparison
Last week I flew AC1 YYZ-NRT and UA803 NRT-SIN (and vice versa on UA804 and AC2)
Flights on each airline were on similar 777 aircraft.
All my notes below (except the obvious) are for Economy/Plus.
Air Canada
- 777-300ER, 2 class config: a double Excecutive First lie-flat, then Economy
- Economy is 3-3-3 seating
- 18AB and 18JK are great seats because there is no 3rd seat and the bulkhead gives lots of leg room
- Tight legroom in economy
- Power ports at 2 out of 3 seats, inc. a USB port
- Personal TV/IFE
- All alcohol free
- Food was better than expected
- Friendly flight attendants
United Airlines
- 777-200 premium, 3 class config: lie flat in Global First, lie flat in Business First, then Economy Plus and Economy
- Economy is 3-3-3 seating
- 20AB and 20JK are great seats because there is no 3rd seat and the bulkhead gives lots of leg room
- Good legroom in Economy Plus (but tight in regular Economy, also known as E-Minus
- Power ports, but no USB port
- Personal TV/IFE
- Beer/wine free, but not hard liquor/liqueur
- So-so food
- Pleasant flight attendants
Overall, the experience on Air Canada was better, though if I didn’t have the bulkhead row, I’d prefer Economy Plus on United for the extra legroom.
Respectable economy breakie on UA
Breakfast in SIN @ SATS contract lounge in T3
SIN KrysFlyer Gold lounge in T2 at 2:00am
Actually they took away the food at 2am, but not the drinks nor snacks. I just managed to grab a bite before they cleared it, as I had slept through dinner on the plane.
I was the only guest there (it’s open 24 hours) and the have fast Wi-Fi but there was a lot of construction (jackhammer) noise from the terminal
SIN airside transit hotel budget room
Budget room has nice shared showers and WC (private within the washrooms), for S$47/US$38 for 6 hours (min).
As it turns out, I didn’t really need it as I slept on the previous flight and am trying to keep my body on EST.
No Wi-Fi in the rooms (actually I did get a weak signal) but the power outlets we’re multi national.
Let the insanity begin: 2 day mileage run YYZ-NRT-SIN-NRT-YYZ
Won’t even be leaving the airport, as I have a 6 hour room booked inside SIN airport (S$47/US$38 for budget single, i.e. shared bathroom)
19,448 miles round trip.
Interestingly, YYZ now has a Nexus security lane even at the international (non-US) departures, at least in T1 from where AC flies.
The Maple Leaf lounge puts out lunch (and alcohol) at 11am, so I’ll have 15-30 minutes to enjoy that before heading to the gate.