http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/ en Sun, 17 May 2026 11:55:47 GMT vBulletin 60 images/misc/rss.png http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/ http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/forum/general/trip-reports/361032-scoot-to-tokyo-and-okinawa-b777-a321neo-cherry-blossoms-spam-and-awamori Sun, 17 May 2026 11:26:52 GMT After arriving back in Singapore from Seoul... Seoul on SQ605 on an early Saturday morning in April, I headed back to Changi Airport that same afternoon to catch Scoot TR882 to Haneda.

My trip to Seoul was a last minute work trip, which thankfully did not clash with our family vacation to Tokyo and Okinawa, planned months earlier.

The vacation dates were picked by Miss yflyer no.1 and her partner, based on their work schedules. This was also one of those rare vacations where I did not plan the flight schedules. They chose the flights. I merely booked a matching itinerary for myself, Mrs yflyer, and Miss yflyer no.2. We would head to Tokyo on TR882 SIN-HND, departing 5.15pm and arriving at 1.05am. Then we would spend a few days in Tokyo before heading to Okinawa on ANA. We would a few days exploring Okinawa, before heading back to Singapore on Scoot's new nonstop service from Naha, Okinawa's main city and airport, to Singapore, operated by an Airbus A321neo.



Scoot began serving Okinawa in December 2025. This is currently the only nonstop service from Singapore to Okinawa, and makes it much easier for Singaporeans to head there for holiday.



Okinawa has a lot going for it as a holiday destination. The warm weather there is ideal for beach resorts...



...and the local culture and food are quite distinct from the Japanese mainland...



...with the difference extending to their wines and spirits as well.



Before Okinawa, we spent 4 days in Tokyo. It was a happy coincidence that Cherry Blossom season came a bit late this year, and there were Sakura in full bloom while we were there.



It is notoriously difficult to plan a trip to Japan to catch the Sakura. They bloom for just a couple of weeks, with dates impossible to predict with certainty. We were very fortunate to experience the tail end of the Sakura season, with many trees in full bloom.



The current JPY SGD exchange rate has made Japan a very popular holiday destination for Singaporeans. Compared to Tokyo and other major cities, Okinawa offers even better value for money for holiday makers. Prices for hotels and F&B in Okinawa were pretty good value, and we felt very welcome as visitors to Okinawa, where tourism is an important part of the local economy.

I think Scoot made a great decision to launch nonstop services to Okinawa. I can see this route doing very well.




]]> Trip Reports yflyer http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/forum/general/trip-reports/361032-scoot-to-tokyo-and-okinawa-b777-a321neo-cherry-blossoms-spam-and-awamori http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/forum/general/trip-reports/361014-sq-a359-economy-to-incheon-and-3-days-in-seoul Sun, 03 May 2026 09:34:16 GMT Last month, at the start of April this year, I had the opportunity to fly SQ to Seoul, on a short work trip to participate in a business event taking...
Looking at my vacation dates, and the businee event dates, I decided on this plan: I would head to Seoul mid-week, on SQ612 SIN-ICN at 2.25am, spend 3 days in Seoul, then depart Seoul late Friday evening on SQ605 ICN-SIN at 11.50pm for an early morning arrival in Singapore at 5am on Saturday morning. Then I would depart on Scoot to Haneda on TR 882 at 5.15pm that same evening to begin a family vacation to Tokyo and Okinawa.

If I was less risk adverse, I might even have considered departing Seoul on Saturday morning. Rather than fly out late Friday night on an economy red-eye, I could have had a proper night's rest in the hotel, then taken SQ607, a Saturday morning 9am departure out of ICN that would get me into Changi at at 2.20pm. This would still have been an easy connection to Scoot TR 882. But no, any major delay would have derailed the vacation, so I stuck with SQ605, which would give me a 12 hour stop in Singapore, time enough for me to head home, relax then head out to the airport again for my vacation.

I'll cover the Tokyo and Okinawa vacation on Scoot in a separate TR, but here is an account of my trip on SQ to Seoul....

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There was a beautiful sunset on the evening of 31st March. I headed for a run in the early evening before my flight.



SQ612 had an ungodly departure time of 2.25am, but at least it meant that I could have a full evening at home in Singapore before heading to Changi T3 just before midnight.



I used the self-service check-in kiosks to pick up my paper boarding pass.



This was just after the Hari Raya celebrations in Singapore, so the kiosk user interface still had a festive theme...



In the airside area, I spotted fully autonomous robot wheelchairs making their way around the terminal...


]]> Trip Reports yflyer http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/forum/general/trip-reports/361014-sq-a359-economy-to-incheon-and-3-days-in-seoul http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/forum/singapore-airlines/sq-operated-partner-and-contract-lounges/360998-sin-t2-singapore-airlines-silverkris-j-lounge-partially-open-from-apr-2026 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:54:24 GMT Here are some pictures of the first phase of the new SIA SilverKris J Lounge in T2 (former T2 SKL F section), now in use as the first half of the...
Certainly a nice upgrade on the old lounge for now, but the tended bar and rest areas will be in the new section, so this isn't the "full deal" just yet.

More details here: https://mainlymiles.com/2026/04/19/s...tarts-to-open/

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