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Recently, Qantas announced that it would be entering into an alliance with Emirates and re-routing all LHR flights via Dubai instead of Singapore. This also means that Qantas would be withdrawing all its A380 services to SIN, leaving Changi with only 744 and A333 QF services to FRA and the various Australian ports. Especially with my previous pleasant experience onboard QF's A380 flight, it was the perfect opportunity for me to catch a trip down-under on QF's A380 services before they are all gone from Changi. This trip was also made possible with most of the payment using complimentary Qantas Customer Care vouchers that QF gave me due to a 5hr flight delay previously (read my last QF trip report). It was also time to catch up with some relatives in Melbourne!
The flights were booked SIN-MEL/MEL-SYD-SIN with the SIN-MEL and SYD-SIN on A380s. It was also cheaper to fly via SYD on the way back.
Qantas only allows online check-in 24hrs before flight and when I checked in, the flight was almost totally full! Grabbed a window seat at the rear of the lower deck economy cabin. Upper deck economy was all full! Luggage drop in Changi was seamless and I visited The Green Market at T2 for a quick dinner compliments of my credit card.
Boarding pass. Flight was delayed by 15min due to late arrival from London.
Starters from the appetizer buffet.
Set menu. I skipped the sashimi though as I am not a sashimi fan.
Back to T1 to do some spotting. British Airways B744.
2 of the many daily Air Asia and CX flights at SIN.
Had a rather long walk to the gate at C26 and the gate was totally full of passengers! Boarding was furthered delayed for a while as the plane was prepared for departure.
23 November 2012
Qantas
QF 10
Singapore (SIN) - Melbourne (MEL)
A380-800
VH-OQF
Economy Class
The flight is a continuation of the LHR-SIN sector (soon to be discontinued) and it seemed that most passengers are connecting either from London or code-share services from other airlines such as AF, BA, 9W, MU etc. Boarding was soon announced and conducted in an orderly manner by classes, statuses and row numbers.
While boarding, I caught a photo of my A380 parked beside TG's new A380, which had just arrived from BKK.
Was welcome at the door by name (the norm rather than exception on Qantas) and directed to the correct aisle. Passed the front red economy cabin.
Followed by the green cabin. My seat was at the rearmost orange cabin. On each seat was a blanket and headsets.
TG A380 beside. The TG logo seemed a tad small on the A380's tail fin.
Inflight magazine. There were also a safety card and duty-free guide.
The very cool A380 tail-cam! Still parked at the gate.
The flight ended up nearly full! Only a couple of empty seats can be spotted in economy. My middle and aisle seats were also taken up. Gonna be a looooong flight. Boarding was soon completed but pushback was further delayed due to traffic. Qantas pilots did a good job in updating us frequently on our departure status. According to the pilot, due to our slight delay, we could only pushback 10min after the SQ A380 flight to MEL has started its taxi. During the wait, I started on my movie "The Watch". QF allows passengers to use its entertainment system gate-to-gate, which is a much better option than the current "IFE switched off 30mins before landing" routine on some airlines.
The flights were booked SIN-MEL/MEL-SYD-SIN with the SIN-MEL and SYD-SIN on A380s. It was also cheaper to fly via SYD on the way back.
Qantas only allows online check-in 24hrs before flight and when I checked in, the flight was almost totally full! Grabbed a window seat at the rear of the lower deck economy cabin. Upper deck economy was all full! Luggage drop in Changi was seamless and I visited The Green Market at T2 for a quick dinner compliments of my credit card.
Boarding pass. Flight was delayed by 15min due to late arrival from London.
Starters from the appetizer buffet.
Set menu. I skipped the sashimi though as I am not a sashimi fan.
Back to T1 to do some spotting. British Airways B744.
2 of the many daily Air Asia and CX flights at SIN.
Had a rather long walk to the gate at C26 and the gate was totally full of passengers! Boarding was furthered delayed for a while as the plane was prepared for departure.
23 November 2012
Qantas
QF 10
Singapore (SIN) - Melbourne (MEL)
A380-800
VH-OQF
Economy Class
The flight is a continuation of the LHR-SIN sector (soon to be discontinued) and it seemed that most passengers are connecting either from London or code-share services from other airlines such as AF, BA, 9W, MU etc. Boarding was soon announced and conducted in an orderly manner by classes, statuses and row numbers.
While boarding, I caught a photo of my A380 parked beside TG's new A380, which had just arrived from BKK.
Was welcome at the door by name (the norm rather than exception on Qantas) and directed to the correct aisle. Passed the front red economy cabin.
Followed by the green cabin. My seat was at the rearmost orange cabin. On each seat was a blanket and headsets.
TG A380 beside. The TG logo seemed a tad small on the A380's tail fin.
Inflight magazine. There were also a safety card and duty-free guide.
The very cool A380 tail-cam! Still parked at the gate.
The flight ended up nearly full! Only a couple of empty seats can be spotted in economy. My middle and aisle seats were also taken up. Gonna be a looooong flight. Boarding was soon completed but pushback was further delayed due to traffic. Qantas pilots did a good job in updating us frequently on our departure status. According to the pilot, due to our slight delay, we could only pushback 10min after the SQ A380 flight to MEL has started its taxi. During the wait, I started on my movie "The Watch". QF allows passengers to use its entertainment system gate-to-gate, which is a much better option than the current "IFE switched off 30mins before landing" routine on some airlines.
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