It is a new year and a year of new destinations to explore. Starting this year of travels was a short trip to Seoul for the cold winter and my virgin ski experience. Flights were on a mix of Thai AirAsia group and SQ, and it would also be my first experience of the AirAsia X Premium Flatbed product and see how it compares to the full-service airlines. The flight up to Seoul required a transit in Don Muang, with the SIN-DMK sector on FD, and DMK-ICN on XJ. Both are part of the AirAsia group and offers through check-in and luggage transfer.
The AirAsia group uses Changi's new Terminal 4 since November last year, which was where I departed from tonight. Terminal 4 was new, but expectedly with very few airlines using the terminal at the moment, there was hardly any passengers. So lets start with a review of the new Terminal 4.
Very bright check-in hall.
Majority of flights were from the AirAsia group. Definitely not a busy terminal currently. Not sure if Changi can attract more airlines operating narrow-bodies to this terminal as with the 17 narrowbody gates, they seemed to be very under-utilised.
AirAsia's self check-in counters at Row 4.
Boarding passes for both sectors were issed by the machine. Note the many codes on the boarding passes? Will explain the reason later on.
After boarding passes were printed, baggage were brought to the self-bagdrop counter. As I was flying on Premium Flatbed in the connecting sector and eligible for priority handling, a "Xpress" tag could be obtained from the staffing manning the premium counter, though it did not really work as my bag was not among the first on the baggage delivery belt in Incheon.
A baggage receipt was also printed.
Unlike the other terminals which has screening done at the gate, T4 has centralised screening just after immigration.
After security, you would be required to walk through the duty-free shops, which were mostly very empty due to the lack of passengers.
Same sight in the departure hall, which was not busy as well.
The AirAsia group uses Changi's new Terminal 4 since November last year, which was where I departed from tonight. Terminal 4 was new, but expectedly with very few airlines using the terminal at the moment, there was hardly any passengers. So lets start with a review of the new Terminal 4.
Very bright check-in hall.
Majority of flights were from the AirAsia group. Definitely not a busy terminal currently. Not sure if Changi can attract more airlines operating narrow-bodies to this terminal as with the 17 narrowbody gates, they seemed to be very under-utilised.
AirAsia's self check-in counters at Row 4.
Boarding passes for both sectors were issed by the machine. Note the many codes on the boarding passes? Will explain the reason later on.
After boarding passes were printed, baggage were brought to the self-bagdrop counter. As I was flying on Premium Flatbed in the connecting sector and eligible for priority handling, a "Xpress" tag could be obtained from the staffing manning the premium counter, though it did not really work as my bag was not among the first on the baggage delivery belt in Incheon.
A baggage receipt was also printed.
Unlike the other terminals which has screening done at the gate, T4 has centralised screening just after immigration.
After security, you would be required to walk through the duty-free shops, which were mostly very empty due to the lack of passengers.
Same sight in the departure hall, which was not busy as well.
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