SIA and Southwest - Interline Partnership

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This has been widely reported in the industry press, although I haven't seen this on SQ's own website yet.

Here's the Southwest press press...

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Thanks for sharing, SQ218. Yes, no fun at all.

MileLion did a good article on which seats are blocked and which are still selectable....

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Final reflections...

Our flights on Scoot this trip were very good. The SIN-HND sector operated by a 787-9 Dreamliner, was probably my most...

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Flying over the eastern coastline of West Malaysia...



Over the palm tree plantations of Johor...



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The flight was pretty smooth...



Cabin ambience was fine. That said, 5 hours on a narrowbody was a really long time.
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Meal service began shortly after take-off.



We had pre-ordered hot meals, and these were delivered very efficiently, along with...

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Taxi onto Runway 18L...



Nice views of the Okinawa-based JASDF F-15J's as we took off.



Some websites...

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Pushback...



Our ground crew bowed to the aircraft...



...and waved goodbye...

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The seatback had two sections...



The usual tray table...



...as well as a fold-down stand for phones/tablets....

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Our flight boarded a few minutes late, owing to the late arrival of the incoming aircraft.



This was a very new plane, delivered...

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On the day of our flight home, we caught the Monorail from our hotel to the airport. This was both a quick and very cost-effective way to get to the...

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There was a great running route accessible from the RIHGA Gran hotel...



It was along the waterway leading to Lake Man and the...

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We visited a couple of cocktail bars in Naha. We liked El Lequio so much that we went there 2 nights in a row.



El Lequio was...

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On our first evening in Naha, Mrs yflyer and I dined at a small omakase restaurant, Waryu Ryori Sarii, where Chef Matsuoka prepares his own unique take...

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We enjoyed lots of great food and drinks in Okinawa.

Spam was popular (Eaten as sushi, of all things), as was Orion Beer.

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There was a Liquor Mountain outlet along Kokusai Dori.



The local spirit here was Awamori, a rice based liquor that was different...

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We also ordered a fish, which was beautifully cooked, and very tasty.



We asked what type of fish it was, and we were given...

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We visited Makishi Public Market...



The seafood here was impressive...



...with all manner of seafood...

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The main shopping street in Naha was Kokusai Dori...



On Sundays, the street was closed to vehicles, making it a pedestrian...

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There were terrible battles fought on Okinawa during World War 2. We visited the former Japanese Navey Headquarters Bunker, now a historical site open...