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[yflyer]

Final reflections...

Melbourne remains one of our favourite cities to visit. There is so much to see, do and eat there, and most of the time,...

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Overall, this was an excellent flight from Melbourne to Singapore: A brand new plane, very friendly and helpful cabin crew, and top notch catering and...

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It was nice to be among the first off the plane, for a change...



No immigration queues...



It was...

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The weather was beautiful as we descended towards Singapore...



Approaching Singapore from the East...


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By then we were over Bali...



Nice views of the Alas Purwo National Park, on the Eastern tip of the island of Java, just West...

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I asked for a glass of the Rioja to pair with my main course.



There were three choices of main on the lunch menu...
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Two and a half hours prior to arrival, the cabin crew began lunch service...



At that time, we were about to fly over Indonesia,...

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Much of the flight took place over Australia...apart from the IFE, I spent my time checking out the ever changing views out the window, and also sampling...

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Just a little disappointed at being thwarted again when it came to sighting Uluru from the air, I turned to Krisworld to pass time...

I spent...

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One nice thing about flying from MEL or SYD to SIN...often times the route passes close to, or even directly over, Uluru (Ayers Rock)...

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It was now time for the refreshment meal service...



A meal tray, covered with a crisp white tablecloth, was gently placed in...

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I slipped through a pair of curtains and strolled around the Economy cabin...



This was quite a full flight today, but the Y...

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I took a stroll to check out the bathrooms. Note the bottle of hand sanitizer mounted on the wall...



I thought the bathroom...

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Inflight wifi was available on this flight. For J class pax, 100MB was complimentary. For Krisflyer members in Premium/Economy class, you were given 2...

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The available inflight amenities were also listed in the menu...



I asked for a pair of eyeshades and earplugs and these...

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You could download the menu, or just view it directly on the website...



On this flight, there was a refreshment served after...

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On this daytime sector, I chose window seats so that we could enjoy the spectacular views out the window...



With the flight...

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Thanks, jammed! It was nice to be back in MEL again after a long time. I was considering a SYD stopover as well, but decided to keep plans simple this...

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I tracked our progress on the the Air Show map...



A round of beverages was served after departure...


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There were no pre-departure beverages served as standard, but I requested a glass of champagne, and the cabin crew were kind enough to serve me one! ...