<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ycp81" class="quote" target="_blank">ycp81</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Considering there's alot of Filipinos working ...
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Jump to postMy past reviews: <i><a href="/aviation-forums/trip_reports/read.main/196775" target="_blank">Binge In Bangkok By 3K And FD</a></i> <font size="1">(by <a href="/profile/ycp81" class="quote" target="_blank">ycp81</a> Aug 22 2011 in Trip Reports)</font> <i><a href="/aviation-forums/trip_reports/read.ma...
Jump to postNoise-cancellation headphones <a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6331409959_7773566dbc_b.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6331409959_7773566dbc_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6331409959_7773566dbc_b.jpg" width="650" he...
Jump to postA fantastic week of cheap and good food, friendly and extremely civilized people, beautiful scenery and some great shopping deals just flew past with a blink of an eye and it was time to return back to reality. However, in order to minimize the depression of going back to work, we decided to fly bac...
Jump to postMore Taiwan Foodies!! <a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299627_10150377577759017_556614016_8552330_2128427897_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299627_10150377577759017_556614016_8552330_2128427897_n.jpg" width="650" height="488" al...
Jump to postMore scenes of Taipei & Xinzhu <img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/297120_10150378452959017_556614016_8560768_1605122461_n.jpg" width="600" height="800" border="0"/><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/302353_10150378453384017_556614016_8560776_1638148157...
Jump to postBeautiful Taroko Gorge <img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/303846_10150378098964017_556614016_8557454_1558568774_n.jpg" width="600" height="800" border="0"/><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/297935_10150378099159017_556614016_8557462_1362755528_n.jpg" widt...
Jump to postSince we were to be in Taipei for 6 nights, we decided to get out of Taipei to Taroko Gorge for a day-trip. In order to save time traveling, we joined a day tour from Taipei to Taroko Gorge, flying to the city of Hualien on TransAsia Airways early in the morning and returning back to Taipei by train...
Jump to postScenes of Taipei, Jiufen and Keelung <a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/377636_10150377578914017_556614016_8552337_1477553665_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/377636_10150377578914017_556614016_8552337_1477553665_n.jpg" width="650" ...
Jump to postThe 2nd sector will be on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from Bangkok to Taipei. KLM operates the <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>-<acronym title="Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi International (BKK / VTBS), Thailand">BKK</acronym>-<acronym title="Taoyuan (Taipei) - Taiw...
Jump to postThis trip was initially booked to involve 3 nights stay each in Bangkok and Taipei but due to the flooding situation in Bangkok, the Bangkok stay was canned. With some re-adjustments of flights, I would be flying to Taiwan for the whole 6 nights, clocking 4 different airlines (Tiger, KLM, TransAsia ...
Jump to postGreat trip report! I have always wanted to try the A346 but never had the chance. The closest was on <acronym title="Thai International (Thailand)">TG</acronym> but they swapped the A346 on the <acronym title="Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi International (BKK / VTBS), Thailand">BKK</acronym>-<acronym title=...
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Jump to postNice of KLM to offer economy passengers a mini mooncake each on the meal tray for the mid-autumn festival!
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/travelavnut" class="quote" target="_blank">travelavnut</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>I would imagine the A380, not only i...
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Jump to postThanks for the report! Makes me yearn for November to come faster for my trip on <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> Biz too on <acronym title="Taoyuan (Taipei) - Taiwan International (Chiang Kai Shek) (TPE / RCTP), Taiwan">TPE</acronym>-<acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), ...
Jump to postThe Grilled chicken with sticky rice should be this. <a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6069800700_847e0636b5_b.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6069800700_847e0636b5_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6069800700_847e0636b...
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Jump to postAfter all the cheap and good food, it was time to bade goodbye to Bangkok. No worries, I would be back in 2 month's time! Flew on the last Thai Air Asia flight back to <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>, departing at 1645hrs, which is a descent timing as both T...
Jump to postBarely a week after my trip to Auckland, it was yet another short trip to the neighbouring city of Bangkok. Purpose of trip: Food, massages, and more food! With so many reports on the <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>-<acronym title="Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi Int...
Jump to postMost likely a windshear, which is quite common at Tokyo Narita (think the Fed-Ex MD11 crash).
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PlaneHunter" class="quote" target="_blank">PlaneHunter</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Singapore Airlines...
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Jump to postAfter a short but relaxing stay in <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> for 4 nights, it was time to return home from the weekend break. The flight back is scheduled to depart at 1125hrs and we reached the airport 2hrs prior to departure. Jetstar's check-in counters in the International ter...
Jump to postAuckland and Rotorua scenes <a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/282128_10150280304584017_556614016_7877368_6373005_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/282128_10150280304584017_556614016_7877368_6373005_n.jpg" width="650" height="488" al...
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Jump to postRecently, Singapore's aviation scene got more and more exciting with the assault of low cost carriers. Traditional, these budget airlines would operate only to regional destinations with their A320s/B737s in a dense layout. However, Jetstar started to lead the way with operations of mid/long haul fl...
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Jump to post2 weeks after Phuket, I made a short 32hrs weekend getway to Kuala Lumpur. Tickets bought just slightly more than a week before departure was only S$40 on Tiger to <acronym title="KLM Royal Dutch Airlines">KL</acronym> and RM85 (or S$35) back to <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singa...
Jump to postJust 2 wks ago, I made my second beach holiday trip of the year, this time to Phuket. Went with a group of old friends over the weekend to chill out and just relax. As usual, with the frequent offers by the budget airlines, we managed to grab tickets at S$130 return on Tiger. Quite a good deal for t...
Jump to postGreat report! I also flew my 1st ever SQ biz class flight with the 50% off promo! Old regional recline seats though but meals were definitely much better than yours :p
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/moosecamel88" class="quote" target="_blank">moosecamel88</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>But there's lots more room for imp...
Jump to postGA is really pulling all out to rival <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> on the <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>-<acronym title="Jakarta - International / Soekarno-Hatta (CGK / WIII), Indonesia">CGK</acronym> route! Now, if they offer a choice o...
Jump to postGreat report! Missed the 5th-freedom flights (especially <acronym title="OLD: Crossair (Switzerland), NEW: Swiss International Airlines (Switzerland)">LX</acronym>) on <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>-<acronym title="Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi International (BKK ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/initious" class="quote" target="_blank">initious</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> jumped up upon finding out that th...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/RvXKaz" class="quote" target="_blank">RvXKaz</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>The portions look generous enough to constit...
Jump to postAs mentioned earlier, I had initially redeemed economy tickets for the flight back on <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym>. But recently with the 50% off redemption miles applicable for my flight, we cancelled our economy tickets and booked on business class instead for almost the same n...
Jump to postHotel H2O in Manila and local Pinoy food. <i><b>Warning! Some of the local delicacies are not for the faint-hearted.</b></i> <img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228705_10150188964924017_556614016_7075801_341986_n.jpg" width="540" height="720" border="0"/><a href="http://a5.sphot...
Jump to postAfter 3 wonderful nights in Boracay, we again had to hop onto another flight to Manila. I had booked on Airphil Express (a wholly owned subsidiary of Philippine Airlines) as it offered the cheapest fares from Caticlan to Manila. However it was still not cheap at about S$120 per person. Also, the air...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/debonair" class="quote" target="_blank">debonair</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>I will be flying TIGER Singapore soon, but...
Jump to postScenes of Boracay! <a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/221606_10150188922744017_556614016_7075389_5955697_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/221606_10150188922744017_556614016_7075389_5955697_n.jpg" width="650" height="488" alt="http:/...
Jump to postThe free shuttle bus ride from T1 to <acronym title="Eastern Airways (United Kingdom)">T3</acronym> took about 15min, making stops at <acronym title="Lotus Air (Egypt) and Thai Air Cargo">T2</acronym>(PR Terminal) and <acronym title="Transeast Airlines (Latvia)">T4</acronym> (Domestic Terminal). Mos...
Jump to postI had just returned from a short trip to the beautiful Philippine island of Boracay over the Labour Day weekend, with a couple of days stop-over in Manila. This trip was booked on 4 different airlines, namely Tiger, Cebu Pacific, Airphil Express and <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym>. ...
Jump to postMy trip report on a similar flight!
Silkair To Siem Reap : A Wonderful Way To Fly! (by Ycp81 Feb 1 2010 in Trip Reports)
A recent review on Skytrax: <b><i>"<acronym title="Brisbane (- Eagle Farm) (BNE / YBBN), Australia - Queensland">BNE</acronym>-<acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> and <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>-<acronym title="Cape ...
Jump to postNow for the flight back. I had checked earlier on flightstat.com and it appeared that the flight was fully booked on Business and Economy. As usual, I checked in online a day before and was surprised that I was allocated the emergency seat row! Unlimited legroom without having to pay the extra! Howe...
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