It all started with my sister's craving for Thai food, which I would fully emphatise with during this Phase 2 period (blame the sorely-missed Bangkok weekend getaways since Covid-19 cancelled out the travel industry). Thankfully, for us long-suffering Bangkok-twice-a-year-pilgrims, there is an affordable Thai restaurant in Ang Mo Kio offering an extensive menu of authentic Thai cuisine: Nagara Thai Restaurant! Heads-up to Toa Payoh-ians, there is also another outlet at your estate! Our family of five went on a cold rainy Sunday afternoon, reaching promptly at the restaurant's evening opening ..read more

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has been operating daily flights from Singapore to Denpasar - Bali, and vice versa, for many years now, as part of an extension from its flights KL835 to, and KL836 from Amsterdam. This flight extension has always provided a full-service alternative to get to / from Southeast Asia's cosmopolitan financial hub to island paradise. Recently, I flew on KLM to Bali for my Christmas break, though some of the perks in flying full-service have been taken away, it was still an enjoyable flight with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Read on. One of the tragic cutbacks is now checked ba ..read more

How's the experience of Qantas refurbished A380 like, in Economy Class? I was honoured to fly on the first refurbished Qantas A380 on one of its first flights after the revamp (in fact, the first flight to Los Angeles after a series of QF1 / QF2 Sydney-Singapore-London runs). So lady luck shone on me on this upgraded A380, aside from the fact I was flying in Economy Class - which had seen a minimalist revamp versus the luxury touches to First Class, Business Class or even Premium Economy Class (for more information on the product upgrades, see the Qantas A380 refurbishment factsheet here). Op ..read more

RwandAir had been on my to-fly list since its recent growth as one of the African continent's promising airlines, which has seen the airline expanding its network to places like Kinshasa, Guangzhou and Tel Aviv. I booked a one-way ticket Dubai to Accra via Kigali on RwandAir - very reasonably priced, with a generous 2 X 23 KG check-in baggage allowance. I was actually excited to fly on RwandAir A330 widebody aircraft from Dubai to Kigali, unfortunately, there was a downgauge to a B737. Aside from breaking my #avgeek heart, this downgauge to a narrowbody aircraft could have played a part in my ..read more

Between the ME3, Etihad Airways operate just a modest 1x daily flight to Singapore compared to Emirates (4X daily) and Qatar Airways (3X daily). When the opportunity arose to fly Emirates or Etihad, I decided to go for Etihad Airways as I figured I would get more opportunities to fly Qatar Airways or Emirates given their more frequent schedules from Singapore. After meeting the nice Etihad flight attendants and experiencing the friendly Etihad inflight service, I didn't regret my decision! Flight Details Operator: Etihad Airways Flight: EY470 Route: Abu Dhabi to Singapore Operating aircraft ..read more

How about a weekend getaway to Surabaya on Taiwanese airline, China Airlines! Hello and welcome to my China Airlines flight review, CI751, on this 5th freedom flight from Singapore to Surabaya, onboard the A330-300 aircraft of the Taiwanese national carrier. Flight Details Operator: China Airlines Flight: CI751 Route: Singapore to Surabaya Operating aircraft: A330-302 Registration: B-18301 Departure from Singapore: 8.30pm / 9.21pm* Arrival in Surabaya: 9.45pm / 10.13pm* Flight time: 2h15 / 1h52* (*denotes actual timings) I always have been somewhat fascinated by this flight of China Airlines ..read more

Flying China Airlines on this 5th freedom flight from Surabaya to Singapore has been on my bucket-list for the longest time now (China Airlines has been operating this flight CI752 / CI751 for many years, as an extension of one of its double daily flights from Taipei. Flight Details Operator: China Airlines Flight: CI752 Route: Surabaya to Singapore Operating aircraft: A330-302 Registration: B-18351 Departure from Surabaya: 6.05am / 6.25am* Arrival in Singapore: 9.25am / 9.14am* Flight time: 2h20 / 1h49* (*denotes actual timings) The bad part about this flight is the extremely early departure ..read more

Domestic Flight Review of South African Airways on the A330-200! When traveling to a new country, a big part of what I enjoy in my travel journey is trying the services of that country's national airline. So when on a trip to Cape Town, I decided to squeeze in a domestic sector with South African Airways, and was thankful I did, as I discovered on this short flight, South African hospitality and the community spirit of the South Africans. Flight Details Operator: South African Airways Flight: SA346 Route: Cape Town to Johannesburg Operating aircraft: A330-243 Registration: ZS-SXY Departure fro ..read more

If I had told you my Economy Class flight was a pampering experience, would you believe? You may retort, "Eh? If you HAD said your Economy Class experience was good, I will buy it for sure... But isn't the term pampering a bit of a stretch in a cattle class cabin packed with 200 other passengers?" To avoid a flying-fibber label, I have decided to pen a written record out there on my pampering journey onboard Singapore Airlines SQ494 from Singapore to Dubai - all 6.5 hours of it! Flight Details Operator: Singapore Airlines Flight: SQ494 Route: Singapore to Dubai Operating aircraft: B777-312/ER ..read more

I dreamed of Africa. And I dreamed of flying with RwandAir - Fly the Dream of Africa. So I got off my bed and made it happen. Here's my experience of RwandAir B737-800 from Kigali to Abuja, onboard flight WB220. This flight, WB220, continues onwards to Accra, Ghana, with 5th freedom traffic rights between Nigeria and Ghana. Flight Details Operator: RwandAir Flight: WB220 Route: Kigali to Abuja Operating aircraft: B737-84Y Registration: 9XR-WG Departure from Lagos: 9.00am / 10.20am* Arrival in Libreville: 12.00pm / 12.48pm* Flight time: 4h / 3h28* (*denotes actual timings) During my departure ..read more