Singapore Airlines | Premium Economy | Airbus A350 | Amsterdam to Singapore
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Travel rules keep changing but I was able to use Singapore’s vaccinated travel lane (VTL) to travel to this Island Nation in Nov 2021. This meant I did not have to do the 14 day quarantine if I could show proof of vaccination. Join me on my journey.
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Awesome video, have sub to it and liked. Hope to see more, thanks.
Thank you for your support 😀
How much time did you give yourself to get through customs and security at first airport , as it’s my first time flying in 2 years next week and pre covid I’d give myself 2 hours ? Is that enough buddy
My flight departed at 1020 and I was already at the airport about 0810. So I think about 2 hours before departure should be sufficient although I have to add that the flight was only about 60% full. There is a lot of paperwork to get through if you’re not a Singapore citizen travelling to Singapore just for a social visit. Fortunately the check-in process is efficient and there is already someone looking through your documents as you queue. Security check and immigration is still a drama at Schiphol. It’s always busy so make sure you head straight through for these checks once you’ve finished check-in. Lines for these seem to be back to the pre-pandemic times.
@@rollie206 yeah should be enough time, cheers buddy :))
@@robbiesouthern7956 You’re very welcome. Enjoy your flight and your stay in Singapore 🇸🇬
Good video. I cld almost taste the sambal fish and rice! 😀
Haha 😆 It was really good! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
Wow thank you so much for your support!! I will keep watching your videos too 😀
@@rollie206 cheers. I got another flight to London coming up (in Economy).
@@guitarsingaporeRapture Sounds good! You’re quite a frequent traveller to London it seems. I’m so happy we now have the VTL
Uoooh....interesting! Welcome homela....😀
Thanks for watching! Appreciate your comments.
Not bad for premium economy.
The food was good! They got the taste right for the singaporean dishes 👍
economy bumped to business class when plane empty...food is great... flight attendants r attentive n work hard to fill drinks n every comfort...even the toilets were cleaned every hour...u can do wat u like n sleep straight with plenty of leg space...no need to pay first class to get economy service.
Sounds like a good deal! Where were you flying to?
@@rollie206 from sfo to singapore...with captain's invite
@@ifuknjk So privliedged :-) Nice! Were you holidaying in SG?
Did you have to do a PCR test on arrival in Singapore?
Yes a PCR test is compulsory for the vaccinated travel lane. You can pre-pay for this online and show your QR code at Changi when you arrive. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
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Haha 😆 Thanks for watching
Nice trip report
Thank you for watching and commenting 👍 Appreciate your support
Nice video Roland 👍
Have a nice time in Singapore.😀
Thank you for watching and commenting 😀👍
Good job again, great tour! Enjoy your time there.
Thank you my friend! 👍😀
It's certainly time to start dreaming of proper travel again
Agree! Seems like more countries in Asia are slowly opening up. So more travel opportunities to look forward to soon 👍
Nice video mate! I fly with Sing airlines on 16 dec and then my final dest is Cambodia. Waiting a long time to travel again!
Nice! 👍 I know what you mean… it’s been a long wait. Where are you starting your journey?
@@rollie206 Amsterdam too;-)!
@@reinierberghoff3687 Ha! 😀 What a coincidence 👍 Are you Dutch? And are you holidaying in Cambodia?
@@rollie206 Haha Yes Dutch. No I will stay in Cambodia for a long time;-)! Eventually I would like to live there too.
@@reinierberghoff3687 I don’t know the reason for your move to Cambodia but I can definitely understand it. I visited Siem Riep a few years back and I loved it! People were so laid back, friendly and hospitable, and of course the food was great. Ik wens jou een goeie vlucht naar je bestemming en een fijn verblijf daar 😀👋
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Thanks 😊
Hi, this was 4 months ago. Is it still required for us to do PCR? I will be traveling to Amsterdam in Oct 2022.
A pre-departure PCR is required if travelling from Amsterdam to Singapore. According to the ICA website, this should be done 2 days before departure. Testing is however no longer required upon arrival. I suggest you check the ICA website for more details since the rules are changing all the time.
Looks like a relaxed flight. I hope you are having a nice time in Singapore. ✈️
Yes I am having a good time here. Thank you for asking. 😊 And thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Good to see that you had a comfortable flight! I‘m feeling sentimental now though😂
Oh you’re bringing fresh durian for us here on your way back, right?
You should book a trip soon 😀 It feels good to be able to travel to Asia again
@@reinoudnijhuis6388 Of course… and get kicked out of the flight 😆
Short n sweet, yet very live! 👍
Thank you for watching 👋😀
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Thankyou for the video ,
However I'm a little concerned that you may not have eaten your vegetables on one of the meal and you still had room for ice cream !
Haha 😂 well observed! My mum was not with me on the flight and I was on holiday so I’m allowed to do what I like 😆 . Besides, everyone knows that ice cream is tastier than boring vegetables. Do you always eat your greens? Never a cheat day?
Fancy :D Enjoy your trip ❤
Thanks for watching 😀
No more KLM 747's......😥
I love the 747s too. Which is yours favourite 747 model? Mine was the 747-200. Classic 😀
@@rollie206 Mine was the -400.
@@elfulano5884 Yes 👍 First time the world was introduced to winglets 😀
Awesome video, enjoyed it. I am watching from Australia. Used to fly to SG around once a year but have not done so since 2019 for obvious reasons. Amsterdam is a beautiful city and the flight to SG looks comfortable and smooth.
Hey Daniel thanks for your support! It was a great flight and almost turbulence free. My only complaint was that it was a day flight. I prefer evening departures so that I can sleep better. Where in Australia are you?
@@rollie206 No worries mate, Sydney, how about you? In Amsterdam or another city?
@@danieltan6964 Great city! But I still prefer Melbourne 😀 I work in Amsterdam but live in a town called Apeldoorn. That’s about 100 km away from Amsterdam.
@@rollie206 MEL is a lovely city and more European-like (in terms of its infrastructure/buildings especially in the city centre) and hence more Dutch-like, that's probably why you prefer MEL over SYD? ;)
@@danieltan6964 Haha good guess! But I lived there for a few years as well 😀
Very nice, premium economy looks to be the way to travel on long haul flights.
I had a great time on board 😀 Thank you Barrie for your support 👍
distracting and irritating background music.
I wanted it to be happy travel music to reflect my mood at the time 😆 What would you suggest?
I would love to try Singapore airlines
Where are you based?
Hi Love your vlog and have just subscribed.May I know how you got some info about the aircraft like how old it is?
Hey Ridzwan! Thank you for your very kind comments and support 😀👍 I first check the aircraft registration with flightradar24. After that, Airfleets.net will give you more details on the aircraft, like age, first flight date etc. You must be an avgeek yourself 😄
@@rollie206 Owh yes.I love aircrafts and traveling.But I can't travel overseas at the moment, so only you can TakeMeThere 😁. Thank you for sharing your videos.
That’s so sad right? 🙁 Does your country have very strict covid rules?
@@rollie206 Yes.Traveling overseas may not be an option right now.
Love the video! Makes me feel like travel again! Singapore is very practical and I like their hands on approach!! Enjoy your stay!!
Thank you for watching and commenting 😀
@@rollie206 Regular economy has 3 seats in the middle section but premium economy has 4? I do see though that reg. has a 3-3-3 configuration but prem. has 2-4-2, which makes it one less seat, the isles look no wider in prem. economy so apparently the seats are a little wider in prem. than in reg. even though it's hard for me to tell by looking.
However, correct me if I'm wrong, but there are other things besides seat width which make prem. economy better such as it being seperated in a seperate section which I'm sure makes it feel quieter and more peaceful, there are seperate meals given from the meals given in reg. economy and the meals in prem. economy are better and higher quality cuisine, and also the factor alone of prem. economy costing more raises the chances of you not being stuck with an uncivilized passenger. Those are my guesses on what makes prem. economy better
@@alvexok5523 Het Alvex! Good observations 👍 The premium seat width is 19.5 cm compared to 18cm in regular economy. In terms of legroom, this is 38cm compared to 32cm. And yes the cabin is separate so you do get a feeling of more privacy. In terms of food, this is just a slight upgrade to economy although premium passengers do get 3 meal choices instead of the regular 2. In pre-pandemic times you could even make use of SQ’s book the cook service. That being said, premium passengers get separate check-in at the airport and 35kg check-in baggage allowance which is quite generous. Your bags are also tagged as priority and come out together with business class bags at arrival. As to your last comment, well even people with money can be rowdy and annoying 😀 so sometimes it’s just the luck of the draw. Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate your support!!
@@rollie206 No problem. Thanks for your good answer 🙂
Sorry, but I'm not really interested in your noodles or usual 'ice cream as dessert.' Disappointed that they still hand out this cheap solution in Premium.
If you do a review, let's have important facts. Details about seats, space, storage. Does Premium have it's own loo? Is it worth the extra money, where are the best seats located? Goodness, this is the information a traveller needs! Not a "puff piece' or am I mistaken, was this actually written as a 'puff piece'? Waste of time as far as I am concerned, shan't bother you again.
Wow, Roland. I'm so jealous of you and also super happy that you were able to head home after such a long time :) Thank you for sharing this special flight with us!
Yes I’m so happy to be back. Don’t be jealous! 😀 You will be doing the same quite soon I’m sure 👍. Thank you for support as always!
Your videos are straight to the point and brief, I love it.
That’s how I like it and I’m glad you share the same viewpoint 😀 Thanks for your support 👍 You should watch my other vids if you have time and leave me a comment there as well so I can improve 🤗
@@rollie206 will do
Great video mate 👍👍
Thanks for watching 😀
Good video! 👍👍
Thank you for watching and commenting 😄
@@rollie206 You are welcome
@@dutchtraveller611 Check out my other videos if you have time
Do you think it is necessary to wear a face shield on board? Did you see any passengers in the plane or at the airport wearing one? Thanks! :)
The crew uses eye shields and I did the same. I didn’t see anyone with face shields on board but if you feel unsafe then you should wear it 😀 When are you travelling?
@@rollie206 This weekend! Do pharmacy stores in SG sell eye shields? Thank you :)
@@deeeteee I ordered mine online but maybe you can try Guardian or Watsons. Otherwise maybe try opticians. Have a good and safe trip! 👍
I took that same flight on 11 Nov and I was happy that I didn't upgrade to premium. I had three economy seats for myself on the inbound and outbound flights. I turned my little corner of the plane into a lie flatbed. Food was not really good and stingy. However, a round trip ticket AMS-BKK for 414 euros is hard to beat, especially when the plane is so empty.
Haha 😂 Stingy is not a word you often hear when describing Singapore Airlines. In pre-pandemic times, apart from the 2 meal trays, you would also get towel service, drinks service and a few snack services in between the main meals. Unfortunately, SQ’s policy since the pandemic has been to minimise crew contact with the passengers so all the extras have been halted. But you can still get snacks in the galley, or call a crew member for them to bring something to you. Was you final destination Singapore or were you transmitting?
@@rollie206 I went to Bangkok. The flight home took even longer so I brought my own snacks. :-) I also noticed the route. We flew over bangkok, China, Russia, Scandinavia. I've flown from Bangkok very often but never that route. Not that it matters but I just noticed it and wondered why that was.
@@esIworld I know! :-) It was so weird and that added an hour more to the flight. It's at times like these when I wish I could ask the captain why they chose this flight route. Are you Dutch?
@@rollie206 Yes, I am Dutch.
As for the route: my return flight was on the 21st of Nov. On flight aware I compared routes and times. The KLM flight took off immediately behind us and landed 22 minutes before us via the India route. Both planes were +/-30 minutes late.
Yesterday's SQ flight was via an India route and 1hour and 9 minutes faster. I guess it's how the wind blows :-)
If you ever get the chance, take an Aireurope Business class flight. I'm going to South America next week and cannot find a Business class flight report from this Airline. Depending on your destination, tickets are insanely cheap from Amsterdam.
@@esIworld Good observations! 👍 Sometimes it’s due to headwinds but in this case the route was definitely longer. I don’t understand the logic for this since airlines always look for the most efficient flight route. Maybe this time it’s political. I will keep asking around to see if someone knows 😀 I don’t get the chance to fly to South America often since my parents live in South East Asia, and that’s the main reason for my travel. But I will keep Air Europa in mind 👍 I did find some business class reviews on this company though, so maybe you could refer to these before your flight. Have a great time in South America 😃