After a fantastic stay in the SilverKris Business Class Lounge in Terminal 3, we were looking forward to our flight in Singapore Airlines Regional Business Class in the Airbus A350-900. Find out in the following trip report what amenities the cabin offers and what service you can expect on short-haul flights within Asia.
After arriving with Singapore Airlines from Kuala Lumpur, we made our way from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3. We could have gone to the Business Lounge in Terminal 2, but I had read that the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Business Class Lounge Terminal 3 would only reopen in November 2021 after extensive renovation and expansion work. You can find out whether it was worth the trip in the lounge review.
The route from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore was the busiest international flight route in the world in 2018 with 30,187 flights per year, according to an analysis by travel information service OAG Aviation Worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic has certainly reduced this figure significantly. Nevertheless, there are still numerous daily connections between the two Southeast Asian metropolises. We opted for a morning flight with Singapore Airlines. I was very excited to see what the Singapore Airlines Business Class Boeing 737-800 NG had to offer in regional traffic.
In July 2016, I was very lucky to be part of the first flight of Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350-900 from Düsseldorf. I have already written you a detailed article about this. In this review I would like to tell you what the return flight was like in the Singapore Airlines Business Class Airbus A350-900 from Singapore to Düsseldorf. There is also a brief insight into the first and business class SilverKris Lounge at Singapore Airport.
On July 22, 2016 at 6:10 a.m., the Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 landed in the North Rhine-Westphalia state capital for the first time and was traditionally greeted with a water fountain. From now on, the renowned five-star airline will connect Düsseldorf Airport non-stop three times a week with its hub in Singapore. I was very lucky to be on the inaugural Singapore Airlines Business Class flight on the Airbus A350-900 from Düsseldorf.
I only wrote a short travel report for our return flight in the SWISS Economy Class Airbus A340-300 from Singapore to Zurich. Details about the aircraft cabin and the seats in SWISS Economy Class can be found in the trip report for the outbound flight.
After checking out at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur, we took the LRT and KLIA Express to the international airport. The journey took an hour in total, with a short wait at KL Sentral. We flew to Singapore with an airline that was new to me - Jetstar Asia Economy Class.
The hotel's own shuttle bus took us from the Grand Mercure Roxy to Terminal 1 of the Singapore Changi International Airport without any traffic jams or delays. From there we took an AirAsia Economy Class Airbus A320-200 to Langkawi.
The plan was for us to land in Zurich at 4:30 p.m. from Berlin. Because of the strong hurricane Niklas, we only arrived three hours later. From Gate A81 we walked to the SWISS Senator Lounge before taking the SWISS Economy Class Airbus A340-300 to Singapore.