Singapore Airlines ( Singapore - Jakarta )

Airline: Singapore Airlines
Flight Number : SQ960
Route : Singapore(SIN)-Jakarta(CGK)
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes
Aircraft : B777-300
Class of Travel : Business Class
Date : 6 July 2018

On this flight, we were one of the last group to board the plane. We are chatting at SKL at Terminal 2 when I realized its past boarding time, we rushed to the gate and found out that the gate was empty. ( We are sooo late ) We didn’t worry much about the time because we thought someone must arrive later than us #Indonesians ;)

When I arrived at the cabin, It turned out my seat was occupied with a couple + their baby. The grandchild of an Indonesian conglomerate, I bet they are PPS/ Solitaire member  Each time I ride SQ, there’s always familiar faces, either politician, conglomerate, public figure, etc. They politely asked whether I want to move to their original seat, and ofcourse I don’t mind ( because obviously as a family they have to sit together esp they bring their baby with them ). I purposely chose that seat because it is a window seat, but now that I moved, I got the middle seat, and the seat next to me was also occupied ;)… this was what I meant, when riding SQ biz class in Jakarta route, it is always busy and full load. You don’t get that much exclusivity or personalized attention.

Anyways, the cabin crew was so thankful I didn’t mind changing seats, she thanked me many times, and when she offered me reading materials , When I politely reject, she insist on me having something to read  The crews looked so busy prepping for departure, taking passenger’s coat, serving hot towel and drinks, I skipped asking for teddy bears 

Though I always try my very best to be a nice passenger and would never want to give the cabin crews more tasks, I forgot to buy some things on KrisShop from my previous flight, So I wrote on the order form and hand it to the crew to purchase. Then it was followed up by the leading stewardess, and sadly out of the things I wanted to purchase, they only have one in stock, which is the tiger balm ( for my dad lol ). Maybe it’s a short flight, they don’t really think people would do duty free shopping? Well, I thought Indonesians are big spenders and love shopping so much anywhere and anytime hahaha.

The single-piece of paper menu onboard this short flight 

Middle seat, I forgot my seat number because I switched seats with another passenger.

Book The Cook – Nasi Biryani

The presentation looks meh, but it tastes wonderful, very flavorful. I’d BTC Nasi Biryani again next time.

Up close, Nasi Biryani for my main course. If you notice, for this short flight they use salt and pepper sachets like those in Economy Class. As Ive mentioned before, CGK-SIN and CGK-HKG flights fare difference is only around 20%, why should they use the cheap looking sachets for Biz class, teehee..

Dessert : Pannacotta with fruit salad, fresh and tastes good 

My Sister’s Nasi Biryani – the presentation is different. Also during our SIN-HKG flight, Mom had Nasi Biryani too and the presentation is different ( for that, it is acceptable because longer flights usually has bigger portions, and even different table wares are used for different aircrafts  )

My Mom BTC selection, Nasi Padang. She said the portion was huuugge and it tastes good but the chicken is just so-so. Spot the Sambal terasi my Mom brought from Jakarta so #Indonesian ahhahaha.

Tea after the meal service, along with the Dreamliner teddy bear I got from my previous flight, thanks to IFM Ms Kim 

Conclusion :
Flights to and from Singapore is one of the busiest routes in the world. SQ operates 9 daily flights to Singapore , which means 18x return .

Airlines operating this route ( Direct )  :

1. Full-service airlines : Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air
2. Budget airlines : Scoot, JetStar, AirAsia, LionAir, 

For full service airlines, BatikAir offers the best price. But ofcourse, what you pay is what you get. SQ and GA’s fare is mostly the same, both Economy or Business Class. So I’d personally choose Singapore Airlines because of its service, meal, on time performance, guarantees you’ll fly with wide body aircraft ( GA operates 737s in most of this route, only 1 flight with A330 a day ).

For budget airline, Lion Air offers the best price. Again, what you pay is what you get. I’d personally choose to fly with AirAsia. Because although jetStar and Scoot offers cheap price as well, their add ons are so expensive.