DH and I flew on Singapore Airlines (hereinafter referred to as ‘SQ’) for our recent trip to Amsterdam. That was my first ever long-haul flight with SQ and I was very, very pleased with the service. To sum it up: we were flying Economy Class but the service was First Class.
This is how the plane’s interior looks like:
View from the back:
This was my lunch for the Amsterdam-Singapore (AMS-SIN) flight:
That’s salmon salad you see on the top left, with a small bowl strawberries and melon balls beside it for dessert. The main dish was fish with steamed vegetables (it tasted better than how it looks). Then there’s the usual bun with soft margarine and with a Dutch touch — a small piece of Gouda cheese.
Sorry, I didn’t have the foresight to take a photo of the other in-flight meals that we had.
DH and I chose a special meal, hence we ended up with the fruits for dessert while everyone else had caramel. But guess what? Since the flight was not full, I asked one of the stewardesses half-jokingly to give us some of the caramel if there was any extra. And they gave us one each! The caramel was damn good, I tell you, topped with whipped cream and a small sliver of dark chocolate. It was so good I just dove into it, even though I longed so much to take a photo of it first. I just couldn’t wait to get my teeth into it!
Generally speaking, the food was okay although not quite up to par with that of Emirates Airlines (hereinafter referred to as ‘EK’). EK still tops my list when it comes to food. I mean, in-flight meals for Economy Class are not exactly gourmet fare. But for airline food, I think EK’s menu is one of the best.
But when it came to snacks, it was SQ’s time to shine. They served large green apples (for the health-conscious), cream cheese and lettuce sandwiches (for the hungry), and Lays potato chips and Toblerone bars (for the nibblers).
For what seemed like the entire duration of the flight, the flight attendants — mostly Indonesians and Malaysians — traipsed noiselessly up and down the darkened aisles, bearing trays laden with mineral water and fruit juices, discreetly taking away used cups, taking orders for other types of beverages.
And when I mentioned to the the head steward that I had troubles sleeping, he offered to bring me a steaming hot bowl of instant tom yam noodles.
