After bumming around for a week in Singapore, it was time to head off to Bangkok for shopping! Checked in at T2 and headed to T3 to use the Krisflyer Gold lounge instead of the horrible SATS lounge in T2.
T3 Krisflyer Gold Lounge
Entrance
Comfy seats
Nice skylight
Testing Wireless@SG
Open feel (I prefer this over the SKL)
Saw this while at the “oxygen intake” area
Flight
Aircraft today was a “STAR ALLIANCE” liveried B773, 9V-SYE (One of the 5 773s in SQ’s fleet without AVOD). Pushback was on time but there was a queue for takeoff, which caused a slight delay, but we still arrived on time. Seems like SQ has stopped giving out menus in Y for the shorter regional hops.
Cheese Omelette with ???
Legroom shot
Arrived at the horrible BKK airport on time. Cleared immigration in 10 mins, which was fast compared to my last trip there. Instead of heading to the same immigration like everyone else, walk slightly further to the central section. There are less people there and more counters are manned.
3 days in BKK passed too quickly. BKK really defines the word CHEAP. 400 Baht (Including tips) to the airport by taxi is cheap!
Departure Hall (Landside)
Departure Hall (Airside)
Getting to the SKL Lounge
Finding the lounge in BKK is no easy feat. Apart from the excellent signs to the Royal Silk Lounges, signages to the other CIP lounges are horrible. Just head towards Concourse C to get to the SKL.
SKL Entrance
Lounge Environment
F&B Area
Flight
SQ631 was operated by 9V-SQM, which meant food was ex-NRT!
Breaded pork with ???
Push back was 10 mins early and arrival was on time.
LH4116 From Sweden, joined Aug 2007, 364 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (2 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2936 times:
Thanks for a nice and interesting report.
I really like the pics of the architecture at BKK and SIN. The food looked very nice for being served on short haul flights.
"Still, i haven't explored the wonderful world on the other side of the curtain"
Nicholaschee From Australia, joined Oct 2005, 314 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2756 times:
Quoting CXtra (Reply 1): Doesn't that look like Thai script on the water though?
Thanks for an interesting report. Smile KrisFlyer Gold lounge in SIN certainly a huge improvement on SATS place.. And BKK SKL seems excellent.
SATS is still a horrible place even after the upgrade. The SKL in T2 is also rather tired looking. Haven't used it since T3 opened. The BKK SKL looks similar to the KFGL in T3 and the one in ADL too.
Quoting LH4116 (Reply 2): Thanks for a nice and interesting report.
I really like the pics of the architecture at BKK and SIN. The food looked very nice for being served on short haul flights.
I just haven't posted the ugly side of BKK.
Quoting SQ772 (Reply 3): SQ stopped providing menus in Y on its turnaround Southeast Asian flights many years ago...so it's not a recent development.
Many years? Hmm I still have a couple of menus from Y from 2006.
Quoting SQ772 (Reply 3): As mentioned by another reader, the meal was uplifted in BKK. It's probably cheaper to uplift ex-BKK than 2 sectors worth of meals ex-NRT...
Seems like Southeast Asian flights have not started using the new YCL servicewares yet.
SIN7 From Singapore, joined Jun 2007, 91 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (2 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2601 times:
Thanks for the TR.
Nice to compare your SQ and my previous LX flight SIN-BKK v.v.
The new BKK airport is'nt a sight. Didn't bother to take any pics too.
Lightings used were the glaring white ones which can make it very dull.
Surprised that the ceilings were left in bare concreate too.
Think it was rush job to open the airport.
Quoting CXtra (Reply 1): Quoting Nicholaschee (Thread starter):
SQ631 was operated by 9V-SQM, which meant food was ex-NRT!
Doesn't that look like Thai script on the water though?
The dessert looks like a Thai sweet. Looks familiar like the ones on TG ex-BKK also.
Have to say the new EY serviceware is really nice!
SQ772 From Singapore, joined Nov 2001, 1546 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (2 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2525 times:
Quoting Nicholaschee (Reply 4): Many years? Hmm I still have a couple of menus from Y from 2006.
You have Y menus from BKK turnaround flights in 2006? The only BKK flights that still offer menus are those originating or terminating in Japan.
There were no menus on my last BKK-SIN flight in Y...that was 2005. IIRC, HAN and MNL still offer menus as these are flights that are above 2 hours....guess I was wrong to say menus are no longer distributed on all turnaround southeast asian flights.
SQ631 was using the new YCL serviceware because it was a flight originating in northasia (NRT). To date, other than 77W and A380 flights, all turnaround flights within southeast asia and west asia (Middle East/India) have not completely cutover to the new serviceware.
Airpearl From Malaysia, joined May 2001, 494 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (2 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2261 times:
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Thanks for the report and especially for the nice pics of the new SKL at BKK. It looks pretty decent, and the food looks good too - is that nasi lemak? Some SKL are not open to Star Gold members, I assume this is? If so, it'd make a nice alternative to the Royal Silk lounges, I'd go there for the nasi lemak alone!
Nicholaschee From Australia, joined Oct 2005, 314 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2124 times:
Quoting SIN7 (Reply 5): Thanks for the TR.
Nice to compare your SQ and my previous LX flight SIN-BKK v.v.
The new BKK airport is'nt a sight. Didn't bother to take any pics too.
Lightings used were the glaring white ones which can make it very dull.
Surprised that the ceilings were left in bare concreate too.
Think it was rush job to open the airport.
I just went through your LX TR. Will give LX a try in Dec. Found a J/Y package that's cheaper than SQ Y.
BKK looks more tired than KUL even though it's newer.
Quoting SQ772 (Reply 6): You have Y menus from BKK turnaround flights in 2006? The only BKK flights that still offer menus are those originating or terminating in Japan.
There were no menus on my last BKK-SIN flight in Y...that was 2005. IIRC, HAN and MNL still offer menus as these are flights that are above 2 hours....guess I was wrong to say menus are no longer distributed on all turnaround southeast asian flights.
Have the menus from SQ60/63, SQ62/65 & SQ68/61 from 2006
Quoting SQ772 (Reply 6): SQ631 was using the new YCL serviceware because it was a flight originating in northasia (NRT). To date, other than 77W and A380 flights, all turnaround flights within southeast asia and west asia (Middle East/India) have not completely cutover to the new serviceware.
Thanks for the info.
Quoting Airpearl (Reply 7): Thanks for the report and especially for the nice pics of the new SKL at BKK. It looks pretty decent, and the food looks good too - is that nasi lemak? Some SKL are not open to Star Gold members, I assume this is? If so, it'd make a nice alternative to the Royal Silk lounges, I'd go there for the nasi lemak alone!
Yup! It's Nasi Lemak, not sure if they serve it everyday though. It's one of the better lounge meals I had so far. The food selection in the Royal Silk lounges are sub par and they are normally very crowded.
Afaik, only the KLIA SKL, T2 SKL and T3 SKL are not open to *A Gold members but there's always the TG lounge in KLIA and the KF Gold lounge in T3.
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KrisFlyer Gold lounge in SIN certainly a huge improvement on SATS place.. And BKK SKL seems excellent.
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