JamesL
28th September 2014, 02:35 PM
Flight Details:
Airline: KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Registration: PH-BVD
Route: WADD – WSSS
Flight Time: 2 Hours
Seat: 2K
STD: 2035
I had been in Bali for just under 2 weeks for both a holiday and to be a guest at a family wedding. Overall I enjoyed Bali and as a second time on the island I gained a better appreciation for it. I have always wanted to go back to Singapore as I enjoy atmosphere, the location and weather. It is a beautiful city and has lot of activities etc. to do. I thought to myself I could probably pick up a cheap ticket to get there and this would also give me an opportunity to fly home on the SQ A380 (9VSKH).
With this is in mind I managed to pick a fairly cheap business class ticket on KLM and thought it would be a good opportunity to fly an international airline on a short sector to try out all the bells and whistle to which I was pleasantly surprised.
So on Friday the 19th, I checked out of my party of a hotel for the last 2 weeks and headed for the new DPS international terminal, which is reminiscent of both the wave roof of LHR T5 and the openness.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/911/Nqe3pX.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/pbNqe3pXj)
Indonesia is different to Australia in terms of security and have their baggage screening point is before you enter the check-in area. Once through I made my way to the counters and waited about 20 minutes whilst the ground crew set up the counters.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/540/aEF7gY.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/f0aEF7gYj)
Once I had completed the process, I then proceeded to the pay station and completed a second round of security checks and then onto immigration. This process was rather slow but once through I began to explore the terminal.
Here’s a few pics from my findings;
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/540/ZySKTj.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/f0ZySKTjj) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/673/8j2bGf.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/ip8j2bGfj)
Once I had finished searching I headed to the JAS lounge, which was only a temporary lounge set up in a spare space with some retaining walls which really don’t block out any noise. I’m not one to snob but there was not much really to offer and I was actually disappointed as I was hoping for something a little bit better…
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/911/vwSWao.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/pbvwSWaoj)
At -60 STD I headed for the gate where I found my lovely Boeing 77W in the lovely Skyteam livery, unfortunately, the windows are tinted and due to it being a night departure the conditions were really conducive to photo taking, here is my attempt with a small hand Olympus camera.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/661/r0AhQp.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/idr0AhQpj)
The boarding gate was setup well and controlled in a reasonable way.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/661/XGjeT5.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/idXGjeT5j)
Once through the priority lane, I boarded and found my very comfortable seat for a 2 hour trip. The only flaw that I found personally was that the tray table was not sturdy as it was a fold out half tray with no support between the two trays underneath.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/661/R7nPXL.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/idR7nPXLj) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/540/LiHHNA.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/f0LiHHNAj) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/902/pgl6dM.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/p2pgl6dMj) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/538/b9q7HE.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/eyb9q7HEj)
Once settled in the cabin crew came around and offered a beverage service whether it be OJ or Champers, being I was on holiday and I had payed to enjoy myself, I thought I would indulge ;)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/661/izrAdx.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/idizrAdxj)
Just prior to pushback a familiar sight arrived on a bay a few doors down :P
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/908/Hef6zv.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/p8Hef6zvj)
After that and once airborne the crew came around for a towel service and issued amenity kits.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/911/ydwFB5.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/pbydwFB5j)
More to come
Airline: KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Registration: PH-BVD
Route: WADD – WSSS
Flight Time: 2 Hours
Seat: 2K
STD: 2035
I had been in Bali for just under 2 weeks for both a holiday and to be a guest at a family wedding. Overall I enjoyed Bali and as a second time on the island I gained a better appreciation for it. I have always wanted to go back to Singapore as I enjoy atmosphere, the location and weather. It is a beautiful city and has lot of activities etc. to do. I thought to myself I could probably pick up a cheap ticket to get there and this would also give me an opportunity to fly home on the SQ A380 (9VSKH).
With this is in mind I managed to pick a fairly cheap business class ticket on KLM and thought it would be a good opportunity to fly an international airline on a short sector to try out all the bells and whistle to which I was pleasantly surprised.
So on Friday the 19th, I checked out of my party of a hotel for the last 2 weeks and headed for the new DPS international terminal, which is reminiscent of both the wave roof of LHR T5 and the openness.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/911/Nqe3pX.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/pbNqe3pXj)
Indonesia is different to Australia in terms of security and have their baggage screening point is before you enter the check-in area. Once through I made my way to the counters and waited about 20 minutes whilst the ground crew set up the counters.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/540/aEF7gY.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/f0aEF7gYj)
Once I had completed the process, I then proceeded to the pay station and completed a second round of security checks and then onto immigration. This process was rather slow but once through I began to explore the terminal.
Here’s a few pics from my findings;
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/540/ZySKTj.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/f0ZySKTjj) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/673/8j2bGf.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/ip8j2bGfj)
Once I had finished searching I headed to the JAS lounge, which was only a temporary lounge set up in a spare space with some retaining walls which really don’t block out any noise. I’m not one to snob but there was not much really to offer and I was actually disappointed as I was hoping for something a little bit better…
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/911/vwSWao.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/pbvwSWaoj)
At -60 STD I headed for the gate where I found my lovely Boeing 77W in the lovely Skyteam livery, unfortunately, the windows are tinted and due to it being a night departure the conditions were really conducive to photo taking, here is my attempt with a small hand Olympus camera.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/661/r0AhQp.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/idr0AhQpj)
The boarding gate was setup well and controlled in a reasonable way.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/661/XGjeT5.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/idXGjeT5j)
Once through the priority lane, I boarded and found my very comfortable seat for a 2 hour trip. The only flaw that I found personally was that the tray table was not sturdy as it was a fold out half tray with no support between the two trays underneath.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/661/R7nPXL.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/idR7nPXLj) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/540/LiHHNA.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/f0LiHHNAj) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/902/pgl6dM.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/p2pgl6dMj) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/538/b9q7HE.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/eyb9q7HEj)
Once settled in the cabin crew came around and offered a beverage service whether it be OJ or Champers, being I was on holiday and I had payed to enjoy myself, I thought I would indulge ;)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/661/izrAdx.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/idizrAdxj)
Just prior to pushback a familiar sight arrived on a bay a few doors down :P
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/908/Hef6zv.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/p8Hef6zvj)
After that and once airborne the crew came around for a towel service and issued amenity kits.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/911/ydwFB5.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/pbydwFB5j)
More to come