Airline Reviews
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Review: SilverKris First Class Lounge Terminal 2 (SIN)
SilverKris First Class Lounge The SilverKris First Class Lounge Terminal 2 is one of three dedicated First Class lounges operated by Singapore Airlines at Singapore Changi Airport. While the majority of the airline’s flights are centred in Terminal 3, there is still a good chunk of flights to select Asian destinations departing Terminal 2. As…
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Review: Singapore Airlines 777 First Class (CGK-SIN)
Singapore Airlines flight details To kick off my Indian Subcontinent Extraordinaire, I flew Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 777-300ER First Class from Jakarta to Singapore. Despite being a short sub-two-hour flight, the airline exclusively offers its long-haul product between the two cities. Naturally, this extends to the airline’s First Class product – only offered on the Boeing…
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Review: Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge Jakarta (CGK)
Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge Following a brief visit to the Business Class section of the Singapore Airlines Lounge, it was finally time to check out the airline’s exclusive First Class Lounge! A private section of the Singapore Airlines Lounge, the First Class Lounge is best described as a lounge within a lounge, within a…
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Review: Singapore Airlines Lounge Jakarta (CGK)
Singapore Airlines Lounge Did you know that Singapore Airlines has a lounge in Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport? Set within the confines of the Saphire Plaza Premium Lounge, the Singapore Airlines Lounge is an exclusive facility open only to premium passengers flying on the airline. Curiously, however, the lounge is operated by the Plaza Premium Group…
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Review: Batik Air A320 Business Class (HLP-DPS)
Batik Air flight details Batik Air is the premium subsidiary of the Indonesian low-cost carrier, Lion Air. Despite the downgrading changes in recent years, the airline still maintains the makings of most Asian full-service carriers; this includes frills like complimentary refreshments, inflight entertainment, and baggage allowance. While I’ve reviewed the airline’s Business Class on an ex-Garuda…
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Review: Batik Air Lounge Halim (HLP)
Read this exclusive Batik Air Lounge review at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) in Jakarta only at Jakarta Potato.
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Review: AirAsia A320neo Hot Seat (KUL-CGK)
AirAsia flight details While I’ve flown and reviewed Indonesia AirAsia’s A320 Hot Seat product in the past, I’ve yet to try the original AirAsia Malaysia (AK). Founded in 1993, the airline originally started up as a full-service carrier owned by a government conglomerate. The failing airline was bought by Malaysian entrepreneurs Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin…
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Review: Malaysia Airlines 737 Business Class (SIN-KUL)
Malaysia Airlines flight details Malaysia Airlines is a carrier I am very familiar with, having flown dozens of flights with them prior to the pandemic. Following three odd travel years, this became my first time flying the airline post-Covid. For one, I was excited to finally get the opportunity to try the Malaysian flag carrier’s…
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Review: Qatar Airways Premium Lounge Singapore (SIN)
Qatar Airways Premium Lounge The Qatar Airways Premium Lounge is the latest addition to oneworld’s excellent family of lounges at Singapore Changi Airport. Opened in February 2020, the Singapore lounge joins the Bangkok lounge as the second Asian outstation operated by the airline. Designed with Arabic elements in mind, the lounge is practically a morsel…
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Review: SATS Premier Lounge T2 Singapore (SIN)
SATS Premier Lounge The SATS Premier Lounge is Terminal 2’s chief contract lounge. It is operated by SATS (Singapore Airport Terminal Services), a ground handling with close relations to Singapore Airlines and Singapore Changi Airport. Like the Marhaba Lounges, SATS operates a network of contract lounges in Changi, and caters for Singapore Airlines flights. Lounge…