There are a few things in life I consider to be guarantees. For example, if you show me a Harry Potter movie, I guarantee I’ll fall asleep. If you ask me to go through the full body scanner at a US airport, I guarantee I’ll be getting a massage in a private room instead. And if you put me in Singapore Airlines first class, I guarantee my expectations will be exceeded… or so I thought.
I just flew Singapore Airlines first class, and for the first time I can remember, was actually legitimately disappointed. I’ll save the details for the trip report – consider this a teaser. Though of course feel free to guess, and if anyone gets it right I’ll be happy to say so.
And no, the disappointment wasn’t that the first lady of Zimbabwe and her entourage were taking up half of the first class cabin…
Same route, same experience (10 years later). I would like to post a picture of the main course but unfortunately it’s not possible. It tasted like frozen and heated up in the microwave. No salad. No sides of any kind. This was supposed to be First Class, I have seen better food in Economy flying other airlines.
On the return flight in business the main course turned out to be an appetizer. „Wholesome red...
Same route, same experience (10 years later). I would like to post a picture of the main course but unfortunately it’s not possible. It tasted like frozen and heated up in the microwave. No salad. No sides of any kind. This was supposed to be First Class, I have seen better food in Economy flying other airlines.
On the return flight in business the main course turned out to be an appetizer. „Wholesome red lentil soufflé“. The whole dish fitted onto a spoon. Nuts were thrown in a plastic bag onto my table.
They ran out of the main course?
All the Singapre logos on silverware, plates, and glasses were not pointing at you?
The Captain's wife upgraded on board and she keeps on going to the cockpit and back again?
Or an infant in First?
that's a crowded F section! and those dated overhead bins!
Where's the salmon with the caviar?
No KrisWorld
Your diet coke has NO lime NOT EVEN lemon! where have all the citrus fruits gone?!
And the vanilla ice cream was served too melty....
All male flight attendants
Get it straight, Lucky needs a lime in his diet coke! :)
Coins, we all know you're serious, that's why we're kidding around.
The smiley on the dessert plate has a wry smile too!
I suspect you had a bad crew--which happens from time to time even on SQ.
Did you have to fight for the caviar and a drink with dinner like Gary did on his horrible LH F flight to India last year?
I see an appetizer and dessert - they must've forgot to cater the main course?
They put Tabasco sauce all over your desert plate?
@ Ralph -- I haven't started it yet, this is a trip I'm taking right now.
Folks, you're assuming I'm kidding. I'm being serious. Seriously!
No booze for the flight?
I took another look. No creme fraiche!!!
The caviar smelled like fish?
The coulis with your dessert looks absolutely disgusting...
They introduced a new bubbly on that route?
JFK-FRA? Did you use miles? What program?
With your parents? :)
+1 on the running out of limes
I'm guessing either an A380 was swapped out for a 747 or... They had no lemons for the diet coke...
is this the JFK-FRA segment on the Old 747?
is that all they fed you?!?
That dessert presentation is Unitedesque.
My opinion it was probably some smelly left coaster
They ran out of lime?
Have I missed something? Which trip are you taking then?
It looks like you ordered the diet menu. Portion control. They didn't want you to feed you that much...
I was disappointed last time I flew Singapore too (it was just business but still...).
BTW, many people misspell mAssage... mEssage is something different.
;-)
Don't tell me they ran out of pajamas?
No hot towel, oh no!!!
they asked you for "chicka o biif"?
They ran out of soft drinks?? Ha!
You were scheduled for an A380 but they changed the aircraft?
They last minute switched out a A380 for a good old 747-400 on your sector
@lofty
Doesn't live up to the loft standards set by the Red Roo?