Bali and Berchtesgaden: Singapore Airlines First Class Singapore to Frankfurt

"I love nuts, I love chocolate, and I love Baileys. How did they know?!"

Maybe a certain someone working on other routes started a dossier on you and passed it along? 😉

Does SQ have a "dine when you want" option in first?

@ Wwk5d -- Absolutely, you can have what you want, how you want, when you want.

A definite weak spot with Singapore though has to be that snack menu...

Of course, not every airline caters snacks the way that ANA does.

But instant noodles and lay's potato chips? What is this, the old BA "raid the larder" business class offering on a short hop across the Atlantic?

An airline like Singapore should do proper noodle dishes as a midflight snack.

An interesting report would be about the crew preparing, plating and serving these fantastic dishes (assuming they would let you watch).

Great report, as usual. Queation, since you arrived at 840 PM, and you slept a full 8 hrs, did you end up staying up all night? Seems you would want to power through the flight and get on German time by sleeping when you arrive...just curious. You help us with our Bali trip and one of the things I did was sleep very little on the NYC - HK since we would arrive at night so I could sleep the first night in HK.

I noticed the Lay's too. I also heard their wine program is going downhill (other than the champagne of course).

Can't get much cheaper than Lay's.

I should do a poll to see if people like Evian. I don't.

Lucky, just curious; no desire to use "book the cook"? I thought that's the way to go out of singapore.

I shouldn't have been so negative; clearly the food offerings were excellent!

Does Row 2 face backward?

@ Dan Ray -- Nope, they face forwards.

Thanks for this review. I haven't told my wife yet that we are flying to Singapore next month from SFO with a stop in Seoul. We're only spending 36 hours in Singapore before returning home. We'll spend about 36 hours in the air with a short stop in Seoul each way. Seems like it won't be to hard to endure.

@ sam -- Surprisingly enough I conked out the second I got to the hotel as well. I didn't get much sleep during the trip, so was catching up, I guess.

@ Gary, Indeed! SQ's snack items are underwhelming. However, as a snack while flying SQ F I've managed to order entrees remaining from the first service as a snack- and in typical Singapore style, without hesitation, they were excited to please.

Happy JewJetting,
-JRL

I know you're not much of a drinker Ben, but I'd sure love to see the wine/spirits menus on flight reviews like this.

I was in Frankfurt airport last week, admittedly in Business and not in First, but I honestly couldn't say I liked the airport. I even found Heathrow nicer, except when in line for takeoff/landing

Why don't you ever try Chinese or other non-western options?

@ Blaine -- Sorry, I should have clarified, they were the same as on the outbound, so I posted them with the Houston to Moscow review.

@ Mark -- There's no disputing the terminal itself is crap. Though the First Class Terminal probably is the nicest "terminal" in the world.

What I like about Frankfurt Airport is the variety of traffic and not the main terminal itself, which I agree is awful.

I do not think you arrived at 8:40 +1 day in your heading (the +1 day part is off).

@ Paul -- Whoops, bad copy and paste job on my part, sorry!

I find it odd they give you a bottle of Evian for dessert, while your picture makes it clear you were served a glass of "inferior" water with dinner.

@ Jason -- All the water aboard in first class is actually Evian.

Haha, I'm getting more and more excited about my ride on SQ1 🙂

@Mark,

Having flown Business and First on separate times, it is literally night and day at Frankfurt. If you fly First you get access to the First Class Terminal (which Lucky does a better job describing than I ever could). Having spent 9 hours there yesterday (due to the strike), I really have to say, its quite comfortable. Compare that to, QR's Premium Terminal (spent 12 hours there the week before, again due to delay), if you've been there, and I still think the LH FCT is far and above.

When you fly to singaporen from US do you convert US dollar in advance or once you arrive.

You know, this may sound absolutely crazy, but while I do enjoy a fancy hotel or restaurant now and again I don't really long for first class flights nearly as much.

I think it's because most of the appeal with first class is based on how it compares with other air travel and not how it compares with the rest of your life. My everyday bed is leagues better than any airline seat I've ever slept in. My home based movie and television options dwarf the on-board entertainment systems. I have far more control over the temperature and the decor, and unlike a plane window there's something recognizable to look at outside.

That leaves the meal service, but even then I can easily meet or exceed the freshest airline meals simply by visiting a fancy restaurant for a fraction of the cost. Is the service as attentive and (ahem) retentive? Well no, not really, but I honestly don't enjoy being fussed over to such a degree. I'd rather just be treated with kindness that is welcoming without being taken to uncomfortable extremes. And if I want a bottle of Dom or Krug I'll pick one up on the way home from work. It may not be cheap, but it's easy enough to find and compared to international first class airfare it may as well be a dime a dozen.

But maybe that's just me? 😉

It's just you.

@ Dan ray -- I always get money upon arrival at an ATM.

just booked an awesome flight maximizing united's generous routing rules for award flights for my girlfriend and I next summer, sadly in economy though....wish I could do this in First Class like you always travel!

First Leg: CLT -> TOKYO NRT flying both the Singapore and Lufthansa A380 JFK->FRA->NRT with Tokyo being the final Destination

OPEN JAW 1 : Bangkok BKK -> Paris CDG with Paris being the STOPOVER city

OPEN JAW 2 : Paris CDG -> Cancun CUN

will have to buy the tickets from NRT to BKK and from CUN to CLT but those will be cheap tickets to buy

After all is said, will be visiting 4 different cities using United's very generous reward routing all for 130,000 United miles and $250..... very well worth it!

@ Kevin -- Congrats, sounds awesome! Enjoy.

You have an awesome life. I live vicariously through you Lucky.

@Kevin, did you do multi-destination or CLT-NRT in the search engine? Did you have a stopover or layover in FRA? Also was it 65,000 per person r/t?

@ Krystle -- I'm not Kevin, but I'd guess something this complicated has to be booked by phone. 65,000 roundtrip per person is the right price for coach. I suspect there was no stopover in Frankfurt of more than 24 hours, as that would make the award illegal.

Is the WI-FI free in Business Class or First Class?

@ JH -- There wasn't wifi on this particular flight, and if it were, it wouldn't have been free for anyone.