Wizard, when are you going to Singapore?
March 12th, 2016 at 4:31:50 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Wizard, we are looking for your report! |
March 12th, 2016 at 5:35:48 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Singapore is high on my list. I'd like to do another Asia trip, returning to Macau, then Singapore, and finally Thailand. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
March 12th, 2016 at 6:00:51 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Last year Air Asia offered unlimited flights to ASEAN out of Kuala Lumpur for $148 plus airport taxes. I think there are similar offers from Hong Kong. It would be awfully tempting to include Bali with Singapore, Macau, and Bangkok. As of this summer, these will be the longest routes on USA airlines. I assume you have done the LAX-HKG route. If you want to do it one better, then you might try the flight from SFO-SIN. 13,600 km San Francisco Intl Arpt (SFO) to Singapore, SG (SIN) United airlines begins June 1, 2016 13,582 km Atlanta -Johannesburg, Delta Air Lines 13,072 km Dallas/Fort Worth - Hong Kong,American Airlines 12,980 km Newark -Hong Kong, United Airlines 12,748 km Los Angeles -Melbourne, United Airlines 12,565 km Newark-Mumbai, United Airlines 12,500 km Chicago (ORD) to Hong Kong Intl, (HKG) 11,600 km Los Angeles Intl (LAX) to Hong Kong Intl, (HKG) |
March 12th, 2016 at 7:24:44 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | There's almost no time of year that the humidity and heat won't drop you in your tracks in Singapore. Even the locals complain about it. I don't do well in hot humid places, so I stay home. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 12th, 2016 at 9:41:04 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 | Singapore is a destination I book a ton I send tons of business travelers to SIN My go to route is UA ORD -HKG-SIN Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
March 12th, 2016 at 10:47:07 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It seems like this new service will be more popular since instead of changing planes in Chicago and Hong Kong, now you just have to connect once in San Francisco.
United is adding SFO to Tel Aviv , Xi'an, China and Auckland . 9110 km John F Kennedy Intl, New York City, NY (JFK) to Ben Gurion Intl Arpt, Tel Aviv, IL (TLV) 11900 km San Francisco Intl Arpt, San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Ben Gurion Intl Arpt, Tel Aviv, IL (TLV) 10500 km San Francisco Intl Arpt, San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Auckland Intl Arpt, Auckland, NZ (AKL) 10400 km San Francisco Intl Arpt, San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Xiguan Airport, Xian, CN (SIA) |
March 12th, 2016 at 11:35:51 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
The times are weird on that SFO-SIN flight arriving 645am The ORD-HKG-SIN is nice because it only stops in HKG, no plane change. Also they arrive in the evening, get a good nights rest in a hotel, good to go for business the next morning. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
March 12th, 2016 at 3:25:15 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
So you book this flight: Purchase Price $1,108.76 economy 1:10 pm - 12:20 am (22h 10m) Stop in HKG 2h 15m ground time 6:00 am - 1:45 pm (20h 45m) Stop in HKG 1h 45m ground time (15h 30m) eastbound as opposed to (20h 45m) delta (5h 15m) (16h 20m) westbound as opposed to (22h 10m) delta (5h 50m) against possibly longer flight to feeder city, and probably lower cost, but with awkward arrival time.. Probably depends on the person. Are there showers in airport? |
March 13th, 2016 at 4:05:29 AM permalink | |
odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5055 |
I thought if they want to sin, you send them to Thailand? I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
March 13th, 2016 at 12:40:21 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
For sure. No drugs allowed in Singapore, you'll go to prison for bringing a joint into the country. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |