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- VTL Experience Part 3 – Homecoming (SQ23 Business Class Review)
  
  Posted at 5:26 pm by TTOTY, on November 30, 2021
  For a big part of 2020, EWR and JFK were abandoned until Sept 2020 when SQ24/23 were launched as a direct SIN-JFK service. It remained the only service out of JFK until October 2021 when SQ26 between FRA-JFK was reintroduced. Now, Singapore Airlines has 2 services out of JFK just 1.5 hours apart. Although counters for SQ25 open much earlier than that of SQ23, one cannot check into SQ23 using SQ25 counters. I made the mistake of going in early. Despite being stuck on the expressway for 1.5 hours, I was 1 hour early.
  
  Check in counter will need to sight the following:
  - Pre-departure negative test result (PCR or ART done 2 days before travel)
  - Vaccination status (for the VTL flight)
  - Trace Together app (for Singapore residents)
  They will also remind you to fill in the online health declaration form before entering Singapore.
  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged A350-900ULR, Changi Airport, JFK, New York, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, VTL
- VTL Experience Part 2 – New York City Ground Experience
  
  Posted at 1:51 pm by TTOTY, on November 30, 2021
  
  My original plan was to book a room in TWA hotel (in JFK Terminal 5) and spend my time there watching plane take off and land from my room. After calculating the cost of stay (including late check out), it works out to be > $500 USD! I decided to go with a more cheapskate option – 44,000 IHG points for 1 night at Times Square Intercontinental hotel (with FOC early check in and 4pm late check out) even if I were to factor in a to & fro cab to Manhattan which cost about USD 75 – 80 per trip (inclusive of tips as the fare between JFK and Manhattan is a flat fee).
  
  Posted in Hotels, North America | 0 Comments | Tagged IHG, Intercontinental, Manhattan, New York, PCR test, VTL
- Intercontinental New York Barclay – an old gem in the Big Apple
  
  Posted at 10:59 am by TTOTY, on July 24, 2019
  
  At almost 100 years old, this old hotel built by the Vanderbilt family near the Grand Central Terminal still looks elegant and classy well into the 21^st century.
  
  How does it fair in the modern New York?
  
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  Posted in Hotels, North America | 0 Comments | Tagged Ambassador, Club Intercontinental, Grand Central Terminal, IHG, Intercontinental, Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York, Park Avenue
- Crowne Plaza JFK, New York
  
  Posted at 11:58 am by TTOTY, on July 17, 2019
  
  After my previous stays in Crowne Plaza LAX and Crowne Plaza EWR, I was not having much expectation from this hotel. Afterall, it is just for me to stay for a night after arriving from Panama at 1230am!
  
  Despite being the first to disembark and the had an all clear from the arrival machine, it took us more than 1 hour waiting to clear the CBP checkpoint!
  
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  Posted in Hotels, North America | 0 Comments | Tagged Crowne Plaza, IHG, JFK, New York
- Virgin Clubhouse JFK – sanctuary in a busy airport
  
  Posted at 2:03 pm by TTOTY, on June 28, 2019
  
  Although Singapore Airlines does not maintain any lounge in either of the New York airports they operate from (JFK and EWR), passengers can access the Virgin Clubhouse in Newark Liberty (which I had written of here). In New York Kennedy, Business Class passengers will have access to Swiss Air Lounge while Suites passengers the Virgin Clubhouse.
  
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  Posted in Lounges | 0 Comments | Tagged Award travel, JFK, Lounge, New York, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse
- SQ 25 Suites (JFK-FRA-SIN) – my favourite cabin once again
  
  Posted at 8:53 pm by TTOTY, on June 23, 2019
  
  After 2 flights on SQ 26, finally I get to try SQ 25. In the past, it was easier to redeem the Suites on SQ 26 but it seems to be the opposite now. Despite 2 devaluation, Suites on SQ 25 and SQ 26 remains elusive (except for Advantage tickets)!
  
  The flight was previously operated using the All-Business class upper deck cabin but since June 1, it has been changed to the older A380 (with upper deck rear-economy section). Although this reduces the number of Business Class seats on this flight, the overall number of Business Class seats into and out of New York has increased with the reintroduction of SQ21/22 in October 2018.
  
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  Posted in First Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Award travel, Frankfurt, New York, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, SQ25, Suites, The Private Room
- SQ22/21, here we come!
  
  Posted at 2:24 pm by TTOTY, on June 22, 2018
  
  Finally, the flight all (almost) flight enthusiast and probably businessmen had been waiting for – SQ22/SQ21. This is the direct Singapore-Newark flight that was terminated back in 2013 due to the rising fuel cost and the old A340-500’s thirst for fuel sealed the fate of this route….. until now!
  
  Singapore Airlines has announced the resumption of this route, but it will be using the more fuel efficient dual engine modified Airbus A350-900XWB (morphing it into the A350-900ULR).
  
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  Posted in Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Airbus A350-900ULR, Business Class, Changi Airport, New York, Newark Liberty International Airport, Premium Economy, Singapore Airlines, SQ21, SQ22, World’s longest flight
- DL 4106 Domestic First Class – A very forgettable experience!
  
  Posted at 4:09 pm by TTOTY, on June 24, 2017
  
  After a 24 hours flight on the majestic A380 in the venerable Suites class, it is back to reality for my next segment. Most of the short haul flights to Canada from New York originates from LGA. As I am connecting in JFK, I am down to 2 choices: Delta vs American. I opted for Delta mainly for the ease of connection (both Delta and Singapore Airlines operate out of Terminal 4).
  
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  Posted in First Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Bombardier CRJ-900, Delta, Delta Skyclub, JFK, Lounge, Montreal, New York
- SQ26 Suites (SIN-FRA-JFK) Round 2, with my first ever in-flight medical call
  
  Posted at 3:23 pm by TTOTY, on June 24, 2017
  
  I was quite lucky to be able to score another pair of Suites on SQ26 (which I guess could be the last as well). Suites / First class to North America is getting harder to come by (despite the recent devaluation). Instead of doing another post on SQ26 / Singapore Airlines Suites, I will focus on the difference from my previous flight. Paid about $900 for both tickets (compared to almost $1200 back in 2015).
  
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  Posted in First Class, Flights | 1 Comment | Tagged A380-800, Frankfurt, Maple Leaf Lounge, New York, Silverkris Lounge, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, The Private Room
- That Time Of The Year 2017 Part 1
  
  Posted at 7:10 pm by TTOTY, on April 20, 2017
  
  Looking forward to my upcoming long trip (after my last one in 2015). Will be doing the following reviews:
  
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  Posted in Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged A320, A380-800, Air Canada, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 777-300ER, Calgary, Canada, Haneda, Japan, Los Angeles, Montreal, Narita, New York, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, Tokyo, Transat Air, USA, Vancouver
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