Kiwi Flyer
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GROUNDHOG DAY - NORTHEAST
Another day another SIN-CGK-SIN turnaround. This time I'm on the 777-300. The flight is so short I don't bother with the IFE so can't say if it was avod or non-avod.
The flight over was uneventful, with just a few bumps, apart from take off (yup to the north again) and on final approach Jakarta had a change of runway so we veered right and headed across the Sundra Strait to the tip of Sumatra before coming back to land from the inland direction. This means a late arrival and a longer than usual taxi. Unlike the A345 turnaround which has long enough on the ground to make up any lost time, the 777 turnaround is just over the bare minimum and so we also depart slightly late. Still, being not the first or last flights of the day they are lightly loaded and boarding is quick. In fact by the time the boarding call was made in the lounge they had already started boarding and completed not long after we made it onboard.
No surprise to me, but once again SIN runway has changed and land from the north followed by long taxi the long way around to gate E28. Sheesh! Why has SQ annoyed SIN ATC so much?
Another day another SIN-CGK-SIN turnaround. This time I'm on the 777-300. The flight is so short I don't bother with the IFE so can't say if it was avod or non-avod.
The flight over was uneventful, with just a few bumps, apart from take off (yup to the north again) and on final approach Jakarta had a change of runway so we veered right and headed across the Sundra Strait to the tip of Sumatra before coming back to land from the inland direction. This means a late arrival and a longer than usual taxi. Unlike the A345 turnaround which has long enough on the ground to make up any lost time, the 777 turnaround is just over the bare minimum and so we also depart slightly late. Still, being not the first or last flights of the day they are lightly loaded and boarding is quick. In fact by the time the boarding call was made in the lounge they had already started boarding and completed not long after we made it onboard.
No surprise to me, but once again SIN runway has changed and land from the north followed by long taxi the long way around to gate E28. Sheesh! Why has SQ annoyed SIN ATC so much?