Qantas to start flights from Darwin to Singapore

[XWu]

Now, in what I would personally describe as an embarrassment and entirely within QF control, as a WP seated in row 1, my first choice of meal was not available

There was also an insufficient supply of Lindt balls which meant they were being rationed

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Photographers waiting presumably for the dignitaries and a small gift from Changi on arrival

In summary, some work to be done

@nancypants
Good that the inaugural flight left on time, although ROFL on your experience with (lack of) preferred choice of meal while seating in Row 1. Did you ask for the least likely choice (salt and pepper tofu….. I don’t think you will get that on any menu in Asia except in the swankyist “fusion” restaurant run mostly by an Aussie or British expat.)?

You might have mentioned it somewhere, but what was actually in the welcome bag? Not the amenities bag I hope

 

[jase05]

I'm aware of that but I don't think it's a bold assumption that their 737 seat isn't any better than their A350 seat.

For J don't think it's all that important for a 4 hour flight (same as SYD-DRW), more important factors like time of day, connections, lounges etc. For some that will be SQ but for many I suspect oneworld options will be better for them.

SQ was a fair bit cheaper in J at the dates i looked and for me the seat is the single most important aspect of the J experience.
QF J in a recliner would need to be at least $500 cheaper to even consider it personally.
DRW-SIN timings look ok for both and the return both also seem workable altyid probably prefer the SQ timings

Interestingly the same flights I was looking at yesterday are now $800 cheaper than SQ in J which is much more sense and would make it worth considering

 

[justinbrett]

SQ was a fair bit cheaper in J at the dates i looked and for me the seat is the single most important aspect of the J experience.
QF J in a recliner would need to be at least $500 cheaper to even consider it personally.
DRW-SIN timings look ok for both and the return both also seem workable altyid probably prefer the SQ timings

Interestingly the same flights I was looking at yesterday are now $800 cheaper than SQ in J which is much more sense and would make it worth considering

I dare say a lot of DRW residents will be using it to go beyond SIN, which is what I was getting at. QF to LHR/CDG, QF/JL to HND, QF/CX to HKG, QF/AY to HEL, QF/EK to DXB and beyond; even QF/QR to DOH.

And SQ offers many connections as well so there is a lot of factors at play - not just the seat type in J.

 

[nancypants]

@nancypants
Good that the inaugural flight left on time, although ROFL on your experience with (lack of) preferred choice of meal while seating in Row 1. Did you ask for the least likely choice (salt and pepper tofu….. I don’t think you will get that on any menu in Asia except in the swankyist “fusion” restaurant run mostly by an Aussie or British expat.)?

You might have mentioned it somewhere, but what was actually in the welcome bag? Not the amenities bag I hope

Apologies I did take a photo but was underwhelmed so didn’t bother to upload
There was a cuddly merlion bag charm, a bag tag with Singapore branding, and a map of Singapore