Comments on: Lost in Singapore

By: Leonel Gan

Leonel Gan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:01:36 +0000

Hi Chris, how would you even get a place to sleep in the airport for free? haha! I remember few years back, I ordered a cup of coffee and slept in the cafe. At least, there’s a nice sofa. Singapore is a great country, I love her airport, as well. Jetstar Asia is one of the better option to travel cheap in Asia, at least you made a right choice. There are other budget airlines not as comfortable. Lastly, I love reading your post. It is interesting. Stay cool, dude!

By: The Global Traveller

The Global Traveller — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:20 +0000

Cris – yes you can stay airside on arrival at Singapore, sleep the night and clear immigration in the morning. I’ve done that before when my flight arrived 2am-ish and I was meeting someone at 7am. I got a couple of extra questions at immigration but it was no big deal – literally a minute longer for me to get through.

Chris – normally you can check in a long time before depature only on connecting flights rather than simple O&D (origin and destination) flights. Singapore Airlines is one of the few exceptions which is why you got caught out with Jetstar Asia I guess.

By: Gabrielle H

Gabrielle H — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:08:40 +0000

A great post – as usual. I’m learning a lot from your blog

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:22:50 +0000

@The Traveller,

I wrote about my own experience with JetStar, not anyone else’s. If you’ve had a better experience, that’s great.

I really didn’t experience any positives when flying with them other than the arrival. As I said in the article, the U.S. airlines are no better, but at least with almost any other carrier passengers can get a boarding pass more than two hours before departure.

Take care,

Chris

By: The Traveller

The Traveller — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:14:50 +0000

Your blog about Jetstar has been most uncalled for. I’ve travelled many times on Jetstar within Asia, and it’s proven time and again, that air travel need not be expensive, the way it was in the past.

Your whining sounds like many of the spoilt-bred in Singapore, who were too spoilt by services like SIA, and expected the same services every where they go. But mind you, why would you even want to fly on Low-cost airline. Stay with flying SIA then. Jetstar is no cheap-skate budget airline like TIger is. You can do a better serive to your blog by comparing like-for-like.

It seems you’re deliberately describing a few of the minus you encountered, and not mentioning the rest of the pluses that you experienced, like Jetstar operates out of Changi Airport main Terminal 1 (yes, the world-class airport terminal), you get to select your seats when you book online, etc…

I think you’ll do a better job by giving a balanced view.

By: moom

moom — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:26:00 +0000

I like Singapore but Changi airport feels like it could be in the US Midwest or somewhere at least last time I was there in 2002 I think.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:28:19 +0000

@Andy,

Thanks – and nice to meet you too!

@Cris,

Hey, that’s great… yeah, JetStar is truly no-frills, although the flight itself isn’t bad.

If you can get in the transit area in SIN, you’ll be fine. Otherwise, go to Terminal 3 (not 1 or 2) as it is *slightly* better to sleep over there on the check-in side, upstairs in the viewing area.

Good luck!

By: Cris

Cris — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:20:06 +0000

Hi Chris, this story is full of tips for us.. thanks!
We are also planning to spend one night in the airport in Singapore.. but we’ll arrive there at night, so I hope we are allowed to stay in the transit area before leaving to the town in the morning.
We’re also travelling with JetStar (from Bali to Singapore), and now I know I might have to eat something before boarding.

By: theWeir

theWeir — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:00:12 +0000

Hey Chris,

Enjoying the blog (tracked you down via Seth Godin) and the guide to world domination. Thanks for sharing your life.

Changi rocks. My beautiful wife and I had transit stopovers from UK to NZ a couple of times and it was thoroughly delighted by the experience. Not sure when we’re going back that way, so enjoy hearing stories of other people’s experience. Does that mean I am living vicariously through your blog…? ;->

Grace and Peace for journey,

Andy

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:50:53 +0000

@Tracy,

Great, thanks. No, I haven’t made it to Cuba yet — the U.S. government is a little picky about its citizens visiting there, even though Cuba doesn’t mind. There are exceptions and other ways to do it, but I haven’t planned it out yet. Hopefully soon!