Review of Singapore Airlines flight from Zurich to Singapore in Business

Hello,
Second leg of my Asian routing

1. Tunis TUN - Zurich ZRH ( Tunis Air Eco, Boeing 737-600 )
http://flight-report.com/fr/report-9676.html
2. Zurich ZRH - Singapore SIN ( Singapore Airlines Affaires, Airbus A380-800 )

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[*]Singapore SIN - Kuala Lumpur KUL ( Malaysia Airlines Eco , Boeing 737-800 )

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[*]Kuala Lumpur KUL - Hong Kong HKG ( Malaysia Airlines Eco , Boeing 737-800 )

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[*]Hong Kong HKG - Singapore SIN ( Cathay Pacific Business , ??? déjà deux swappings )

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[*]Singapore SIN - Kuala Lumpur KUL (Malaysia Airlines Eco , Boeing 737-800 )

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[*]Kuala Lumpur KUL - Bangkok BKK (Malaysia Airlines Eco , Boeing 737-800 )

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[*]Bangkok BKK - Singapore SIN ( Cathay Pacific Eco, Airbus A330-300 )

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[*]Singapore SIN - Frankfurt FRA ( Singapore Airlines Affaires, Airbus A380-800 )

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[*]Frankfurt FRA - Tunis TUN ( Tunis Air Eco, Airbus A320 )

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I last left you upon arrival at Zurich airport
I stayed there and was looking for AirCanada881, my travelmate, for the next few segments.
He was coming from IST ( http://flight-report.com/fr/report-9796.html )
Here he is

After a good night, hosted by a charming and lovely Guatemalan lady, we were back at the airport
The checkin was a breeze

We were heading to the security check, passing through lengthy corridors

Once airside let's go to the Senator LX Lounge

The dragon, not really in a good mood, was trying to send us to the Panorama Lounge but we told her that we wanted to spend some time here first
The lounge is, as usual, overcrowded so we sent upstairs
The food offer is, as usual, very basic

Amarula on the right (Cheers EastAfrican !)

I chose an Apfelschörle (tribute to Momolemomo)

No Ze in this lounge
A Flight Reporter trying to shoot the ultimate picture ;)

AirCanada881 thought that it was possible to do some spotting from Terminal E because the Panorama Lounge had terraces.
So we left this dull lounge
Panorama lounge is hosting a lot of companies but unfortunately in winter the terraces are closed :(

The food offer was very similar to that of the Senator's

The restrooms were shared with the airport passengers and they were especially dirty

We temporarily left the lounge trying to spot
I liked this 787 EY, gorgeous with its new livery

I had a look at our boarding gate

Our grouper was already there

On the other terminal side there was some action with this Helvetics taking off

Or this UA ready to go

Or this A346 TG who will arrive way before me in the capital of Siam

The flight was scheduled on time, fortunately because I wasn't able to wait any longer to enter this den of pleasure

Incredible! They dare sell off such a prestigious perfume !!!

UA was flying back to the USA

And this LX was taking off

Back to the lounge

My choice (not really good) with a glass of Apfelschörle

Still no Ze here :(

Finally The boarding was beginning and we were among the first pax to board after the Suites' pax
9V-SKP, our A380-800 Airbus, first flight was on 22/07/2011

The jetbridge allowed us to take more photos

Smiling FAs were greeting the passengers

Impressive this All Business upper deck

An Asian Flight Reporter

My FA was already being hogged by my travelmate lol

There was only one row of seats after the last exit row

My seat (couch) for (only)the next few hours

View from my seat

More of a couch anyway

The two storage bins on the side

Even if this seat is a bit narrow than the others due to the curvature of the plane, there is still a wide foot rest, much better than the cubby holes in most of the seats

The menu

I couldn't say no at the offer of this perfect Taittinger Prélude champagne

The wine list

A hot towel was handed (there were a lot of them during the flight)

Seat pocket stuff

Safety card

Seat remote

Well well ! What is happening on the other side of the cabin ?

Hmm it seems that there was a naughty boy there and to keep him quiet, only two solutions:
- Giving him a spanking (but that will be later in BKK)
- Telling him a terrible history and making scary gestures lol

Well he ended up behaving thus deserving to be photographed ;)

Pushing back : 3 nice red tails

Security video

Taking off

Very cloudy

But the sun was coming

The flight time was displayed on the remote control

The wing…

If you looked closely at this picture you'd see a trail of smoke

it was them

They flew in parallel with our grouper for quite a while

Nice view to have a drink

But it was farewell time

Tribute to Leadership

Much better with a wing inside

Ha pretty small bubbles

And then were the satays… yummy

Satay with cucumber, onion and spicy peanut sauce

More satays Sir ? Who could say no ! :)

Then the table was prepared and the appetizer was offered

Garlic bread : the best of all airlines

It's not so hard to have a decent looking butter spread is it ? ;)

Parma Ham with roasted vegetables-orzo pasta salad

Of course it's good and fresh ;)
Nice cutlery

the towel with a buttonhole

Beautiful salt and pepper shakers

Then a FA was coming to offer us a glass of Dom Pérignon

Still with a wing inside it's more delightful

My entree
Coq au vin style free range chicken with young vegetables and endive gratin

The Georges Blanc's dish is wonderful: tender chicken meat, an endive gratin and onions to die for, all in a tasty sauce

That was so good that I had to taste another one
Grilled beef with onion herb sauce, asparagus, capellini pasta with vegetables

Not as good as the first dish but great anyway with meat that melted in your mouth

And a small dessert to end this lunch, one of the best meal I had in an airplane, whatever the class
White chocolate and passion fruits cremeux

Usually SQ desserts are average but on this flight it has been said that everything had to be perfect and it was especially so because it wasn't too sweet contrary to my thoughts at first glance

A bottle of water was handed out and the cabin became dark except the last row, where two stubborn geeks were continuing to enjoy the scenery

And the scenery was especially beautiful at that time

Seeing this picture, AirCanada881's mother said that we had found Noah's ark lol

My travelmate is also enjoying the scenery

During the entire flight the FAs were offering food and beverage

Here we were and the sun was going down

I was admiring the sunset listening to captivating music too

All in all I became hungry and it was time to enjoy the light (yes light) bites
What better way to start than with a Thai specialty
Tom yam noodles with prawn and vegetables

I'm still drooling only looking at the picture

My other interest was a Swiss specialty
Pastorello cheese baguette with Swiss air-dried beef and pear

The sweet/salty is a bit surprising but it was quite good ;)
Time was flowing too quickly and we were already here

An orange juice to rehydrate

And breakfast time was coming
I was happy to share it with a new companion

Sliced fresh fruit

The croissant was pretty good by airline standards

The cutlery

The towel with a buttonhole

Yo, move on Nicki to accompany us to the approach in the dark before landing
I recommend the song Only if you want to have crazy emotions in this environment

Birchermuesli

The highlight of the breakfast, my Book the Cook choice, wow I'm still dreaming of it!
Fresh and crispy Swiss Roesti served with smoked Balik salmon and chives crème fraiche

Preparation of the aircraft for landing :(

The lights of the boats

A last look at my seat (yes Esteban everything is in order !)

A 77W arrived shortly before us

Thanks a lot 9V-SKP