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Singapore-Hong Kong leisure travel bubble to commence ‘soon’

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No quarantine required, but pre-trip Covid-19 tests and booking of ‘dedicated flights’ required if you want to go In a surprise move, Singapore newly-minted Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung announced on Thursday (15 Oct) that it has confirmed a travel arrangement with Hong Kong to allow ‘general travel’ for residents between both countries. The most salient point of this agreement is that there will be “no restrictions on travel purpose”, effectively making this the first leisure ‘green lane’ for Singapore and Hong Kong residents, since the COVID-19 closed most borders this year. Travellers will be subject to Covid-19 PCR testings that are recognised by both governments, but will not need to serve any isolation requirements nor be subjected to movement restrictions under ‘controlled itineraries’. Travellers can also only travel on dedicated flights that only serve travellers under this Air Travel Bubble (ATB) arrangement. No firm timeframe yet Both governments have not confirmed nor indicated any firm date to start the ATB flights. However reports have suggested that the bubble could comments in ‘weeks’, even though …

Restaurant A380@Changi: More dates now available

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First run in two weeks’ time sold out in 30 minutes, SIA looking to add new slots As expected, the Restaurant A380@Changi seats sold like hotcakes, with all available seats over two days snapped up within 30 minutes. According to media reports, Singapore Airlines said it sold about half the seats on each aircraft due to social distancing, which means that only about 200+ seats are sold on each day. Interestingly, Straits Times has said that it has sold “over 900” seats for the first run, so either the newspaper has gotten the numbers wrong, or SIA has implied that it is opening up more than one aircraft for the session. New sessions added Given the overwhelming response, Singapore Airlines has committed to adding at least four more sessions on 24, 25, 31 Oct and 1 Nov 2020. As 24 and 25 Oct are the original dates for the first run of Restaurant A380@Changi, it’s likely that the added sessions on those days are dinner slots instead. 31 Oct and 1 Nov on the other …

British Airways running 50% off award redemptions, but should you try?

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50% of the usual Avios required across all classes for all trips above 2,000 miles, for travel up to 30 Jun 2021 British Airways is now running a promotion, offering 50% off the usual number of Avios required for redemptions across all cabin classes for all trips over 2,000 miles. This is a global offer running from now until 13 Oct 2020. British Airways ran a similar promotion around the same time last year, but only for economy and premium economy cabins. A much smaller discount of 10% was offered for business and first class redemptions. The offer As part of the airline’s Avios redemption sale, you will enjoy 50% off the usual Avios required for any award redemption across all classes: economy, premium economy, business and first class. Note that the offer is only valid for BA-operated flights, codeshare and oneworld services will retain their original number of Avios required for redemption. Bookings must be for journeys longer than 2,000 miles and travel must commence on or before 31 Jun 2021. Both one-way journeys and …

Jetstar Asia expands network in October

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Jetstar will serve eight cities across Southeast Asia in October, operating over 100 flights in the month. While the number of destinations has not increased over September, Jetstar Asia will operate more flights this month, with increases in frequency to Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. The eight cities it will serve in October are: Cambodia: Phnom Penh Indonesia: Jakarta Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Penang Thailand: Bangkok The Philippines: Clark, Manila Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City The full schedule Sector Flight no. Days of ops Dep Arr Flight time Aircraft Singapore – Bangkok^ 3K513 Mon, Fri 1910 2040 2h 30m A320 Bangkok – Singapore 3K514 Mon, Fri 2120 0050(+1) 2h 30m A320 Singapore – Clark* 3K775 Wed 0920 1300 3h 40m A320 Clark – Singapore* 3K776 Wed 1400 1740 3h 40m A320 Ho Chi Minh City – Singapore@ 3K556 Sat 0855 1155 2h A320 Singapore – Jakarta 3K201 Mon, Thu, Sat 0755 0900 2h 5m A320 3K205# Sun 2000 2055 1h 55m A320 Jakarta – Singapore 3K202 Mon, Thu, Sat 0940 1240 2h A320 3K206# Sun 2135 0025(+1) …

Now on sale: SIA@Home meals

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Probably the most expensive home delivery meals you will ever buy, if you do decide to splurge The last couple of weeks were rather exciting, with so much buzz and talk about SIA’s latest “Discover Your Singapore Airlines” experiences. Over the next eight weeks, those who miss travelling will get some semblance of that experience – or at least, part of it – with possibly a chance to have a meal on SIA’s A380, perhaps order some really expensive airline premium meals home, or visit SIA Training Centre. The first to go on sale is the SIA@Home which went live at midnight today (5 Oct 2020). What is SIA@Home? This is the SIA marketing spiel for SIA@Home: Enjoy a taste of Singapore Airlines, delivered to your home. Order a home-dining experience for 2 created by our world-renowned International Culinary Panel chefs, paired with your choice of wine or champagne. For a perfect re-creation of our First Class or Business Class experience at home, purchase the all-inclusive package, which comes with the exquisite tableware and luxurious amenities available exclusively on board our …