Note: This trip was sponsored by www.SingaporeAirlines.com

With the introduction of JFK-Frankfurt-Singapore daily service, travelers can now circumnavigate the globe on the A380 with one carrier.

 

LINKS:

NY to Frankfurt  

Singapore to Tokyo

Tokyo to L.A.

 

Since the flight to Singapore wasn’t departing until 11:55 am, we had about two hours before re-boarding. The gate area was packed with a number of German media and passengers celebrating the special occasion. Their party was way swankier than the U.S. one! They had live music and food stations with pretzels, donuts, frankfurters, dim sum and a huge colorful and tasty cake, as well as free drinks and Champagne.

After making a beeline to the food, I went straight to the lounge to download emails and take a shower. You have to put your name down for one of the four showers, so do it when you arrive. The sweet attendant gave me a device and said it will flash when a shower is available and had been cleaned. When it did flash about 15 minutes later, she apologized profusely, explaining that the hot water tank had just broken, so only a cold shower was available. I still took one (a quick one), to wake up and feel fresh. It worked. Then I perused all the offerings the nice Lufthansa business class lounge has, which includes free food, snacks, drinks and Wi-Fi. Even though legally, we weren’t in Germany since I never went through customs, I still felt like I was there because of their food and staff.

 

Frankfurt to Singapore

We boarded at 11:25am and I retained the same overhead space as I did before – directly above my seat. There were a lot of new passengers for the smooth 11 hour and 25 minute flight. The seat belt sign didn’t go on once! We pushed back at exactly 11:55am and took off at 12:15pm. We took a southerly route down to Vienna before going across the Black Sea and on. We went over many countries but I quickly fell asleep and didn’t wake up until we were over Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Note: The flight attendants aren’t only beautiful but they are trained to walk softly up and down the aisles so you will never hear them and they won’t disturb your sleep. I wish other airlines would follow.

I did get up to take pictures and eat lunch, which began with chicken and lamb satay (the peanut sauce was so good!) That was followed by antipasto (marinated lobster, parma ham, mozzarella cheese with tomato and grilled vegetables). The lunch mains were:

 

 

  • -“Coq au vin” style free-range chicken with young vegetables and endive gratin
  • -Beef rending (Braised spiced beef with vegetables in coconut gravy and steamed rice
  • -Snapper fillet in Oriental black bean sauce with vegetables and egg noodles
  • -Braised pork knuckle with pickled white cabbage, green beans and mashed potatoes.

Dessert was Hungarian dobos gateau (that’s what I had) or Macadamia ice cream with fruit coulis. And again, cheese, fruit, coffee and tea followed.

Then, pretty much everyone went to sleep to try and get on Singapore time, which is 13 hours ahead of New York. But for those who got hungry before breakfast, options included vegetarian and non-vegetarian instant noodles, a croissant with creamy chicken and tomato sandwich or a sandwich with roasted vegetables and cheese. There were also all kinds of snacks like assorted nuts, potato chips, chocolate bar, cookies, and fruit. I indulged in a few butter cookies and chocolates.

A full breakfast was served two and a half hours before landing (we landed at 6:44 am local time).

The breakfast menu was as follows:

Prelude: A choice of apple, tomato, or freshly squeezed orange juice

Starter: Choice of cereals or yogurt (cornflakes with milk or bircher muesli, plain or fruit yogurt

Main:

  • -Baked crepe with ham and mushrooms, cherry tomato and hash brown potatoes
  • -Kway teow phad kai (Thai fried rice noodles with chicken, leafy greens and egg)
  • -Egg frittata with vegetables, roasted tomato, mushrooms and beef sausage

Breads: Assorted breakfast rolls and muffins

Coffee and fine teas.

The only flaws I could see, besides my beef rending being really fatty, was one of the bathrooms didn’t have hand towels – just tissues.

So there you have it. If you live on the east coast or in Europe and need to get to Singapore or Southeast Asia, you can’t go wrong with Singapore Airlines. And for those worried about being trapped on an airplane for countless hours, it all goes away the moment you step on the plane.

The Singapore Airlines A380 will operate daily flights between Singapore and New York JFK (via Frankfurt). The schedule is as follows:

All times stated are local

Singapore – Frankfurt– New York JFK

Flight number Departs Singapore Arrives Frankfurt Departs Frankfurt Arrives New York JFK
 SQ26 11: 55 p.m. 6:10 a.m. 8:20 a.m. 11:10 a.m.

 

New York  JFK – Frankfurt – Singapore

Flight number Departs New York JFK Arrives Frankfurt Departs Frankfurt Arrives Singapore
 SQ25 8:10 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. 6:50 a.m.

 

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Note: This trip was sponsored by www.SingaporeAirlines.com

Welcome to clean and efficient Singapore!
Welcome to clean and efficient Singapore!
Gulp!
Gulp!
Our routing
Our routing
My hot breakfast
My hot breakfast
Muesli
Muesli
Breakfast is served
Breakfast is served
Watching TV
Watching TV
More entertainment
More entertainment
Kids choices
Kids choices
Dessert
Dessert
Lot's of movies to choose from
Lot's of movies to choose from
Lunch is served
Lunch is served
Music option
Music option
Appetizer
Appetizer
Economy class seats
Economy class seats
They gave all passengers these gifts
They gave all passengers these gifts
Time to board
Time to board
Shower in Frankfurt airport's Lufthansa Biz Class lounge
Shower in Frankfurt airport's Lufthansa Biz Class lounge
Shower notification
Shower notification
A weiner in Germany
A weiner in Germany
Food for the airport party
Food for the airport party
Live music in the airport
Live music in the airport
A380 Celebration at FRA Airport
A380 Celebration at FRA Airport
Boarding the A380
Boarding the A380
Cake in Frankfurt airport
Cake in Frankfurt airport
Lounge drinks
Lounge drinks
Candy in the lounge
Candy in the lounge
Newspapers
Newspapers
Menu
Menu
Hot towels and Hot FAs
Hot towels and Hot FAs
Pre-flight drinks
Pre-flight drinks
Apple juice and bitters
Apple juice and bitters
FRA Airport
FRA Airport
Flight time
Flight time
Chicken satay
Chicken satay
Fresh fruit
Fresh fruit
Over Afghanistan
Over Afghanistan
Midnight snack
Midnight snack
Huge business class seats
Huge business class seats
Entertainment controller "Time to SIN"

4 Comments On "FRANKFURT TO SINGAPORE ON SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380"
  1. Viv|

    Great review of the business class on this flight, but the photo of the economy seats surprised me – they look so small & minimal leg room for such a long flight.

  2. Christine|

    Great newsletter but I miss the links to the photos in the body of the newsletter. It’s not as much fun to look at the photos all at once at the bottom because by the time you’ve gotten there you’ve forgotten what you’re looking at.

  3. John|

    I thought from day one that the unique aspect of your site was the highlighted words that when double clicked then referred to the photo. Big mistake to change this. New is not necessarily better. Will stay tuned for now but I may be lost as a long time subscriber. Sorry.

  4. Madhu|

    Gateway Germany to Singapore, thanks for information.

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