First time going on a plane in 2.5 years after averaging 2 flights a week for the previous 15 years. A few things have changed.
First, you have to wear a mask on the plane, and it actually is enforced, people came around constantly telling the same people to put their mask back on. I would have airlocked them.
As a result, the backs of my ear lobes are sore, I remember seeing photos of nurses with scabious lobes when covid was still newly minted, that's me soon. I prefer it to getting sick though.
Another change, its a 7 hour 50 minute flight, I have done it a few times, they normally serve a second meal of some kind just prior to landing, now they just bring you a cup of water. I would prefer the opposite, serve me a meal on landing, don't serve me one at 1AM in the morning.
I am now in the Silver Kris lounge in Singapore, this is a positive change that ends next week, due to less passengers they have temporarily closed the crap lounge they normally send partner airline status holders to (that's me, I am really special), instead everyone gets to go to the fancy lounge with chefs making a full cooked breakfast to order.
It is quite humorous reading complaints from first class passengers who used to get this huge place to themselves who are now fighting for a croissant with plebs like me who somehow still qualify for entry due to years of laborious work flights.
Another 7 hours to Seoul, departing soonish, I better wrap this drivel up and start preparing my nose to pass the invasive arrival COVID PCR BRAIN SCRAPING.
Changi airport in Singapore. One entire terminal is still closed, most shops are closed, but that could be because its 5:30AM. However I have been here before at this time and it has never been this quiet.
The above mentioned Silver Kris Elite lounge for all echelons of elites. Probably still some more boring airport photos once I get to Seoul later today, sorry.