Travel x Ski
This was my first time every flying onboard SAS (Scandinavian Airline System), which is the prominent airline of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. It is part of Star Alliance and offers some of the most convenient connections throughout Scandinavia. However, for short haul flights, the airline has more or less removed Business Class, and instead sells [...]
KL1798 Munich International MUC - Amsterdam Schiphol AMS STD-STA: 1750-1925 Actual: 1845-1951 Boeing 737-800 PH-BXK "Swift/Gierzaluw" Gate D11 Seat 1F While boarding was scheduled at 5:20pm, it was not until 6:05pm that we boarded this flight indicating that there will be delays. As I entered the cabin of the 737, the cabin was a bit [...]
Early this year, Garuda Indonesia took delivery of their newest plane - the Boeing 737 Max8 with its distinctive winglets. The photo below shows the difference between the 2 wingtips of the older generation 737-800 that is most common for Garuda and the new 737 Max8 on the left. Even though it was a single [...]
This would be a very concise review of a standard short-haul domestic trip onboard Garuda Indonesia's Boeing 737-800. What made it interesting was the plane is one of the remaining few older ones with no entertainment screen on the seat back. Boarding for this flight was also delayed due to heavy rains that resulted in [...]
From Sankara Resort in Ubud, we had pre-arranged a ride to the airport. This arrangement allowed us to drop by the market and a local warung (food stall) to grab some packed Nasi Campur with Babi Guling which is a Balinese specialty for lunch allowing us to arrive at the airport around 2pm well fed [...]
Having written about this route before about 6 years back, I will post some impressions of my recent experience since Garuda moved their domestic operations to the new Terminal 3. Boarding was slightly late but at least there was the jetbridge for us today. For passengers who want to experience the flight onboard Garuda's widebody [...]
