Flight SQ 222 Airbus A380 Departing Sydney Monday 10 February 4.10pm arriving Singapore, Changi 9.20pm (Singapore time) - Flying time: 8hrs 10min. 

Flight SQ 322 Airbus A380 Departing Singapore Monday 10 February 11.45pm (Singapore time), Arriving London Tuesday 11 February 5.55am (London Time)  - Flying time 14hrs 10 min. Total cost for airfares $17,154.00.

We arrived at Kingsford Smith courtesy of Penrith Minibus ($140) at  - - - . We checked our baggage in and relaxed in the New Zealand lounge which is more modern and spacious than the Singapore lounge. The 8 hour flight to Singapore was quite comfortable and time went quickly as we read and watched a couple of movies. Business Class is so good! The food is wonderful (we could choose our meals online prior to departure. 

Singapore Changi Airport is very modern and the Koi pond and natural indoor gardens are spectacular. We spent 2.5 hours in the Singapore lounge waiting for our flight to London. It was very humid (about 29 degrees). The checks and scanning as we passed through the barriers was quite stringent. 

The 14 hour flight from Singapore was not as tiresome as I had expected. Being able to convert the seats to a bed enabled us to sleep in accord with London time. We probably had five or six hours sleep which greatly minimised the effects of jet lag. When we arrived at Heathrow, the checking out process was much quicker and less stringent than Singapore. We waited in the terminal for a couple of hours before catching a coach at 9am to Cambridge where Tom picked us up at about 11.30.

 Return Journey:                             

Flight SQ 0317 Airbus A380 Departing London Heathrow Wednesday 11 March 10.55am (London time), arriving Singapore Thursday 12 March 7.50am (Singapore time) - Flying time 12hrs 55min. 

Flight SQ 0221 Airbus A380 Departing Singapore Friday 13 March 8.40pm (Singapore time), arriving Sydney Saturday 14 March 7.40am (Sydney time), Flying time 8hrs. 

We arrived at Heathrow at 7.45 am Wednesday morning after Tom so kindly drove the 90 minute journey. We had a nice breakfast in the Singapore lounge where we waited before boarding the flight at 11am. The journey took 12 and a half hours before arriving at Singapore. The flight was most enjoyable thanks to the lovely cabin staff. They were so polite and helpful! I entertained myself by watching two movies - Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Philadelphia Story - yes Bizarre! We had little sleep on the flight so when we arrived at Changi Village Hotel Singapore at a little after 7 am Thursday morning Singapore time, we took advantage of the stay and had a five hour sleep. Singapore was so hot and humid!

Friday morning we went for a coastal walk before returning to the hotel for another sleep. We caught a shuttle bus from the Hotel to catch our flight at 8.40 pm. The duration of the flight was 8 hours. We arrived in Sydney at 7.40 am. It was a very mild and overcast morning. Our daughter Nicole kindly drove us home. 

We cannot speak too highly of Singapore Airlines. They are extremely competent and provide an exemplary service. Just brilliant!

Time difference: Singapore is 8 hours ahead of London and 3 hours behind Sydney.