To Seoul with Singapore Airlines Again [Singapore Airlines] SQ 15 SFO-ICN (San Francisco->Seoul/Incheon) trip report [싱가포르항공] SQ 15 샌프란시스코->서울/인천 탑승기

SQ 15 SFO-ICN (San Francisco->Seoul/Incheon)

DEP SFO 14:10 28 FEB 2013

ARR ICN 17:50 29 FEB 2013

Flight Duration: 11:40

Aircraft: B777-300ER

There's a reason why I always tend to select Singapore Airlines for my travel to Korea from West Coast.  It's the incomparable service provided by SQ economy class and the airline's attractive price. 

There are other airlines (United, Korean, and Asiana) that fly this route daily, but the Singapore Airlines offered the best price for the one-way ticket to Seoul at $370. No other airlines were able to match the price.

The morning of 28th day of February, my good friend gave me ride from Berkeley, CA to San Francisco Airport terminal. I checked into the SQ flight at noon and went straight for G-gates. The security line was packed with Asia-bound passengers on ANA and United flights leaving for Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, and other Far East destinations. 

For the trip report for the same flight SQ 015 that I took in 2012, click here!

 

The B744 on the left was bound for Seoul/Incheon. The right was bound for Tokyo/Narita.

The United B747 from Sydney just arrived. From G-gates you can see a lot of United activities, especially their B747s. Recently United moved all B747 operations to SFO, focusing on the Far East, Oceania, and European destinations from this airport.

G95 gate, where the same exact flight departed last year.

Gate panorama shot; you can see bits and pieces of Singapore Airlines B77W in the background.

The clean interior of the SQ B77W

To the left was me was a Beijing-bound United 747.

And the plane took off about 30 minutes later than scheduled.

I wanted to try the seafood from SQ catering, so I tried the fish. The cream went pretty well with the fish, which was very well cooked.

In-flight service scene

About 6-7 hours after take-off.

We were flying above Russia.

 

The ice-cold Russia land visible down below.

I had the curry chicken for lunch, which was served about 2 hours before landing. The smoked salmon salad was pretty good. The curry itself was very well seasoned and had a great texture.

The plane landed around 17:50 local time in Seoul-Incheon.

 

Taxiing to Concourse A after the Korean Air B747-400.

And the Emirates A380 that parked right next to my plane.
 I would eventually take one of these planes on my way from Dubai to New York/JFK.
(For Emirates A380 Trip Report click here).

 

5th Freedom Wonders with SQ [Singapore Airlines] SQ 16 ICN-SFO (Seoul/Incheon->San Francisco) trip report [싱가포르항공] SQ 16 서울/인천->샌프란시스코 탑승기

The B77W looks great on Singapore Airlines colors

SQ 16 ICN-SFO (Seoul/Incheon->San Francisco)

DEP ICN 17:45 20 SEP 2012

ARR SFO 12:15 20 SEP 2012

Flight Duration: 10:30

Aircraft: B777-300ER

Today's flight took a bit southern route close to Hawaii. 

오늘의 비행은 약간 남쪽으로 비행하게 됬네요.

After good stay in homeland and travel to Germany (trip reports to follow), I took the Singapore Airlines flight SQ 016 back from Seoul-Incheon to San Francisco.  I would be departing from ICN around dinner time and arriving in SFO around noon-time.  Today's aircraft was B77W.  The flight is a continuation from SQ 016 flight from Singapore to Seoul-Incheon, with 1 hr 30 min layover in ICN. 

For my SQ 015 SFO-ICN trip report, click here!

한국에서의 여행과 독일여행을 하게 되고 이제 미국으로 돌아갈 때가 되었습니다.  싱가포르항공을 타고 귀국하게 되었습니다. 인천공항에서 저녁 6시쯤 출발하여서 샌프란시스코에 오후 12시쯤 도착하는 비행이였습니다.  기종은 B777-300ER이며, 싱가포르에서 샌프란시스코까지 가는 SQ 016편의 두번째 구간입니다. 

I got to the satellite concourse A via airport underground monorail that connects main terminal to the concourse. I was in the same train with the KLM flight crew. 

Concourse interior view

My flight would be leaving from Gate 123 tonight.

A Turkish Airlines A340 with old livery just pulled in.

Korean Air A380 may be the prettiest A380 out there.

SQ 016 arriving behind schedule from Singapore

It didn't take long for the plane to get to the gate.

SIA may be star alliance, but it seems that the airline partnered with Korean Air Catering in ICN.

Some passengers who were aboard SQ 016 flight from Singapore were holding boarding card that they received as they disembarked the plane in ICN.

The boarding process was proceeded by Asiana Airlines ground staff.

The engines of B777-300ER sure looked enormous!

Economy section near the wings.

And my seat for the flight tonight, 52K.

I like SQ's choices for the cabin colors.

Boarding finished in 30 minutes and the plane pushed-back 50 minutes behind schedule.

AVOD system of SQ's new economy seats

After take-off. The plane was flying toward the East Sea.

By this time, the plane as crossing over the mountains in the east side of the Korean peninsula. The plane started going through series of severe turbulence. Captain made announcements that he received warnings from the earlier flights in the same route. The flight services were stopped for about good two hours, and all flight attendants were seated for duration of this time. 

Over Japan, near Tokyo.

For dinner service, I got a strogonoff-style beef with mashed potatoes. The pasta salad on the top left had tuna.

Singapore Airlines long-haul flights has snacks for Economy class passengers in the back. Just make your way to the back and grab as you wish.

The snacks contained bananas, chips, and some bread filled with chicken or vegetables.

I watched an architecture documentary about Vitrahaus, an architecture masterpiece in Germany.

A very unique design!

The sun was rising as we were flying close to Hawaii Islands. 

For breakfast, I chose the western style (I forgot what the other option was).

The sun was up and bright in the morning of 20 AUG.

Approaching Californian coast.

The plane arrived at the same gate I left from with SQ 015 a month ago. (Trip report here)

Southwest Airlines flight bound for Chicago-Midway. I fell asleep for entire duration of this flight.

Thank you for reading my trip reports!