therock Supersonic February 15, 2023 Share February 15, 2023 It's been three years since I flew.. I had to dust off my bags, find my chargers, charge my laptop and even find the bags used for packing.. and oh, travel convertors... Thankfully, my credit card gave me a limo, woohoo So, I accumulated enough credit and funding from my research to get a business class ticket, well at least part of the way. So I am going to a conference in Queenstown, nope, not in SG, but in NZ! There's no direct flight so I chose an open jaw ticket, SIN - CHC Christchurch CHC - ZQN Queenstown Then my return is ZQN- SYD Sydney Where I get a day to do my banking, eat my eyeballs out and then fly home So I'll share what kind of food can I get in this short stint, and also some pics of the new lounges along the way and the refurbished cabins too. So I understand the lounges have been renovated and it does look a lot more spiffy... most times, the best I can do is the Gold member lounge, which is meant for economy passengers.. so this is a really nice experience indeed.. the business lounge is next level as expected but it’s surprisingly full actually The other thing is this element of weather and in particular, storms... En route, there are current weather warnings of a cyclone, earthquakes off the North Island, which make my folks and family worried, but I have to tell them that the North Island is very large and very far from the South Island where I'll be. It's like them getting worried when I was studying in Sydney and there's a forest fire in NSW... ↡ Advertisement 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic February 15, 2023 Author Share February 15, 2023 I’ve forgotten how it is like and it took me a while to get into the rhythm of airport bustle I even forgot to bring my trusty flask ! As I fly the latest update is that the cyclone will pass me 😅 I had some trouble with the Wi-Fi which is free but very slow and my entertainment system kept crashing.. had to reboot five times Lucky for them I just wanted to sleep managed to watch most of Fall and See them run I recommend them The entertainment system might be faulty but the food is really nice book a chef and you’ll get braised beef cheeks and lobster 🦞 very good indeed 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic February 15, 2023 Author Share February 15, 2023 The footrest of the A350 isn’t big but if you’re tired you’ll sleep the crew are very pleasant but still wearing masks 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic February 15, 2023 Author Share February 15, 2023 Landing at CHC you’ll need to get your luggage then go through customs and then drop off the bags and enter airport security once more they also have passport scanners like us and it’s pretty intuitive DO NOT bring food, they are very serious even stuff from the plane but I kept the water bottle and they let it through security the domestic lounge is pretty big and they serve curry! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic February 15, 2023 Author Share February 15, 2023 When the view is this nice, it doesn’t matter if the entertainment system is kaput .. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanoyip Turbocharged February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 Earthquake and flooding in NZ, you still going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic February 16, 2023 Author Share February 16, 2023 It’s a huge country la cyclone was near Auckland and the earthquake was near the Cook Islands straits very far from Queenstown 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 Meeting ex-PM Jacinda Ardern ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 Waiting for more update. But this thread like more suitable under travel and road trip section. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 New Zealand Queenstown very nice for Retired. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 Queenstown is probably one of the nicest places on earth to stay. Really feel like Paradise on earth. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
denser 3rd Gear February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 is queenstown living standard very high? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkl22 Supersonic February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 37 minutes ago, denser said: is queenstown living standard very high? quite a few rich chinese buying it up... prices up and up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ct3833 Supersonic February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 Enjoy and travel safe my friend. I thought you are bringing your two girlfriends along😄😄 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic February 16, 2023 Author Share February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Tohto said: Waiting for more update. But this thread like more suitable under travel and road trip section. Sorry bro I didn’t realize there was one haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic February 16, 2023 Author Share February 16, 2023 Free tests anyone ? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic February 16, 2023 Share February 16, 2023 35 minutes ago, Mkl22 said: quite a few rich chinese buying it up... prices up and up. When i went for my honeymoon. I also looked at property brochures and looked at the real estate listings outside a real estate agency. But poor man, cant afford lah. Also too far. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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