A380 Singapore Airlines at Changi

On Saturday it was once again so far. 60 days in Indonesia around. So I had to once again extend to out to my VISA. I chose to fly with Air Asia, since there the book, for this country is quite simply, the price quite reasonable and the airline is probably the best of what's on the go.

Reservations can be made, usually just on the Internet. I have had problems but on Thursday to reach the server at all. So tried again on Friday. After I had picked out the flights, all data was entered, searched and seat, and, and ..... I came to the penultimate step: Do they really? Of course I do. Click! 5 seconds later the answer is: only booking through the Internet more than 24 hours in advance. Please look at one of our sales offices. Luckily I knew where I find one. For now, the website was again unavailable in order to find an office address.

The additional purchase of tickets then went quite smoothly.

The next morning: Since the flight is not until 11:20, I can only sleep once beautiful. Have me as against 10 in a taxi and set off towards the airport. On Saturday morning, no problem with traffic. Arrived at the airport, you have to go into the departure hall, show passport and ticket. From there, the day was uncomfortable. I looked in all sorts of pockets, but could not find the damn pass. Everything was there. But no passport. Sh ....... Have I lost the thing about the taxi? Hopefully not. I must return to the hotel and see if he is there. So back into the taxi and the way back. In the hotel the thing is on the table. So again 56 floors down, and back out into the taxi to the airport. I wanted it so calm, but today was, according to my calculations, reached the last day of my residence. So wait for tomorrow was not there.

In order to reach the plane, it was of course too late. I had to buy a new ticket. This is the "advantage" of cheap tickets. Reposting is not. If you do not reach the plane, just paid the ticket, she travels alone. What makes things even tighter: I did not stay long planned in Singapore and was already back in the afternoon. The result was that to reach my time in Singapore to board the flight back, but was a bit short. But I wanted to try it.

Once in Singapore, I had another 20 minutes. Here comes but once again wearing one of the advantages of low cost airlines to. For "normal" Airlines are close to the gate transfer switches. Here you can check in without problems. This does not apply to that service. You need to enter only to Singapore and then back through the normal check in. So fill out immigration card, passport control, customs control. Then up the stairs into the departure hall. Meanwhile, the plane was off course. So buy a ticket again. Check in, passport control. Then wait for the return flight. But I had almost 4 hours. Luckily, you can spend in Singapore at the airport effortlessly. It has everything you need (or not). A hotel, cinema, a corner with games consoles, a gym and a swimming pool. Of course, free internet. Lots of restaurants and shops where you get to buy just about anything. You can also take a look at the A380 near. Boring it is not in any case. I bought a DVD with the update to Mac OS 10.6, which was to have here as opposed to Jakarta ( review here ). Then I spent time with the update. Besides, a coffee drink. Then a little movie looked.

At 21:30 clock we went back again. It was the same as flight attendants in the afternoon. As I sat in the front row, there was still a little chat.

All in all it cost me the whole 100 € extra. God is still reasonably affordable, thanks. But the one and half hour flight from Jakarta to Singapore with about 50 € but not so expensive.

However, not all unplanned spending the day were: At the passport control in Jakarta told me to border officials. I was one day too long in Indonesia. After some discussion it emerged that he was right, as well as counts of arrival. If I can actually know Dussel. "Well, what now?" I asked. "Penalty pay" was the reply. Well, clearly, whatever else we have it, yes. "How much?" Was my question. "200,000" was the reply. Well, thank goodness. Only 200,000. This is no more expensive than illegal parking in Berlin. At 15 € it is.