Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Silk Air Langkawi to Singapore on Airbus A320, Langkawi International Airport

Very soon, it was time to head back to Singapore. A short but fun trip to Langkawi. I flew here on Air Asia but I am flying home on Silk Air, which is Singapore Airlines regional subsidiary. I don't fly Silk Air very often, so this would be interesting. SilkAir operates a short-haul fleet, currently a mix of Airbus A319, A320 and Boeing 737.

However, I think they have ordered the upcoming Boeing 737-MAX and will phase out their Airbus fleet over time. Before the fight, here is a video of the Langkawi international airport. We had some time at the airport, but it was a small airport. There was time for a meal (some dinner) before the flight.


The departures from Langkawi airport this evening. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

A Malaysian flag hanging from the roof of the terminal. Malaysia Boleh! Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Check in counters. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Starbucks at the Langkawi International airport. Quite well patronized. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

This was my Kampung style Fried Rice from a restaurant on the 2nd floor of the airport terminal. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

A view of the terminal from the 2nd floor. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

After security. This airport did not have any aero-bridges. We would need to walk on the tarmac to the plane, just like when we arrived. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Let me proceed to the flight itself. It was on a Silk Air Airbus A320. A short flight, just 1hr 15 minutes. Here is the video flight review. In the review, I show you the snack as well as the inflight enterntainment studio system that requires you to use your own device to stream the movies. I used my iphone to try some movies, just to see whether it worked, and it did. SilkAir planes are not fitted with any IFE screens so if you want to watch any movies, you would have to use your own device. Anyway, the selection wasn't great.


At my seat in Economy. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Cabin crew at the back galley. Only the front door of the aircraft was opened. The crew would have flown in from Singapore earlier, since Silk Air does not have a change of crew in Langkawi. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

On board an Airbus A320 aircraft. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Obligatory legroom photo. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

The flight back to Singapore was short and uneventful, which wasn't a bad thing. Immigration control at Changi was quite empty, which was a relief. I wanted to get home quickly. Image and video hosting by TinyPic

As I did not have any check-in luggage, after immigration, I got out to the public area quickly and headed to the taxi stand. The line was not too long and it moved quite fast. Within 5 minutes, I was in a taxi on the way home. Thank God for safe travels. Thanks for reading! Image and video hosting by TinyPic

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