Jakarta/Soekarno Hatta

I consider myself lucky as the previous day’s issues had stopped, and despite feeling drained, met Ferdi at 9am a perimeter drive of the airport. He arranged for a couple of vehicles for us, and we went around in convoy. He stopped where possible so that we could try to get as many of the stored and active aircraft in and around the massive MRO hangar area to the West of the airport. The highlight was the DC-3 at Garuda HQ. $20 each was the charge for this. You can contact him on +62 821 10003533.

Rooms on the upper level of the Jakarta Airport Hotel are numbered from 1 to 82 and I think you could make any of these work for you. I was in 46 and despite the Skytrain building getting in the way of viewing departures from runway 25L, you only had to move down the corridor to make sure that you see these. There were arrivals and departures from this runway, but it’s not as busy as the two runways to the North.

From any of these rooms you would have a great view of the majority of action which happens on the other two runways, namely runways 24 mostly used for arrivals and 25R mostly used for departures. Runway 25R is close enough to your room to have a go at photography through the glass. This hotel is part of Terminal 2 and has a curved design. Rooms 1 to 43 to the West and rooms 44-to 82 to East.

In between is the Cockpit Restaurant which doubles up as the place for breakfast which starts at 03:30! We asked for a late check-out on all the rooms and they kindly gave us 1pm for no charge. The hotel staff also kindly (and wouldn’t take no for an answer) took our luggage to the Skytrain with us, I assume to make sure that we left.

Going through Terminal 3 (International side) formalities was very easy and we spent a few chilled hours in this very modern building with great views out onto runways 24 and 25R. I noticed later on, that if you walked down to gate 1 area, you could just about see arrivals on runway 25L, just before disappearing behind Terminal 3. You could also the departures off that runway too, so gate 1 is the place to be here when airside in Terminal 3. The following Jakarta log was from 05:30 to 13:00 then 14:00 to 17:00 before departing to Singapore.

Nice flight provided by Garuda Indonesia using Boeing 737 PK-GNN and even though it was just a 1 hour and 50 minute flight, we were served a hot meal and several drinks. I guess with so much competition around them, they need to keep with the traditional flag carrier standards?

The following log is in country prefix, then airline, type and reg order. No photographs taken today some, so some provided for this blog post, from the day before.

 

9H-AZE, Boeing 777 31HER, Saudi Arabian Airlines (32708)
9M-AQD, Airbus A320 216, AirAsia (4882)
9M-AGG, Airbus A320 251NSL, AirAsia (7778)
9M-LDK, Boeing 737NG 86N/W, Batik Air Malaysia (41267)
9M-LDU, Boeing 737NG 8GP/W, Batik Air Malaysia (39835)
9M-MTH, Airbus A330 323E, Malaysia Airlines (1336)
9M-MVK, Boeing 737MAX 8, Malaysia Airlines (43341)
9V-SWG, Boeing 777 312ER, Singapore Airlines (34572)
9V-TRO, Airbus A320 232, Scoot (5188)
A6-EGR, Boeing 777 31HER, Emirates Airline (41077)
A7-ALN, Airbus A350 941, Qatar Airways (47)
A7-ALQ, Airbus A350 941, Qatar Airways (76)
B-30F6, Airbus A321 253NXSL, China Southern Airlines (9293)
B-208L, Boeing 737MAX 8, XiamenAir (42960)
B-20EK, Boeing 737MAX 8, XiamenAir (43839)
B-226E, Boeing 737MAX 8, XiamenAir (43841)
B-18906, Airbus A350 941, China Airlines (92)
B-58213, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Starlux Airlines (11068)
B-LIA, Boeing 747 467ERF, Cathay Pacific Airways (37299)
(ER-BAE), Boeing 747 41R, Terra Avia/Flynas (32746)
EX-47001, Boeing 747 222BSF, Aerostan (23737)
EX-47002, Boeing 747 251BSF, Aerostan (23111)
G-UNET, Boeing 747 433BDSF, One Air Ltd (25075)
HL7718, Boeing 737NG 9B5, Jin Air (29996)
HS-LUH, Boeing 737NG 8GP/W, Thai Lion Air (39859)
HS-TEV, Airbus A330 343E, Thai Airways International (1315)
HS-VKF, Airbus A320 214, Thai VietJetAir (4475)
HZ-AK14, Boeing 777 368ER, Saudi Arabian Airlines (41051)
JA922A, Boeing 787 9, All Nippon Airways (43867)
JA924A, Boeing 787 9, All Nippon Airways (61525)
P7301, Boeing 737NG 800/W, Indonesian Police (64870)
PK-MGI, Boeing 737NG 86NSF/W, Asia Cargo Airlines (35217)
PK-BKT, Airbus A320 214, Batik Air (4501)
PK-BKV, Airbus A320 214, Batik Air (4823)
PK-BLD, Airbus A320 214, Batik Air (5048)
PK-LUF, Airbus A320 214SL, Batik Air (7223)
PK-LUG, Airbus A320 214SL, Batik Air (7231)
PK-LUH, Airbus A320 214SL, Batik Air (7245)
PK-LDW, Airbus A330 343E, Batik Air (1098)
PK-BGZ, Boeing 737NG 86N/W, Batik Air (36549)
PK-LDM, Boeing 737NG 8GP/W, Batik Air (38303)
PK-LBK, Boeing 737NG 8GP/W, Batik Air Malaysia (39822)
PK-BBA, Boeing 737NG 8F2BCF/W, BBN Airlines Indonesia (29790)
PK-BBH, Boeing 737NG 86J/W, BBN Airlines Indonesia/US-Bangla Airlines (36121)
PK-GLN, Airbus A320 214, Citilink (5399)
PK-GLQ, Airbus A320 214, Citilink (5541)
PK-GLV, Airbus A320 214, Citilink (5574)
PK-GLW, Airbus A320 214, Citilink (5597)
PK-GLY, Airbus A320 214SL, Citilink (5830)
PK-GQE, Airbus A320 214SL, Citilink (6270)
PK-GQI, Airbus A320 214SL, Citilink (6434)
PK-GQQ, Airbus A320 214SL, Citilink (7319)
PK-GQT, Airbus A320 214SL, Citilink (7469)
PK-GTC, Airbus A320 251NSL, Citilink (7505)
PK-GTD, Airbus A320 251NSL, Citilink (7587)
PK-GTE, Airbus A320 251NSL, Citilink (7603)
PK-GTF, Airbus A320 251NSL, Citilink (7834)
PK-GTI, Airbus A320 251NSL, Citilink (8303)
PK-GPE, Airbus A330 341, Citilink (148)
PK-GJR, Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 600, Citilink (1422)
PK-GJS, Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 600, Citilink (1438)
PK-GGC, Boeing 737 5U3, Citilink Cargo (28727)
PK-ECA, Boeing 737 33ASF, Express Cargo Airlines (24789)
PK-ECO, Boeing 737 3Q8SF, Express Cargo Airlines (28200)
PK-GPL, Airbus A330 243, Garuda Indonesia (1184)
PK-GPM, Airbus A330 243, Garuda Indonesia (1214)
PK-GPQ, Airbus A330 243, Garuda Indonesia (1410)
PK-GPA, Airbus A330 341, Garuda Indonesia (138)
PK-GPG, Airbus A330 341, Garuda Indonesia (165)
PK-GHA, Airbus A330 343E, Garuda Indonesia (1709)
PK-GHD, Airbus A330 343E, Garuda Indonesia (1733)
PK-GPV, Airbus A330 343E, Garuda Indonesia (1577)
PK-GPX, Airbus A330 343E, Garuda Indonesia (1654)
PK-GHH, Airbus A330 941N, Garuda Indonesia (1870)
PK-GFJ, Boeing 737NG 86N/W, Garuda Indonesia (37885)
PK-GFS, Boeing 737NG 86N/W, Garuda Indonesia (36830)
PK-GNN, Boeing 737NG 86N/W, Garuda Indonesia (41270)
PK-GUI, Boeing 737NG 8SA/W, Garuda Indonesia (44218)
PK-GUE, Boeing 737NG 8SH/W, Garuda Indonesia (61424)
PK-GFH, Boeing 737NG 8U3/W, Garuda Indonesia (36850)
PK-GMF, Boeing 737NG 8U3/W, Garuda Indonesia (30140)
PK-GMP, Boeing 737NG 8U3/W, Garuda Indonesia (30148)
PK-GMU, Boeing 737NG 8U3/W, Garuda Indonesia (38073)
PK-GMX, Boeing 737NG 8U3/W, Garuda Indonesia (38070)
PK-GNG, Boeing 737NG 8U3/W, Garuda Indonesia (39891)
PK-GUG, Boeing 737NG 8U3/W, Garuda Indonesia (30142)
PK-GIA, Boeing 777 3U3ER, Garuda Indonesia (40074)
PK-GIC, Boeing 777 3U3ER, Garuda Indonesia (40075)
PK-GIH, Boeing 777 3U3ER, Garuda Indonesia (29144)
PK-GIJ, Boeing 777 3U3ER, Garuda Indonesia (40072)
PK-AXE, Airbus A320 216, Indonesia AirAsia (3715)
PK-AXT, Airbus A320 216, Indonesia AirAsia (3486)
PK-AZG, Airbus A320 216SL, Indonesia AirAsia (5657)
PK-LES, Airbus A330 941N, Lion Air (1933)
PK-LRI, Boeing 737MAX 9, Lion Air (42987)
PK-LOH, Boeing 737NG 8GP/W, Lion Air (38744)
PK-LOP, Boeing 737NG 8GP/W, Lion Air (39815)
PK-LGL, Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W, Lion Air (35729)
PK-LHL, Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W, Lion Air (37274)
PK-LHO, Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W, Lion Air (37278)
PK-LSU, Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W, Lion Air (35719)
PK-MYV, Boeing 737 4B7SF, My Indo Airlines (24559)
PK-PWA, Airbus A320 214, Pelita Air Service (3809)
PK-PWE, Airbus A320 214, Pelita Air Service (3398)
PK-PWO, Airbus A320 214SL, Pelita Air Service (5811)
PK-OTO, Boeing 737 3J6SF, Rimbun Air (27518)
PK-OTD, Boeing 737NG 86QSF/W, Rimbun Air (30281)
PK-CLQ, Boeing 737NG 81Q/W, Sriwijaya Air (29050)
PK-SAZ, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (4965)
PK-SJE, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (5036)
PK-SJG, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (5076)
PK-SJH, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (4813)
PK-SJK, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (5298)
PK-SJO, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (2139)
PK-SJS, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (2334)
PK-SJV, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (4216)
PK-SJW, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (5158)
PK-STF, Airbus A320 232, Super Air Jet (5313)
PK-SJZ, Airbus A320 232SL, Super Air Jet (5473)
PK-TLK, Airbus A321 211, TransNusa Air Services (3612)
PK-TJC, Comac ARJ-21 700, TransNusa Air Services (10183)
T7-BLV, Boeing 737NG 79V/W BBJ (61040)
(TF-AMJ), Boeing 747 412BCF, JetOneX (24975)
V8-RBD, Airbus A320 251NSL, Royal Brunei Airlines (8368)
VN-A666, Airbus A320 214, VietJetAir (3739)
VN-A669, Airbus A320 214, VietJetAir (4049)
VN-A691, Airbus A320 214, VietJetAir (4504)
VN-A699, Airbus A320 214, VietJetAir (4193)
VT-IQX, Airbus A320 251NSL, IndiGo (11948)

On display outside Garuda Indonesia Headquarters:
PK-OAZ, Douglas C-47A, Garuda Indonesia (19623)

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Singapore/Changi

Entry into Singapore was very easy and smooth, courtesy of having completed the SGAC e-Service in advance. This meant being able to use the many available e-gates – I didn’t see anywhere where you could speak to an immigration person and go through manually, should you have not done the e-Service application.

The hotel shuttle to Village Hotel Changi is not that frequent, which set the tone for what was to come and so we grabbed a Grab vehicle. A very smart 13 seater VIP boom box mini-bus turned up – $70 dollars (£41) for journey but better than waiting an hour for the hotel shuttle.

On checking in at Village Hotel Changhi, we were informed that the hotel was fully booked. We had rooms held for us but they were randomly dotted around the place and only one of our group had a view of departures – room 736. It was late by now, so we did a recce of the 8th floor to see what we could do for the next day away from our rooms.

The following log taken from 20:00 to midnight is in country prefix, then airline, type and reg order.

9M-VAH, Airbus A321 251NXSL, AirAsia (12154)
9M-MLF, Boeing 737NG 8FZ/W, Firefly (29657)
9M-MXO, Boeing 737NG 8H6/W, Malaysia Airlines (40142)
9V-NCB, Airbus A321 271NXSL, Scoot (10345)
9V-OJA, Boeing 787 9, Scoot (37112)
9V-SHB, Airbus A350 941, Singapore Airlines (263)
9V-MBC, Boeing 737MAX 8, Singapore Airlines (44244)
9V-MBG, Boeing 737MAX 8, Singapore Airlines (44251)
9V-MBM, Boeing 737MAX 8, Singapore Airlines (44257)
9V-SWG, Boeing 777 312ER, Singapore Airlines (34572)
9V-SWK, Boeing 777 312ER, Singapore Airlines (34576)
9V-SWO, Boeing 777 312ER, Singapore Airlines (34580)
9V-SWT, Boeing 777 312ER, Singapore Airlines (34585)
9V-DHD, Boeing 777 F, Singapore Airlines (67144)
9V-SCN, Boeing 787 10, Singapore Airlines (60263)
9V-SCS, Boeing 787 10, Singapore Airlines (60268)
B-32KU, Airbus A321 251NXSL, China Eastern Airlines (12380)
B-30FQ, Airbus A320 271NSL, Juneyao Air (10035)
B-32KQ, Airbus A320 251NSL, Spring Airlines (12443)
F-GZNP, Boeing 777 328ER, Air France (37435)
HL8561, Airbus A330 343E, T’way Air (1549)
JA879A, Boeing 787 9, All Nippon Airways (43869)
JA738J, Boeing 777 346ER, Japan Airlines (32436)
LX-VCM, Boeing 747 8R7F, Cargolux Airlines International (61169)
N29978, Boeing 787 9, United Airlines (66137)
OH-LWP, Airbus A350 941, Finnair (392)
PK-BLC, Airbus A320 214, Batik Air (5047)
PK-GNN, Boeing 737NG 86N/W, Garuda Indonesia (41270)
VT-ILU, Airbus A321 251NXSL, IndiGo (10699)
VT-IWV, Airbus A321 251NXSL, IndiGo (12143)

Photo credits: Grant Robinson

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