I generally only feel comfortable doing this when I've taken that flight from that airport on that airline before, and know what the variable are. If you are going to need to interact with the gate staff before you get on the plane, don't try to plan for it during the time that people are lining up and shuffling on to the plane. Not only will it be unhappy for you and for them, you probably won't get the seat you want.
I just checked my previous tickets from Singapore Airlines and it seems to be normal that the boarding time starts 1 hour before the flight for flights departing from Changi Airport. One reason for that is probably that the baggage checks at that airport are at the gate only and thus they might want to allow for enough time in case somebody's baggage needs to be checked.
Even if you do arrive 1 hour early, you'll probably not be allowed to board so early, but will have to wait for at least another half an hour. However it also states on my ticket that the gates close 10 minutes prior to departure, so if you don't mind not boarding later than other people, you should be safe arriving later than 1 hour before departure.
On a side note, I've had one or two flights from Singapore where the pilot would announce that everybody has boarded on time and that will thus be able to departure a couple minutes earlier.
So I am sure there are other reasons like that, some which make sense and others which make less. Whatever was the specific reason for your flight, might be hard to say. I never had to board in SG 1 hour before. Singapore Airlines actually close boarding just ten minutes before departure , so there is indeed absolutely no need to get to the gate an hour before departure. Back in the days when I flew out of Changi pretty much weekly, it was standard procedure for me to arrive at the airport 30 min before departure.
Don't try this at home! As for why, they're just trying to get people to the gate early, and Changi's been ratcheting up the propaganda for a while now.
Pet peeve: announcing "Final Call" something like 40 minutes before departure, and switching to "Gate Closing" when it's actually getting close about 20 minutes before. That said, unlike most airports Changi T1 and T2 only do the security inspection at the gate itself, so it does make sense to show up a wee bit earlier than usual.
And since SQ is a big operator of the A superjumbos, it does take some time to get everybody on board, and if inexperienced first-time travelers fall for it and queue up nice and early, it's a smoother ride for everybody else. While sometimes the airlines are simply trying to get you to board early to speed up there turnround time, and don't close boarding until much later, there are some important occasions when this early boarding time is significant and important.
The most usual reason is when the flight will be boarding by stairs in the field and not by a normal gate. In this case the flight will take significantly longer to board than normal, because passengers need to be bussed to the plane. Be warned that boarding will close significantly earlier than normal in this circumstances. I've had this happen to me several times, usually at Heathrow. Occasionally I've been caught out and had to scramble to get to the gate on time.
You should be able to check if this applies to you if you look for your gate number on an airport map. Your ticket may also state the time at which boarding closes.
Make sure you arrive well before that, even if it seems unreasonably early. The airlines track the number of on time departures and arrivals. It is a key metric both within management and to some of the public picking an airline. One way to increase the chances of an on time departure is to get everyone to the gate earlier than really needed.
Arriving on time is closely related to departing on time because at busy airports once a plane misses its departure slot it may have to wait an hour or more for the next free slot.
A related trend is that the arrival times are padded so that if the flight gets a good tailwind it arrives early. So what? If the incentive to meet metrics keeps management heat off of them and customers get to depart a few minutes early then everyone should be accepting of this operating technique.
Quit your snibbbling. Arrive early and get boarded what five while minutes. Waste of news story. I arrived at the gate with my minor child 20 minutes prior to boarding beginning. The plan was gone. They had overbooked, started boarding an hour early and had left at least 25 minutes before boarding was supposed to start. So might as well get some productivity out of them.
Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since This site is for entertainment purpose only. Last week, two very frequent travelers ended up on the wrong side of the door with this final-boarding rule.
The frequent flier got to the airport seven hours in advance of his scheduled red-eye and barely in time for stand-by on a earlier flight. In the second case, a United 1k , miles a year traveler landed late into Denver on a connection from Washington, D. He still had about 15 minutes to spare, was upgraded, and was only three gates from his connecting flight.
So, while he felt confident, the traveler still raced off the plane and to his connecting gate. While the plane had not departed, he was told he had just missed the cut-off. Again, they had closed the door to the ramp early. Even with the last flight of the night, he was a victim of the final-boarding rule. So, he ended up spending the night in Denver. We are using cookies to personalize and enhance your use of the Pegasus Website.
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