Well the pros and cons of transiting through Singapore rather than Bangkok.The pitfalls of the two airports in Bk are well documented so will just concentrate on Udon-Singapore. Firstly the cost is very little different, but watch out for departure tax, the Tiger invoice says inc all taxes, but the check in staff said no at Udon and charged an additional 400bht each. However Singapore tax was included. Have a cup of coffee and a snack before departure, unless you don't mind paying over 100bht for luke warm Nescafe on board, likewise duty free, wait till you get to destination, better selection and cheaper. Now the big problem for me was the luggage allowance. As I was going onward on an international connection I knew my bag would be over the 15kg allowed by Tiger so I booked a luggage upgrade to 20kg, payable in advance at a special rate of 700bht return. Imagine my surprise to be charged a further 200bht a kilo when my bag weighed 22kgs. The same on my return but 8$Sing per kilo. Absolutely no marginal allowance is made.
I was informed this is strict Tiger Air policy.Obviously a distinct disadvantage to a family traveling, unless of course you think the flight price outweighs this.With the limited days and times of travel it can mean a long, long wait in Singapore for the onward connection. Not really bad news as its a lovely aiport with plenty of time consuming things to do.
The Udon flight arrives and departs from the new Budget terminal in Singapore. If your onward journey involves going to Terminal 1 , as most do, its a bus to terminal 2, sky train to terminal 1, both free but inconvenient lugging luggage.So you pays your money and takes your choice.
