Other Silver Kris Lounges are gradually being upgraded worldwide to match the one at Changi Airport. Apart from the in-flight Kris World advantages of phone calls from the seat there are many little touches that keep SIA customers coming back. Ground staff are always on hand to bid farewell to First Class passengers either at the boarding gate or in the cabin, and on journeys longer than 4 hours local newspapers are offered on arrival at their destinations. Cuisine has also been a strong point on Singapore Airlines which offers Asian dishes and European cuisine, with hallal on Middle Eastern routes and by request on others. It's a formula that works well.
Wine lists give the passenger a choice of excellent German, French and Australian wines.
Other SIA initiatives to take the hassle out of traveling include a return check-in. This allows passengers traveling to regional destinations and returning within 48 hours to be issued with boarding passes for both the outbound and inbound sectors. Another key to a good airline is to have a schedule that takes the passenger, especially the business traveler, to the destination he wants, with a frequency that will suit his itinerary. SIA has built a very impressive network covering more than 70 cities in over 40 countries. In addition, SIA's regional subsidiary SilkAir serves an increasing number of Asian destinations.