Hi AbbaDave,
I'm replying to the post that you left on the Mexico-Guatemala-Belize thread about this change and asking Bob if he had received the above letter. Well, I've received mine and my thoughts are as follows.
We are now scheduled to arrive in Singapore 3 hours later than originally planned at 17.10hrs and yet JY's letter says that 'no sightseeing will be missed'. However the itinerary for Day 11 clearly states that 'you will have the afternoon to explore this modern city state before returning to the airport for your overnight flight back to the UK'. I fail to see how this new arrangement will not impact on the itinerary, particularly for those people not doing the add-on. At the very least it will be a much curtailed visit. In addition, an afternoon city tour would have given those people who are staying on, an idea of the layout of Singapore and where they would perhaps like to spend more time during their brief stay.
Monty - I would like to ask why this change was deemed necessary? JY's letter suggests that it is a consequence of 'airlines occasionally changing their flight schedules', but having visited the Singapore Airlines website the flight from Kota Kinabalu is still apparently operating as scheduled on 29th May!
So a far clearer explanation from that currently provided would be very much appreciated.
Looking forward to meeting everyone in May.
Cheers
Mike