Got a sense of deja vu, haven't we done this one before a year or two back?
When I did the British Eagle trooping flight in 1967 it was Heathrow - Kuwait - Columbo - Changi (or was it Paya Lebar?). Dont know how much longer that contract lasted, because the next time I flew home it was in a 10 Squadron VC10 - much quicker, but no cheap booze on board, just that inevitable Transport Command orange squash.