Singapore Airlines collects fifth Airbus jet
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its fifth Airbus A380 superjumbo which will be used for its Singapore-London service starting on July 16, the carrier said.
By Agencies |
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its fifth Airbus A380 superjumbo which will be used for its Singapore-London service starting on July 16, the carrier said.
The A380 will be the second deployed for the London service after the world's biggest plane made its debut at Heathrow Airport on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the city-state in March.
However, one of the planes will be temporarily redeployed to SIA's Beijing route to cater for increased demand ahead of the Olympic Games from August 2 for a week, the carrier said in a statement late Saturday.
SIA is the first airline to fly the A380, the largest airliner ever built. The first A380 jet arrived in Singapore a year and a half late, in October 2007, after it was delayed by problems including electrical wiring glitches.
It started flying to Sydney, and the carrier this year also began flying A380s to London and Tokyo.
The giant plane can carry up to 853 passengers but SIA, one of the world's most profitable airlines, chose a setup with a maximum of 471 seats.
SIA has committed to buying a total of 19 of the planes.
The A380 will be the second deployed for the London service after the world's biggest plane made its debut at Heathrow Airport on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the city-state in March.
However, one of the planes will be temporarily redeployed to SIA's Beijing route to cater for increased demand ahead of the Olympic Games from August 2 for a week, the carrier said in a statement late Saturday.
SIA is the first airline to fly the A380, the largest airliner ever built. The first A380 jet arrived in Singapore a year and a half late, in October 2007, after it was delayed by problems including electrical wiring glitches.
It started flying to Sydney, and the carrier this year also began flying A380s to London and Tokyo.
The giant plane can carry up to 853 passengers but SIA, one of the world's most profitable airlines, chose a setup with a maximum of 471 seats.
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The design includes 12 "suites", each with a full-length bed behind sliding doors, sheets by French design house Givenchy and flat-screen televisions. SIA has committed to buying a total of 19 of the planes.
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