Singapore Airlines To Add Third Daily A380 Service Between Singapore And London
10 April 2012 - Singapore Airlines’ three daily services on the Singapore-London route will all be operated with the Airbus A380 from 1 June 2012.
Currently, two of the services are operated with the superjumbo while one is operated with the Boeing 777-300ER. From 1 June 2012, the third daily service, departing Singapore as flight SQ308 and returning from London as SQ319, will be operated with an A380 as well.
The switch to the larger A380 will increase seat capacity on the route by 17% a day.
London was Singapore Airlines’ first destination in Europe to receive the superjumbo, in March 2008. This was increased to double-daily A380 operations six months later.
Singapore Airlines currently operates the A380 to 10 destinations: Sydney, London, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Zurich, Los Angeles, Frankfurt and New York. The world’s first carrier to operate the superjumbo in October 2007, Singapore Airlines has since carried over 7 million customers on the A380 system-wide. The Airline currently has 17 A380s and two more on firm order.
A detailed schedule for the Singapore-London route can be found in Annex 1.
ANNEX 1: SINGAPORE AIRLINES SERVICES TO/FROM LONDON
| Flight number | Aircraft Type | Daily Departure Time | Daily Arrival Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQ308 Singapore-London | B777-300ER (A380 from 1 June 2012) | 0905 hrs | 1530 hrs |
| SQ 318 Singapore-London | A380 | 1245 hrs | 1910 hrs |
| SQ 322 Singapore-London | A380 | 2330 hrs | 0555 hrs next day |
| SQ 317 London-Singapore | A380 | 1130 hrs | 0720 hrs next day |
| SQ319 London-Singapore | B777-300ER (A380 from 1 June 2012) | 1830 hrs | 1420 hrs next day |
| SQ 321 London-Singapore | A380 | 2205 hrs | 1755 hrs next day |
All times indicated are local.
