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London and Hong Kong next destinations for SIA’s new A380 cabin products

17 Jan 2018 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that London and Hong Kong will be the next destinations to be served by its newest Airbus A380 aircraft, featuring the Airline’s recently unveiled new cabin products.
Starting 16 February 2018, the aircraft will operate as SQ322 (Singapore-London) on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. From 17 February 2018 to 5 April 2018, it will operate as SQ305 (London-Singapore). With effect from 7 April 2018, the new aircraft are scheduled to operate as SQ317 (London-Singapore) on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 


From 18 February 2018 to 6 April 2018, the new A380s will also be deployed on services to Hong Kong, operating on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays as SQ860 (Singapore-Hong Kong) and SQ863 (Hong Kong-Singapore). With effect from 8 April 2018, the aircraft are scheduled to operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays as SQ856 (Singapore-Hong Kong) and SQ861 (Hong Kong-Singapore). SIA’s new cabin products were publicly unveiled early in November and debuted on 18 December 2017 to Sydney following the delivery of the first of five new A380s being acquired from Airbus.


The new cabin products will initially be fitted to the five new A380s, following which retrofit work will commence on 14 aircraft that are already in service. 


The new cabin products seat up to 471 customers in four classes, with six in Suites, 78 in Business Class, 44 in Premium Economy Class and 343 in 
Economy Class.