Singapore Airlines launches flights between Singapore and Melbourne on its A380 from September 29.
Melbourne will be the second city in Australia and sixth city in the airline’s network to receive the A380, after Sydney.
“As the greenest widebody aircraft in the sky, the 471-seat A380 will increase the seat capacity to Melbourne by 10%, without the need for additional frequencies,” said Huang Cheng Eng, executive vice president marketing and the regions.
The daily A380 flights will replace an existing daily Boeing 747-400 service to Melbourne.
SQ227 will depart Singapore Changi Airport at 2100hrs and arrive in Melbourne at 0610hrs (0710hrs from 4 October 2009 due to daylight savings) the next day.
On the return leg, SQ228 will depart Melbourne at 1550hrs (1650hrs from 4 October 2009) and touch down in Singapore at 2140hrs.
By Bev Fearis
