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EIRules From Ireland, joined Aug 2007, 641 posts, RR: 10
Posted (7 years 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3046 times:

When will SQ start commercial flights with the A380 and what routes will they be on? I tried booking flights from LHR-SIN and FRA-SIN for Feb / March of 2007 but their website shows these flights being operated by 747s.

Next Flights: EI DUB-LHR A320, BA LHR-SFO B744, UA SFO-LAS A320, BA LAS-LHR B744, EI LHR-DUB A320

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StarGoldLHR From Heard and McDonald Islands, joined Feb 2004, 1529 posts, RR: 1
Reply 1, posted (7 years 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2966 times:

One thing you can guarentee....

As soon as it is known... it will appear here first.

I would imagine the first few flights will be sold out to pre-registered passengers.

So far in 2008 45 flights and Gold already. JFK, IAD, LGA, SIN, HKG, NRT, AKL, PPT, LAX still to book ! Home Airport LCY

Gemuser From Australia, joined Nov 2003, 5217 posts, RR: 6
Reply 2, posted (7 years 1 week 1 day ago) and read 2742 times:

They hope to commence commerical operations before the end of December 2006, on SIN-SYD, followed by SYD-SIN-LHR, asap after that.

Gemuser

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Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65
Reply 3, posted (7 years 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 2589 times:

The particular LHR flights will be SQ317/SQ322.

Dutchjet From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 7864 posts, RR: 58
Reply 4, posted (7 years 1 week 13 hours ago) and read 2468 times:

SQ hopes to get the A380 into service before the end of the year - but without getting into a whole Airbus and the A380 and problems/delays discussion - it is possible that the EIS date may slip until early 2007.....we should know rather soon as to the exact date that A380 service will commence.

SQ has stated that it will operate the A380 on the SIN-SYD and maybe other regional routes for the first couple months of operations, for various reasons, but until the EIS issues are all worked out (and nothing against the A380, all new types have some issues) it seems that SQ wants to keep the aircraft close to its SQ base.

My guess is that LHR-SIN will be among the first routes to see A380 service, but the A380 may not be flying the route during Feb-Mar 2007.

EIRules From Ireland, joined Aug 2007, 641 posts, RR: 10
Reply 5, posted (7 years 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2241 times:

So why have they not updated their booking engine with A380? Fair enough they dont know an exact date yet but surley they must have a worst case scenario date in mind and have all flights after this updated on the system. Just seems to me that they are missing out on possible bookings by not announcing it

Next Flights: EI DUB-LHR A320, BA LHR-SFO B744, UA SFO-LAS A320, BA LAS-LHR B744, EI LHR-DUB A320

VSFLYER747400 From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2005, 120 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (7 years 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2201 times:

Quoting EIRules (Reply 5):
So why have they not updated their booking engine with A380? Fair enough they dont know an exact date yet but surley they must have a worst case scenario date in mind and have all flights after this updated on the system. Just seems to me that they are missing out on possible bookings by not announcing it

Probably for that very reason, imagine if you made a booking specifically to travel on an A380 only to find that it has been replaced by a B744. I know I'd be disappointed. SQ will only put them on their system when they know for sure.

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