World Hotel Travel Blog

The Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 is now flying to Frankfurt and New York, with the inaugural Singapore – Frankfurt – New York service having departed Singapore shortly after midnight.

With more than 450 customers on board, flight SQ26 is scheduled to make its inaugural touchdown in Frankfurt at 0610hrs local time. It will then depart the German city at 0820hrs and arrive at New York’s JFK airport at 1110hrs, all times local. The daily A380 flights will replace an existing daily Boeing 747-400 service to JFK Airport via Frankfurt, representing a daily increase of 25% in seat capacity.

Frankfurt and New York will be Singapore Airlines’ ninth and tenth destinations to receive the superjumbo. Frankfurt is Singapore Airlines’ fourth point in Europe to be added to the list, after London, Paris and Zurich, while New York is the second point in North America, after Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »

Singapore Airlines is pleased to announce the addition of a seventh daily flight between Singapore and Hong Kong, making the territory its busiest point outside of Singapore, with 56 outbound flights weekly (including flights departing Hong Kong for San Francisco).

The new service will commence on 27 March 2011. SQ890, operated by a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, will depart Singapore at 0735hrs and arrive in Hong Kong at 1120hrs. The return flight, SQ891, will depart Hong Kong at 1230hrs and arrive in Singapore at 1610hrs.

Customers will have an even wider range of flight timings to choose from, with seven flights within a 12-hour period departing from both Singapore and Hong Kong. For the full schedule, please refer to the table below. Read the rest of this entry »

Singapore Airlines will be mounting additional flights over the coming days to help clear the backlog of customers affected by the recent closure of European airspace. The following is a list of additional flights and their respective departure details.

• Singapore – Manchester: Flight Number SQ8318 / Departure time 2330 hrs / Date(s) of operation 23 to 28 April
• Singapore – Manchester: Flight Number SQ8328 / Departure time 0800 hrs / Date(s) of operation 24 to 28 April
• Manchester – Singapore: Flight Number SQ8327 / Departure time 1615 hrs / Date(s) of operation 24 to 28 April
• Manchester – Singapore: Flight Number SQ8321 / Departure time 1120 hrs / Date(s) of operation 24 to 29 April
• Singapore – Frankfurt: Flight Number SQ8326 / Departure time 0230 hrs / Date(s) of operation 25 to 27 April
• Frankfurt – Singapore: Flight Number SQ8325 / Departure time 1045 hrs / Date(s) of operation 25 to 27 April
• Amsterdam – Singapore: Flight Number SQ8323 / Departure time 1330 hrs / Date(s) of operation 23 April
• Singapore – Paris: Flight Number SQ8332 / Departure time 2205 hrs / Date(s) of operation 23 April
• Paris – Singapore: Flight Number SQ8331 / Departure time 0730 hrs / Date(s) of operation 24 April
• Singapore – Zurich: Flight Number SQ8342 / Departure time 0310 hrs / Date(s) of operation 28 April
• Zurich – Singapore: Flight Number SQ8341 / Departure time 1400 hrs / Date(s) of operation 28 April

Read the rest of this entry »

Singapore Airlines will be introducing new cabin products on some of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft from later this month.

A total of 11 B777-200s will be refitted with the Airline’s most recent cabin offerings, to provide additional space, comfort and greater product consistency across the fleet. The refitted B777-200s will be configured with 38 Business Class and 228 Economy Class seats.

Business Class will feature a genuine leather, incline lie-flat seat in a modern design. Also found on Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A330-300 aircraft, it boasts a personal partition and advanced control panel that enables the customer to personalise seating preferences or select from various preset options. A six-way adjustable headrest and lumbar support will provide maximum ergonomic support for a more comfortable rest.

The Economy Class cabin will be refurbished with a new contemporary look. Seat covers, designed by Givenchy, will feature soothing colours as well as richer and softer fabrics, similar to those found on Singapore Airlines’ new Airbus A380 and B777-300ER aircraft.

Enhancements will also be made to Singapore Airlines’ award-winning KrisWorld in-flight entertainment system, for better Audio-Video On Demand features in both cabin classes, such as a more intuitive and user-friendly graphical interface. Business Class seats will feature larger 15.4-inch screens, while screens in Economy Class will be increased to 9 inches later this year.

The first refitted B777-200 aircraft will operate on the Singapore-Shanghai route from 23 February. As more B777-200s are refitted, selected flights to Beijing, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hong Kong and Chennai will also be operated with these aircraft. Read the rest of this entry »