Singapore Airlines: year-round Airbus A380 flights for Melbourne
By Chris C., November 28 2016
Singapore Airlines is bringing its flagship Airbus A380 back to Melbourne on a year-round basis, extending the airline’s temporary superjumbo service to the Victorian capital: previously due to end in March 2017 before reverting to a Boeing 777.
Instead, SQ’s A380s will continue gracing Melbourne’s skies, a Singapore Airlines spokesperson confirmed to Australian Business Traveller, with the jet now appearing daily on flight SQ217 from Singapore and SQ218 from Melbourne.
The world’s largest passenger aircraft offers travellers a choice between Suites Class, business class, premium economy and economy.
‘Suites Class’ is Singapore parlance for ‘A380 first class’, with these passengers gaining access to a dedicated Singapore Airlines first class lounge in Melbourne or The Private Room in Singapore before their flight, after which, they’ll fly in style and privacy with all suites featuring closing doors:
Business class too provides fully-flat beds with direct aisle access courtesy of the 1-2-1 cabin layout, with plenty of space to work and relax during the day as well:
AusBT review: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 business class, Singapore-London
Premium economy instead comes in a 2-4-2 arrangement, with reclining seats offering 38 inches of total space – known as ‘pitch’ – plus a padded leg rest and swing-down foot rest:
AusBT review: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 premium economy, Sydney-Singapore
Melbournians can catch the A380 on flight SQ218 – departing the Coffee Capital at 1:05am daily to reach Singapore at 5:45am – and aboard SQ217 on the return: wheels-up at 10:45am for a 9:10pm touchdown later that evening.
In recent times, Singapore Airlines has also upgraded selected Brisbane-Singapore flights from Airbus A330s to the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, complete with A380-style fully-flat beds in place of the less-appealing ‘sloping sleepers’ found on the A330s.
Also read:
- The best business class seats on Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380
- Singapore Airlines business class lounge review, Melbourne
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Chris is a a former contributor to Executive Traveller.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
17 May 2015
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And yet Qantas only have flight a day to Singapore.....they need more planes to fly this route and the route to Hong Kong where Cathay is doing 3-4 flights a day!!
28 May 2016
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Remember that in addition to QF's daily flight there is the daily EK flight which can be booked on a QF code, and the ~5 weekly JQ flight. So there are other options for QF loyalists.
28 May 2016
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For SIN flights that is.
30 Dec 2014
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Also QF fly MELSIN 10pw, Fri Sat and Sun have a double-daily service.
31 Mar 2016
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@chap6595:
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
06 May 2016
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Instead of extending the A380 to Melbourne, they should continue on flying the A350 to Melbourne. Can someone comment whether SQ will bring back A350 to Melbourne in 2017?
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
15 Mar 2016
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They have previously said they plan to make A350s to Australia a permanent feature when they have enough.
31 Mar 2016
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