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Singapore Airlines to use Airbus superjumbo on Melbourne route
Jul 15, 2009, 4:52 GMT
Singapore - Singapore Airlines said Wednesday it would start using the Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft on its route to Melbourne, Australia's second most populous city, starting September 29.
'The daily A380 flights will replace an existing daily Boeing 747-400 service to Melbourne,' the airline said in a statement.
The 471-seat superjumbo would increase the seat capacity to Melbourne by 10 per cent without the need for additional flights.
Melbourne would be the sixth destination worldwide to which Singapore Airlines operates the A380, following services to Sydney, London, Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong, according to the statement.
Singapore Airlines currently has nine A380 superjumbos in use with a further 10 on firm order and options on six more.
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