Somewhat sad news for SQ fans. SIN-MEL A380 replaced by 777 from 26 Oct and only one daily A380 from SYD from 30 May. Is the Australian market suffering a decline?
I suspect its a combination of the Indian market being more attractive now that you can put A380s plus the growth of Scoot (TZ) and the growth of Qantas....
Qantas you say - well yes - the shift of LHR services to DXB means QF has a lot more dedicated seats going into SIN versus what was there when a chunk of seats were taken by people transiting to/from LHR.
So good to see an airline other than QF reducing capacity in this case.
But I agree - not good for people travelling on SQ. On the upside the change has opened up some Krisflyer award availability
Actually I've always enjoyed the equivalent comfort of the A380 in the smaller 777-300ER. The onboard service in SQ's 777-300ER is just as good as what you get on their A380.
hutch
hutch
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Somewhat sad news for SQ fans. SIN-MEL A380 replaced by 777 from 26 Oct and only one daily A380 from SYD from 30 May. Is the Australian market suffering a decline?
moa999
moa999
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
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I suspect its a combination of the Indian market being more attractive now that you can put A380s plus the growth of Scoot (TZ) and the growth of Qantas....
Qantas you say - well yes - the shift of LHR services to DXB means QF has a lot more dedicated seats going into SIN versus what was there when a chunk of seats were taken by people transiting to/from LHR.
So good to see an airline other than QF reducing capacity in this case.
But I agree - not good for people travelling on SQ. On the upside the change has opened up some Krisflyer award availability
Jedinak K
Jedinak K
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
Member since 06 Sep 2012
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*growth of Emirates
David
David
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See http://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-cuts-back-on-a380-flights-to-sydney-melbourne for more on this, also feel free to leave thoughts & comments under that article.
cssaus
cssaus
United Airlines - Mileage Plus
Member since 29 Jan 2011
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Actually I've always enjoyed the equivalent comfort of the A380 in the smaller 777-300ER. The onboard service in SQ's 777-300ER is just as good as what you get on their A380.
074061
074061
Cathay Pacific - Asia Miles
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Business and Economy are just as good, but this is a tragedy for First passengers, who get downgraded from a suite to a seat.
eminere
eminere
Member since 25 Sep 2013
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"Tragedy" is a bit strong.