Singapore Airlines returns Airbus A380 to Melbourne flights
![Singapore Airlines returns Airbus A380 to Melbourne flights](https://www.executivetraveller.com/photos/view/size:1200,675/4f0a1a4182e047fd8521337b767f2254-singapore-airlines-returns-a380-to-melbourne-flights--jw.jpg)
Singapore Airlines is returning the popular Airbus A380 superjumbo to its Melbourne flights from late March, bringing better seats, a quieter ride and a more comfortable cabin for business travellers.
"The A380 aircraft will service the Singapore-Melbourne SQ227/SQ228 route from 25 March 2012", a Singpaore Airlines spokesperson confirmed to Australian Business Traveller (26 March will be the first Melbourne-Singapore A380 leg).
The A380 will still be absent from Melbourne-Singapore flights between 16 January and 25 March. If you're flying from Melbourne during that period, we've previously outlined the changes, which mean a much less comfortable ride for some passengers.
When the A380 returns in March, however, it won't be on exactly the same flights as previously. Here's how the post-March schedule breaks down for Melbourne-Singapore:
- SQ218 leaves Melbourne at 0005, arriving in Singapore at 0555, using a Boeing 777-300ER
- SQ238 leaves Melbourne at 1000, arriving in Singapore at 1550, using a Boeing 777-300
- SQ228 leaves Melbourne at 1545, arriving in Singapore at 2135, using an Airbus A380
For Singapore-Melbourne flights:
- SQ237 leaves Singapore at 0045, arriving in Melbourne at 1005, using a Boeing 777-300
- SQ217 leaves Singapore at 0955, arriving in Melbourne at 1915, using a Boeing 777-300ER
- SQ227 leaves Singapore at 2100, arriving in Singapore at 0620 the next day, using an Airbus A380.
Picking the most comfortable flights
![The extra-wide, fully flat beds in business class on the A380 and 777-300ER are markedly better than the 777-300 offering.](https://www.executivetraveller.com/photos/view/size:960,540/4f0a1a65d0144583b2fb67ba767f2254-singapore-business-cabin.jpg)
If your schedule is flexible enough to pick any of the flights, we recommend the A380: its cabin is quieter, with air that's less dry, and it has the very latest fully flat bed with direct aisle access for everyone in business class.
The Boeing 777-300ER is second best, with the fully flat bed but without the A380's quieter, more comfortable cabin.
We'd try to avoid the Boeing 777-300: its regional business class gives markedly less space and privacy.
![While the 777-300 regional business class is better than the older seats, it's not a patch on the fully flat beds on the A380.](https://www.executivetraveller.com/photos/view/size:960,540/4f0a1abdcef44808a3f267cf767f2254-singapore-airlines-777-300-entertainment.jpg)
We've also got detailed recommendations for the best seats to pick on all three Singapore Airlines planes -- so make sure you select the best spot on your flight.
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