Confirmed: New A380 suites moving to upper deck
Aug 11, 2017, 10:39 am
#46
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when are they showing them? regardless of flights.
ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-new-airbus-a380-may-not-fly-until-early-2018
ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-new-airbus-a380-may-not-fly-until-early-2018
"the first aircraft from the next batch of A380s is due for delivery within the current financial year." This was clarified as being the Singaporean financial year, which spans from April 1 to March 31.
Aug 11, 2017, 7:41 pm
#50
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very slim. Don't even think they started retrofitting their current A380s yet.
Aug 24, 2017, 11:43 pm
#51
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My guess is that it would be SQ221/SQ232 rotation to get new Suites.
My theory is because SQ231 leaves SIN at 00:45 which is very late and most people may not have opportunity to full enjoy the new Suites. As a result, SQ222 will also stay as normal Suites.
At the moment I have SQ221, SQ231 and SQ232 all booked in Suite awards in January next year, fingers crossed.
My theory is because SQ231 leaves SIN at 00:45 which is very late and most people may not have opportunity to full enjoy the new Suites. As a result, SQ222 will also stay as normal Suites.
At the moment I have SQ221, SQ231 and SQ232 all booked in Suite awards in January next year, fingers crossed.
Aug 27, 2017, 6:16 pm
#52
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My SQ25 JFK-SIN in Feb 2018 is shown as :
FLIGHT SQ 25
Aircraft type: Not available
Flying time: Not available
First (O)
Could it be SQ cannot commit if they could fly A380 in Feb? Equipment downgrade possible?
I booked SQ285 for Feb 2018 too, and it says :
FLIGHT SQ 285
Aircraft type: Airbus Industrie A380-800
Flying time: 9hrs 55mins
First (O)
Why they don't put Suites class anymore?
FLIGHT SQ 25
Aircraft type: Not available
Flying time: Not available
First (O)
Could it be SQ cannot commit if they could fly A380 in Feb? Equipment downgrade possible?
I booked SQ285 for Feb 2018 too, and it says :
FLIGHT SQ 285
Aircraft type: Airbus Industrie A380-800
Flying time: 9hrs 55mins
First (O)
Why they don't put Suites class anymore?
Aug 27, 2017, 7:25 pm
#53
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My SQ25 JFK-SIN in Feb 2018 is shown as :
FLIGHT SQ 25
Aircraft type: Not available
Flying time: Not available
First (O)
Could it be SQ cannot commit if they could fly A380 in Feb? Equipment downgrade possible?
I booked SQ285 for Feb 2018 too, and it says :
FLIGHT SQ 285
Aircraft type: Airbus Industrie A380-800
Flying time: 9hrs 55mins
First (O)
Why they don't put Suites class anymore?
FLIGHT SQ 25
Aircraft type: Not available
Flying time: Not available
First (O)
Could it be SQ cannot commit if they could fly A380 in Feb? Equipment downgrade possible?
I booked SQ285 for Feb 2018 too, and it says :
FLIGHT SQ 285
Aircraft type: Airbus Industrie A380-800
Flying time: 9hrs 55mins
First (O)
Why they don't put Suites class anymore?
My theory is that weekends are when they load schedule updates and the website becomes glitchy during that process.
Aug 27, 2017, 9:27 pm
#54
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Posts: 1,498
Doesn't 221 (20:20 departure out of SIN) turnaround as 222 out of Sydney at 16:10? And 231 (the late departure you mentioned) turnaround as 232 at 12:15? If your logic is correct about SQ not placing the new plane on such a late departure out of Sydney, then I believe what we want is 221/222.
Aug 29, 2017, 6:45 pm
#55
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Sep 1, 2017, 4:06 am
#56
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The new products will be unveiled on 2 November:
https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-a...s-launch-nov-2
https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-a...s-launch-nov-2
Sep 1, 2017, 6:28 pm
#60
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I am convinced it will be SQ232. This route has noticeably worse awards availability than any other SIN-SYD route. Interestingly it can still be got at standard rates but saver is waitlist-only for absolutely every date and route I checked. (I don't have 150k miles available sadly...)