Singapore Air receives fifth A380

Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its fifth Airbus A380, paving the way for more flights to London using the aircraft.

The latest A380 to come into the airline's possession arrived in Singapore in the early hours of the morning of June 29th.

Singapore Airlines now has the capacity to upgrade more of its flights from London Heathrow to Singapore that currently use the Boeing 747-400 to A380 operations.

The specific services to see changes will be the lunchtime departure from Singapore to Heathrow Airport and the late-evening return flight from London, which will be operated by the A380 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from July 16th.

These flights will run alongside Singapore Airlines' existing A380 connection between the carrier's base and the English capital, which operates on a daily basis.

People planning to travel with the airline between August 2nd and 8th should be aware that one of its A380s will be deployed on a route to Beijing to serve demand for the 2008 Olympic Games.

The Singapore Airlines A380 is equipped with the carrier's first-class suites, as well as its four-abreast business class seats and a newly configured economy cabin.

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