Published June 12, 2009

SIA to fly A380 to HK from July 9

By VEN SREENIVASAN

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SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will fly the Airbus A380 super jumbo on the Singapore-Hong Kong route from July 9.

The operation of the 471-seat A380 on the route represents a 10% increase in SIA's seating capacity to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong will be the fifth international destination and second Asian city to which SIA operates the huge plane. SIA started operating the A380 in October 2007 to Sydney, then added services to London, Tokyo and Paris.

The daily A380 flights to Hong Kong will replace an existing B777-300ER service. The operation of the 471-seat A380 on the route represents a 10 per cent increase in SIA's seating capacity to Hong Kong.

'This shows our confidence in demand for business and leisure travel,' said Huang Cheng Eng, SIA's executive vice-president for marketing and the regions.

SIA now operates five daily non-stop flights between Singapore and Hong Kong, plus daily non-stop services between Hong Kong and San Francisco. The airline has eight A380s in service, a further 11 on firm order and options on six more.

The increase in capacity on the Singapore-Hong Kong route is despite an overall 11 per cent system-wide capacity cut by SIA this year amid weak demand and poor revenue.

However, demand between Singapore and Hong Kong has remained robust, largely because both cities are major hubs for onward connections.