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May 29th, 2008

Singapore Airlines Launches First All Business Class Flight Between Singapore and New York

Business travelers who fly between Singapore and New York can now reach their destination more rested, more prepared to face their business meetings. Singapore Airlines has reconfigured five of the airline’s A340-500s with 100 of the airline’s new award-winning Business Class seats for use in the all business class long haul flights between these two […]

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March 14th, 2008

Singapore Airlines’ A380 Flights to London and Tokyo

It’s been less than half a year after the inaugural A380 flight and Singapore Airlines is ready to fly the humongous aircraft to two other international destinations: London and Tokyo.
The first A380 flight to London will leave Singapore on Tuesday, 18 March 2008, and from then on, there will be daily flights between Singapore and […]

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November 2nd, 2007

Sex ban on the Singapore Airlines A380

Looks like even before those who are planning to book the Suites Class of Singapore Airlines A380 could plan… er, amorous encounters, officials already announced that they are not going to tolerate mile high club members.
The A380 may have the world’s first airborne double bed, but it won’t be put to the obvious use if […]

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October 26th, 2007

Singapore Airlines A380 Touches Down in Sydney

The first commercial flight of the Singapore Airlines A380 touched down in Sydney today, marking an awesome milestone in aviation history!
Some trivia to remember this flight by:

Youngest passenger: 10 month-old Singaporean Quek Pin Liang
Most expensive ticket: $US100,000 for a Suite, paid by Sydney resident Brit Julian Hayward
The passengers represent 35 different nationalities, with the largest […]

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October 16th, 2007

Peek into the Singapore Airlines A380 Interior

Airbus finally handed over the first A380 aircraft to Singapore airlines. Although the humongous double-decker plane can carry up to 550 passengers, the Singapore Airlines aircraft was designed to seat only 471. What does that mean? More, room, more space, more comfort.
Although even the passengers in the Economy class will also enjoy a bit more […]

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September 13th, 2007

Last 24 Seats on the A380 First Flight up for Bidding!

Going, going, gone!
Except for the remaining 24 “last chance” seats on the Singapore Airlines A380 maiden flight, that is.
The two-week long auction for the rest of the seats had a good turn out, raising almost S$2 million (approx US$1.3 million) from the 638 seats put up for grabs. The record bid? The sale […]

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August 21st, 2007

Auction for A380 Maiden Flight Tickets Starts August 27!

I’m probably the last person who hasn’t participated in an eBay auction. I have an account, mind, but I haven’t really used it, whether to sell or to bid for stuff. I find the whole process a bit tedious. But I just might change my mind as Singapore Airlines launches the charity auction for the […]

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August 6th, 2007

Tickets to First A380 Flight, Up for Bidding

It’s been the talk of the travel town since Singapore Airlines made the announcement more than a week ago, but I’m still posting it here in case you haven’t read it yet: Singapore Airlines will auction the tickets to the A380 maiden voyage from Singapore to Sydney in October 2007 on eBay!
The proceeds of the […]

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July 5th, 2007

Flying Time is Productive Time Aboard Signapore Airlines

Business travelers flying Singapore Airlines First and Business class can now continue working on their spreadsheets and presentations on board, without even turning on their laptops. As long as you have your thumb drive with you, you can access your files and work on them simply by plugging them into the USB ports available at […]

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April 24th, 2007

Self Service Check-in with Singapore Airlines

If you’re flying Singapore Airlines, you can now avoid the long queues at the check-in counter and print your own boarding pass instead. You can go to any of the 14 auto check-in counters available at Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 2, choose your seat, print your boarding pass, and drop your luggage at designated Fast […]

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