Singapore Airlines launches the direct Airbus A380 flights between Singapore and Melbourne, Australia on 29th September 2009

Now Melbourne will be the second city in Australia and sixth city in the airline’s network to receive the Airbus 380. Sydney was the first to receive the super jumbo when Singapore Airlines began operating the A380 in October 2007. The airline consequently added London, Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong to its list of A380 destinations.

“We are excited to fly the A380 to Melbourne, the second most famous city in Australia and a vibrant centre for commerce, arts, industry, sports and tourism. As the greenest extensive body aircraft in the sky, the 471-seat A380 will enhance the seat capacity to Melbourne by 10%, without the need for additional frequencies” said by Mr. Huang Cheng Eng, the Executive Vice President, Marketing and the Regions.

Regular A380 flights will replace an existing daily Boeing 747-400 service to Melbourne. SQ227 will depart Singapore Changi Airport at 21:00 and arrive in Melbourne at 06:10 the next day.

While returning, the SQ228 will depart Melbourne at 15:50 (16:50 from 4 October 2009) and touch down in Singapore at 21:40.

At present Singapore Airlines operates 21 weekly services between Singapore and Melbourne. And the airline also flies to four other Australian cities including Adelaide (7 times weekly), Brisbane (19 times weekly), Perth (19 times weekly) and Sydney (28 times weekly).