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Tata, Singapore Airlines to operate A380 flights to India from May 30

A380 superjumbo will operate daily to both Mumbai and New Delhi, taking over from two daily flights that currently serve each city using Boeing 777s.

Passengers flying out of Delhi and Mumbai airports will soon be able to board an Airbus A380, with Singapore Airlines (SIA) announcing the launch of daily flights operated by the world?s largest commercial aircraft from May 30.

?The Airbus 380 superjumbo will operate daily to both Mumbai and New Delhi with effect from May 30, 2014, taking over from two daily flights that currently serve each city using Boeing 777s. Another daily flight will continue to be operated with B777s. In total, 14 flights will serve each city per week,? said a statement from the airline.

While SIA?s Boeing 777s offer over 330 seats in a three-class configuration, the A380s have a total seat capacity of 471 passengers in a three class configuration ? 12 first class, 60 business class and 399 economy class seats.

?Customers from India will be able to enjoy the complete A380 experience aboard Singapore Airlines from Delhi and Mumbai to our onward A380 destinations including Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo Narita and Zurich,? said David Lau, General Manager-India for Singapore Airlines.

Singapore Airlines currently operates 19 A380s and will have five more A380s that are likely to be delivered from 2017. The civil aviation ministry allowed operation of Airbus 380 from Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore airports in January this year. Air India had opposed any move to allow foreign carriers to fly in Airbus 380s.

The restrictions were imposed in 2008, as the government then felt these ultra long-haul jets would help foreign airlines to take away a large chunk of global traffic and distort the level-playing field between Indian and foreign carriers.

No Indian carrier has the A380 in its fleet.

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First published on: 08-04-2014 at 10:33 IST
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