A380=disrupted travel

[SQ228]

Oh, so it's in Chinese. Got a link to it in Russian as well ?.

I just ran it through Chrome translation- comical grammar interpretation by Googlebots:

"a directive requiring lifting of more than 1800 times the A380, 4 days in an emergency"

[Jetsetter]

Another flights affected :

SQ322 from Singapore to London on 26 January and SQ317 from London to Singapore on 27 January will be operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

Singapore Airlines will waive administrative fees/penalties for refund, rebooking or re-routing, for customers holding confirmed tickets in the following cases:
- Issued on or before 25 January 2012, for travel on SQ322 on 26 January and SQ317 on 27 January. This also applies to KrisFlyer redemption tickets.

[ycp81]

SQ322 from Singapore to London on 26, 28 and 29 January, and SQ317 from London to Singapore on 27, 29 and 30 January, will be operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

SQ318 from Singapore to London on 28 and 29 January, and SQ321 from London to Singapore on 28 and 29 January, will be operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

SQ334 from Singapore to Paris on 30 January and SQ333 from Paris to Singapore on 31 January will be operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

Hmm, which flights would be swapped from the B773ERs to some regional seaters?

[MAN Flyer]

Hmm, which flights would be swapped from the B773ERs to some regional seaters?

MEL ?.

[InSaneSleepyHO]

Why don't they send the B747-400
capacity wise is closer to the A380

[CarbonMan]

Why don't they send the B747-400
capacity wise is closer to the A380

The load on those days are not high enough to fill a 747?

[SilverChris]

Still though, would be nice of SQ to send a jumbo back in LHR, even if it's only for a day

[Kyo]

Why don't they send the B747-400
capacity wise is closer to the A380

The load on those days are not high enough to fill a 747?

I've made a reply here as I think it will veer off-topic if I post it in this thread. I.e. the loads seem nowhere near capacity on FRA-JFK to even warrant a 772

[9V-JKL]

MEL ?.

You DO know that all of our MEL-based SQTalkers are sticking their 2 fingers at you now

[MAN Flyer]

You DO know that all of our MEL-based SQTalkers are sticking their 2 fingers at you now

Yeah but they know why I said it.

[SQ228]

Yeah but they know why I said it.

We sure do!

...and if flight24.com is to be believed, the inevitable has occurred- SQ217 lost its 77W to get 9V-SPJ.

Two old jumbos in one day. That should have some on here salivating at the thought!

[sutrakhk]

We sure do!

...and if flight24.com is to be believed, the inevitable has occurred- SQ217 lost its 77W to get 9V-SPJ.

Two old jumbos in one day. That should have some on here salivating at the thought!

Isn't 9V-SPJ sticking to HKG SQ859/870 till 29 Jan?

I was on it yesterday (26 Jan) from HKG to SIN in upper deck, when we were going to descend in SIN, some passengers from Y moved up, the reason was due to flooding in the lower deck so they have to move to Business class cabins......

[CarbonMan]

Isn't 9V-SPJ flooding in the lower deck so they have to move to Business class cabins......

Flooding?! The toilets couldn't have overflowed for such a short flight, could it?

[SQ228]

Isn't 9V-SPJ sticking to HKG SQ859/870 till 29 Jan?

I was on it yesterday (26 Jan) from HKG to SIN in upper deck, when we were going to descend in SIN, some passengers from Y moved up, the reason was due to flooding in the lower deck so they have to move to Business class cabins......

That's why I said "if it is to be believed."

Does anyone know how flight24 gets its data? Is it just from aviation fans noting planes and entering the data into the website? I find a lot of conflicts and inconsistencies in it.

Flight24 confirms that your flight was with SPJ but on returning to SIN it then left for MEL and SPQ took over the HKG flights.

They probably wanted to give MEL the plane with the damp seats.

[MAN Flyer]

All 67 Fat Plane's in service to have wings inspected for cracks. Will undoubtedly get some quite excited...

Aircraft maker Airbus is to check the wings of all A380 superjumbo planes currently in service.

The company has said that the cracks are not an immediate threat to safety and that repairs will be carried out if damage is found.

Last month, the firm announced checks of 20 A380 planes, which can carry up to 800 passengers.

Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Air France are among the firm's biggest customers for the jet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16942361