A380 - Master Thread

[wlgspotter]

Damn... I lost my upper deck seats for my September flight from NRT.

Gee, that's a big "damn" indeed.

We are booked to fly SIN-AKL on SQ285 on 29th Nov, and have reserved/chosen the 2 seater on row 75. Hopefully SQ285 will remain a Ver 1 A380 come end Nov...

[kevin-sg]

From 1st June, SQ26/25 will change to Ver 1 A380 (which mean more Y seats), SQ638/637 switch to ver 2 A380.

version 1 deployment from 1st June
SQ406/403 (Delhi)
SQ424/423 (Mumbai) till end June, then the A380 will go to SQ306/305(london) for 2 months from July.
SQ807/802(Beijing)
SQ222/231 (Sydney)
SQ26/25 (JFK)

version 2 deployment from 1st June
SQ308/321 (London)
SQ336/335 (Paris)
SQ638/637 (Tokyo)

Damn... I lost my upper deck seats for my September flight from NRT.

[9V-SPL]

Guess the test flight is cancel?

Indeed. There is another scheduled for 07JUN19 with same timings as SQ8898.

[sbs2716g]

and it is 9V-SKS.

Guess the test flight is cancel?

[sbs2716g]

It definitely was full in Economy on SQ406 that I flew on the 2nd of June. That was operated by SKG.

Today operated by SKQ. Guess they have to find some way to accommodate the paxes. Some lucky one will get upgrade

[SQ957]

SQ406 is operated by SKP today. Not sure how they are going to fill in all the Y pax (think quite a lot will be moved to Business) but don’t think it is enough also.

It seem like the flights to n from Delhi/Mumbai are almost full in Y n PE (few seats left on certain days) for the next few weeks.

It definitely was full in Economy on SQ406 that I flew on the 2nd of June. That was operated by SKG.

[SQ228]

Seems SIA started the refit with a relatively younger A380 - 9V-SKS which is about 7.5 years old, as there are 5 of its A380s are over 10 years old with one over 11 years old.

It's all about yield. Those all upper-J cabins take up way too much space and the new layout has virtually the same number of J seats plus getting the Suites onto the same deck. As we head into a peak tourist travel season, that's a whole lot more Y seats downstairs for SQ to sell on a plane they were already going to fly.

The original layout with the upper-Y cabin has always had better efficiency in floor space with the exception of being quite short on J seats on routes where demand is high. The new layout is the best of both worlds at the expense of Suites.

[flyguy]

Seems SIA started the refit with a relatively younger A380 - 9V-SKS which is about 7.5 years old, as there are 5 of its A380s are over 10 years old with one over 11 years old.

[9V-SPL]

Finally, the first completed refit getting ready for 10 June!

and it is 9V-SKS.

[sbs2716g]

SQ406 is operated by SKP today. Not sure how they are going to fill in all the Y pax (think quite a lot will be moved to Business) but don’t think it is enough also.

It seem like the flights to n from Delhi/Mumbai are almost full in Y n PE (few seats left on certain days) for the next few weeks.

[flyguy]

However for all the 13 older A380s to be refitted and reconfigured would take at least another 3 years and only by 2022 will all be completed and thats still quite sometime.

[SQ228]

There is an A380 in the new configuration scheduled for an air-test on 04JUN19 as SQ8898.

STD: 1100
STA: 1300

Finally, the first completed refit getting ready for 10 June!

[9V-SPL]

There is an A380 in the new configuration scheduled for an air-test on 04JUN19 as SQ8898.

STD: 1100
STA: 1300

[MainlyMiles]

Tot SKS n SKT should be ready right ?

It looks like they are scheduling for only one aircraft so far. I guess when they have a clearer idea of the rollout date for the second one they will then update the schedules and Sydney SQ231/222 might end up keeping the new config after 1st August?

It would make sense to offer a common Suites product on that route.

[sbs2716g]

Only until 1st August, then it goes onto Delhi for a month before switching to Mumbai from 1st September onwards.

Tot SKS n SKT should be ready right ?