SQ217/218 downgraded to 772ER for April/May

[SMK77]

SQ confirmed that the aircraft change for SQ217/218 is permanent for April and May. Aircraft will be 777-200ER with SpaceBeds. No First Class anymore.

77W will only be back in June 2009.

[milehighj]

... permanent for April and May. ...

... 77W will only be back in June 2009.

[altitude]

SQ confirmed that the aircraft change for SQ217/218 is permanent for April and May. Aircraft will be 777-200ER with SpaceBeds. No First Class anymore.

77W will only be back in June 2009.

Do you know the reason why?

I had flights booked on F during Easter, got transferred to different flights. Not too please as SQ217 and SQ218 are the best times for my travel.

[Nick C]

Do you know the reason why?

I had flights booked on F during Easter, got transferred to different flights. Not too please as SQ217 and SQ218 are the best times for my travel.

SQ didn't order enough 77Ws.

SQ308/319 goes 77W from April, as of now SQ doesn't have enough 77Ws to do a daily to LHR so 1 77W has to be pulled off regular service to allow a daily. Once CDG goes 388 in June, 2 77Ws will be freed allowing the MEL 77W to resume and SQ231/232 to swap from 744 to 77W.

[sumitsan]

SQ didn't order enough 77Ws.

Once CDG goes 388 in June, 2 77Ws will be freed allowing the MEL 77W to resume and SQ231/232 to swap from 744 to 77W.

So that means SQ 219/220 is the one they were gonna switch from 744 to the A380? I was told that SQ was gonna eventually have 2 A380 flights to SYD and the other would be the 77W. They already have one, so I think one of the 744 routes will be phased out for the A380. I am not sure which one.

[Nick C]

So that means SQ 219/220 is the one they were gonna switch from 744 to the A380? I was told that SQ was gonna eventually have 2 A380 flights to SYD and the other would be the 77W. They already have one, so I think one of the 744 routes will be phased out for the A380. I am not sure which one.

It could go either way. If SQ decides to maintain the 4 daily flights on a regular basis, SYD is likely to be 1x388 & 3x 773/W.

[SQ218]

Not happy. Am booked to fly on SQ218 and SQ217 in April

[zhiw3n]

I have my reservations on any upgrades to A380 for the SYD flights in the short to medium term given the current economic climate. . With the aggressive capacity reduction across the network, I can't see SQ adding more capacity instead to SYD in the near future?