Singapore has been unveiled as the next destination for BA’s A380.
The super jumbo will begin flying the route October 28 this year and the three-times a week service will increase the number of seats available for customers to book by more than a four thousand a month.
The A380 will feature on the BA11 London Heathrow to Singapore service operating on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and the returning BA12, operating on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Flights on other days will continue to be operated by a Boeing 747 with the 777-300ER, calling into Singapore as part of the BA15/16 Heathrow to Sydney route.
The British Airways A380s already fly to Los Angeles and Hong Kong, and services to Johannesburg started on February 12. The airline will begin flights to Washington DC on the super jumbo from September 1.
BA is also taking delivery of a further four 787s in 2014, with new 787 services being launched to Hyderabad from March 30, Chengdu from May 5, Philadelphia from June 5 and Calgary from July 5, 2014, as well as a further four 777-300ERs.
Richard Tams, head of UK&I sales said: “Our new A380s are helping fly even more customers in great comfort and style to destinations around the world.
“We’re delighted that our customers travelling to and from Singapore will be able to experience the benefits this amazing aircraft has to offer, thanks to our multi-billion pound investment in new aircraft, products and services.”
The airline now has four A380s, having taken delivery of the latest aircraft on January 14 with a further four deliveries expected later in the year.
Sex and the City star Kristin Davis brought some added sparkle and Hollywood glamour to British Airways as the airline announced its new super jumbo route to Singapore.
The Far Eastern city-state will be the latest destination to be served by the airline’s new flagship A380 service, from October 2014.
Kristin Davis, who is in London rehearsing her role as Beth Gallagher in the stage version of Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, said: “I travel a lot for work and pleasure, so I greatly appreciate the consistent, high standard of service and style that British Airways is known for around the world.”
“With over 80 years experience flying between London and Singapore, I can’t imagine a better way to fly to the Far East than on British Airways’ luxurious new A380.”