Singapore Airlines has introduced daily Airbus A330-300 aircraft from Abu Dhabi to Singapore, featuring the airline’s latest product and service offerings.
Since March, the airline has also commenced A330-300 services from Singapore to Jeddah and Kuwait, both via Abu Dhabi, as well as to Male. The A330-300s have also been deployed to Fukuoka and Taipei, and from May 1, will serve Colombo.
The services will replace the airline’s Boeing 777 operations on these routes.
“The introduction of this new aircraft on this route provides us the opportunity to enhance our product offerings for customers from the region. This also reaffirms our commitment to constant innovation to offer the finest products and services to our customers” said Richard Lee, Singapore Airlines’ general manager Gulf.
“Abu Dhabi International Airport is encouraged by the continuing commitment and development of the route being placed in it, as a premium destination, by Singapore Airlines. As operator of the airport, Abu Dhabi Airports Company is further pleased to be chosen to be the airline’s first route into the Middle East to witness this world-leading product,” said Ahmad Al Haddabi, senior vice president of airports operations at Abu Dhabi Airports Company.
The Singapore Airlines A330-300 is configured in a two-class layout with 30 business-class and 255 economy-class seats.
The business cabin is laid out in a two-two-two configuration featuring a new seat specially designed for regional and medium-haul routes. The seat converts to an incline lie-flat bed and offers enhanced levels of comfort, privacy and functionality.
The economy cabin is laid out in a two-four-two configuration. Featured are the new-generation Singapore Airlines economy-class seats, currently also available on the airline’s Airbus A380 and B777-300ER aircraft.
They are ergonomically designed to provide customers an unsurpassed level of comfort, with more personal space and
increased legroom. All seats feature the new KrisWorld, Singapore Airlines’ award-winning inflight entertainment system and, in a world first, iPod and iPhone connectivity in every seat, including economy class.
A330-300 aircraft will also be progressively deployed on other regional and medium-haul routes later this year as part of Singapore Airlines’ ongoing product enhancement efforts.
The airline currently operates A330-300 services to and from three Australian cities, namely Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, and two Japanese cities, namely Nagoya and Osaka.
Singapore Airlines currently has nine A330-300s, with another 10 due to be delivered by the end of the year.