Singapore Airlines is slated to become the first carrier to launch Airbus 380 commercial passenger flights into India. The carrier plans to operate two daily flights of the superjumbo, the world’s biggest passenger plane, one each to Mumbai and Delhi, from May 30.
Currently, the airline employs the Boeing 777 aircraft to operate its three daily flights each to Mumbai and Delhi. “One of these flights in both these airports will be operated by an A380 aircraft from May 30 onwards,” said a source.
“The Singapore Airlines flight that lands in Mumbai at 9.55 pm and departs at 12.25am is likely to be operated with the A380. The DGCA has not yet confirmed the slot,” he added.
Singapore Airline along with its subsidiary SilkAir operates 107 weekly flights from 11 cities in India. A380: Singapore Airlines beats Emirates to India
On January 27, the ministry of civil aviation lifted the ban to allow foreign airlines to operate A380 flights into India. With that began the guessing game as the Indian aviation industry watched every relevant development to know which of the three interested foreign carriers will be the first to launch A380 flights into India. The front runner was Dubai-based Emirates, followed by Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa.
The superjumbo will be flying into India over six years after it began its commercial passenger flight operations. Singapore Airlines, the launch customer, got its first A380 in October 2007.
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