Japan delay for Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines is to delay the launch of Airbus A380 services to Tokyo and Los Angeles following a drop in demand for flights to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami disasters.

"In view of the developments in Japan, Singapore Airlines is postponing the introduction of Airbus A380 services on flights SQ11 and SQ12 between Singapore and Los Angeles via Tokyo Narita until further notice," the Singapore flag carrier said in a statement.

The flights will continue to be operated with Boeing 747-400 aircraft.  Whilst the later introduction of the aircraft will affect the carrier’s bottom line the postponement will probably bring relief to the flight operations department, still finding it hard going after the disruption caused by the A380 Qantas incident last November.  SIA had originally planned to launch the A380 service later this month. www.sia.com

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