On September 6, OAG data shows that BA's highest-capacity equipment will once again lift off from the UK's busiest airport to SIN. Given the continued inability to fly through Iran, Russia, and Ukraine, Flightradar24 shows that BA's flights cover approximately 6,040 nautical miles (11,186 km) each way.

Given SIN's location, that's only about a 3% longer distance than the theoretical great circle, which illustrates the shortest distance between two airports.

Perhaps influenced by the unease of connecting at Gulf hubs, BA will fly the A380 to SIN daily. It'll be the carrier's sole route to Southeast or East Asia on the type, as it is usually much more commonly deployed to North America and South Africa. Indeed, since BA ceased using the super-jumbo to Hong Kong amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, only SIN has seen it in those regions.

BA has two daily flights to SIN. One continues to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) and one is a so-called terminator service (the aircraft only flies to/from SIN). The 469-seat A380 will be on the latter. It'll replace the 254-seat Boeing 777-300ER, providing a substantial 85% additional seats each day. Capacity in first and business will rise by 32%, premium economy by 38%, and economy by 130%. Until the A380 is retrofitted with new cabins, the hard product might not be overly compelling.

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Source:  SimpleFlying

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