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A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo
+A SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Singapore Airlines Ltd has said that all seats in its Airbus A380 pop-up restaurants were reserved within 30 minutes of opening reservations today.
With flights largely suspended by the coronavirus pandemic, Singapore Airlines is testing novel ways to raise money, including using two A380 super jumbos parked at Changi Airport as temporary restaurants on October 24 and 25.
A meal in a suite costs S $ 642, while business class seats cost S $ 321 and then drop to S $ 96.30 for premium economy and S $ 53.50 for economy. Customers can also pay with frequent flyer miles.
About half of the seats on each plane will be available for dinner, in accordance with restaurant guidelines on group limits and distancing, Singapore Airlines said in a statement. He plans to open a waiting list starting at 6pm local time today due to strong demand. In normal flight service, the airline’s A380s have a capacity of 471 people, according to its website.
The company will study the waiting list and see how it can “potentially accommodate some of those who are still interested in this unique dining experience,” said Vice President of Business Operations Lee Lik Hsin.
Singapore Airlines, which suffered a record net loss of S $ 1.12 billion in the quarter to June and is laying off roughly 20% of its workforce, also sells a variety of first-class and business-class meals and offers service whereby a private chef reheats dishes and serves customers in their homes.
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