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PROMISING “comfort, space and luxury,” Singapore
Airlines (SIA) on Monday unveiled the luxurious cabin
interior on its new Airbus A380. The cabin was revealed
for the first time at the aircraft delivery in
Toulouse,
France.
SIA is the first commercial airline to get the A380,
billed as the largest passenger jet in aviation history.
The
Singapore Airlines A380 is configured with 471 seats in
three classes, with 12 Singapore Airlines Suites—a cabin
class beyond First—on the main deck, 60 Business Class
on the upper deck, and 399 Economy Class seats, across
both decks. This new cabin design ensures that the A380
will deliver unprecedented comfort, space and luxury to
customers, according to a news release by SIA.
The
design process began over five years ago, with some of
the airline’s most frequent travelers invited to
participate in workshops to help the airline understand
what customers deemed most important on a new aircraft.
Some of the new cabin products have already made their
debut, to global acclaim, on Singapore Airlines new
Boeing 777-300ER long-haul aircraft.
Coupled
with the service of the Singapore Airlines award-winning
cabin crew, the A380 will provide, per SIA’s promise,
“luxurious travel experience to customers in all three
classes.”
The new
Singapore Airlines Suites—a class beyond First— were
designed by leading French luxury yacht designer
Jean-Jacques Coste of Coste Design and manufactured by
Jamco Corporation of Japan and Sicma Aero Seat of
France.
The seat
in each Singapore Airlines Suite is almost a meter wide
(with armrest folded away) and is fully adjustable with
a simple-to-use seat control panel to accommodate a
variety of sitting and lounging positions.
When the
customer is ready to sleep, the cabin crew will make up
a full-sized bed with a plush mattress.
The
“world’s widest Business- Class seat” is also promised
on the Singapore Airlines A380. Measuring 86 centimetres
(34 inches) in width, the Business Class seat can be
transformed into a comfortable full-flat bed for a good
night’s sleep. Innovative design of the bed enhances
sleeping comfort, and also allows customers to lounge in
bed to watch TV or eat, as they might at home.
The new
Singapore Airlines Economy Class seat offers greater
comfort through improved seat design and the use of new,
lighter and thinner materials, according to the
airline.
Customers can catch the latest movies on KrisWorld on a
larger 27-centimeter (10.6-inch) screen in each seat. A
USB port is also available at each seat to allow
customers to access the enhanced functionalities on
KrisWorld.
Other
intelligent features include the nonintrusive reading
light installed underneath the seatback screen, personal
storage space for spectacles and small personal items, a
coat hook, foot rest and in-seat power supply.
Other
perks: “new and exciting menus for all three classes on
the A380,” created by top chefs from the Airline’s
International Culinary Panel, including Sam Leong from
Singapore, Matt Moran from Australia, Gordon Ramsay from
the UK, and Georges Blanc from France.
The
gourmet experience is further enhanced by the use of
exclusive Givenchy-designed service ware in the premium
cabins, said the airline. |
