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11
• The Airline marks the one year
anniversary of commercial A380
services. More than 700,000
customers were carried since
Singapore Airlines became the
fi rst carrier to fl y the aircraft.
• Network adjustments are
made to rationalise capacity
with demand.
• Preferred Seat Selection option
is offered to Economy Class
customers, who can now
guarantee themselves a seat
with greater legroom.
NOVEMBER
• The Group records a net profi t
attributable to equity holders of
$682 million during the fi rst half
of fi nancial year 2008-09.
• Fuel surcharges are applied
differently according to class
of travel, with Economy Class
customers paying the least.
DECEMBER
• As capacity on the Singapore
– Kuala Lumpur route is
opened, Singapore Airlines
and SilkAir operate four daily
fl ights each to the Malaysian
capital. Together with code-
share partner Malaysia Airlines,
customers enjoy 15 daily fl ights
on the route.
• The Airline launches services
to Riyadh, fl ying four times
a week to the Saudi Arabian
capital via Dubai.
2009
JANUARY
• The Airline announces Paris
as its fourth A380 destination.
Daily fl ights are to start in
June 2009.
• The fi rst of 19 new Airbus
A330-300 aircraft is delivered.
The aircraft is to replace the
B777-200 utilised on medium-
haul routes. The new aircraft
has a two-class confi guration,
seating 30 customers in
Business Class and 255 in
Economy Class.
• Capacity for the Northern
Winter period is reduced to
meet weakening demand.
FEBRUARY
• The Group earns a net profi t
attributable to equity holders
of $337 million for the third
quarter of fi nancial year
2008-09.
• Service to Amritsar is withdrawn.
MARCH
• An 11% reduction in overall
capacity, starting from April
2009, is announced. The
Airline engages the three staff
unions in discussions on ways
to best mitigate the impact of
the global downturn.
• The Airline carries its one
millionth A380 customer.
• SIA Holidays is launched
in cooperation with the
Singapore Tourism Board and
the Civil Aviation Authority
of Singapore. The global
campaign aims to attract
visitors to Singapore.
• Master of Wine, Jeannie
Cho Lee, joins the Airline’s
panel of wine consultants.
• The Airline launches fl ights
between Singapore and
Kuwait, via Abu Dhabi.