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SIA unveils A380 suites

Published: 19/10/2007 - Filed under: News »

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Singapore Airlines has revealed details of its new suites on the forthcoming A380 aircraft, which the carrier is billing as "a class beyond first".

Designed by French luxury yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste, the new suites will be located on the main deck of the superjumbo, with 12 individual cabins (four of which can be converted into doubles) in a 1-2-1 configuration.

Each suite will have sliding doors for privacy (similar to the new first class offerings with Emirates and Jet Airways), and will feature a leather seat reclining to 130 degrees, plus a fully-flat 78-inch bed. These two are separate from each other (rather than the seat converting into a bed as on most first class products), although the seat will need to be folded away before the bed can be used, and vice versa.

The seat width is 23 inches with the armrests up, or a whopping 35 inches (90cm) when folded down, and seat pitch is 81 inches, or just over 2m. The bed is 27 inches in width and nearly 2m in length, with duvets and pillows designed by Givenchy. There is also a chaise longue on the opposite side of the suite from the main chair, to enable companion dining or meetings across the height-adjustable table.

In-flight entertainment includes a 23-inch TV screen, Krisworld entertainment system with 100 movies, 180 TV programmes and 700 music CDs, all of which can be listened to on Bose headphones. There is also a USB port and power socket in each suite, along with IT office tools available through the IFE system.

On-demand dining comes from menus designed by chefs including Gordon Ramsay and Georges Blanc, and served on bone china, with crystal and silverware designed by Givenchy. Meanwhile amenity kits feature products by Salavatore Ferragamo.

The first flight of SIA's A380 takes place next Thursday (October 25), with a scheduled service commencing on October 28. For more information visit singaporeair.com.

Report by Mark Caswell

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