Passengers flying long haul on Singapore Airlines (SIA) can expect to enjoy greater comfort come 2026, after the national carrier announced a $1.1 billion plan to retrofit 41 Airbus A350 aircraft with newly designed cabins. The upgrades, which will cover all cabin classes,...
A teaser image of SIA's new business class seats, which will be installed on its Airbus A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-haul aircraft.Passengers flying long haul on Singapore Airlines can expect to enjoy greater comfort come 2026, after the national carrier announced a $1.1 billion plan to retrofit 41 Airbus A350 aircraft with newly designed cabins.
But production of the new wide-body aircraft has been hit by delays. The latest setback came in October, when the American jet maker said the first 777-9 planes would be delivered only in 2026 at the earliest. When asked, SIA said it remains in discussion with Boeing on the delivery schedule of the 31 777-9s that the airline has on order.SIA said on Nov 4 that all of its A350-900 long-haul aircraft will be upgraded, with the first retrofitted plane to enter service in the second quarter of 2026.
In addition to new premium economy and business cabins, the retrofitted ULR variants will also get first class seats, which they currently do not have. This means three more business class seats and 36 fewer premium economy seats compared with the current arrangement. SIA has also previously said companion travel in its new first class cabin will go beyond just couple seating and double beds.
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