My apologies, Liam. I was referring to the non-stop from Singapore to Los Angeles that is slated to begin next year (Airbus 340-500), not the A380 for which no US airport seems ready for. In February 2004, they begin the SIN/LAX run, followed by SIN/NYC in August 2004. So the aircraft will be on the ground there for over nine hours. I was just wondering if they could fly it somewhere else and have it back ready for the SIN/LAX leg. Regards Russell At 03:05 AM 12/10/03 -0800, you wrote: >Hi Russell. > > I dont understand - how do you figure an >aircraft is going to be available for 9hrs 20mins >based on the SIN-LAX-SIN sked.? Surely SQ >plan to operate their A380's to somewhere >other than LAX? > >Liam. >YVR. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Russell Ng" <russng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:50 AM >Subject: Re: Airbus 380: They're Doing it Again > > > > Dear Friends > > > > Here is the Singapore Airlines schedule for the non-stop. > > > > SIN/LAX SQ20 Departs 1600 Arrives 1600 same day (daily flight) > > LAX/SIN SQ19 Departs 2000 Arrives 0640 +2 days (daily flight) > > > > Price for C2 class return (economy) S$1650 or US$970 > > Price for Y class return (economy) S$1880 or US$1,105 > > Price for Raffles class (business) return $7180 or US$4,223 > > > > Prices are just slightly higher than the current one-stops to Los Angeles. > > > > Question: Would it be practical to deploy the aircraft on another route > > during the 9 hours and 20 minutes it will sit on the ground in Singapore? > > > > Russell Ng > > SIN