Originally posted by flyguy
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The current A350 flight, SQ207/8, slots into a perfect gap between long haul rotations. If it didn't fly to MEL, it would be sitting on tarmac or being used on a shorter flight. It's likely to remain a long haul configuration due to this.
SQ247/8 is a much more complicated undertaking. The full flight pair to WLG takes longer than 24 hours and is not daily. The pattern of days is such that a few evenings a week there are two planes working the pair and at another time there is a gap of about 45 hours between arrival into SIN & out again. WLG is low on competiton and the MEL market has 4 other flights to choose from with better products- SQ247/8 essentially soaks up extra demand to fly on or around weekends.
SQ likes to introduce new products onto routes on a daily basis to achieve consistency, e.g. NGO suddenly went B787, not just on certain days of the week. For this reason I don't see SQ247/8 getting an upgrade in a hurry.
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