Singapore Airlines to add capacity on Maldives route with A350 aircraft
This will boost capacity on the route by over 20%, from 4,312 seats per week to 5,206 per week.
Singapore Airlines is adding capacity to its Maldives route for the upcoming peak holiday season, in anticipation of increased year-end demand between the city-state and Male.
This will come in the form of a wide-body aircraft once again, with A350s back on selected services from 30 October.
The Singapore–Male route already had an upgrade from ex-SilkAir Boeing 737-800s to the newer Boeing 737-8 MAXs in February, benefitting from flat-beds in Business Class.
From 30 October to 31 December, selected SQ438/437 flights will use two-class Airbus A350 medium haul aircraft, including 40 of the 2018 regional business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, with direct aisle access.
This will apply to flights departing both Singapore and Male on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays over the two-month period, boosting capacity on the route by over 20%, from 4,312 seats per week to 5,206 per week.
Currently there are two daily Boeing 737-8 MAX flights operating on this route.
From 1 January 2023 through to the end of the winter season, all of SIA’s Male flights return to Boeing 737-8 MAX service.
Prior to Covid-19, Singapore Airlines was serving the Male route daily with a Boeing 787-10, supplemented by a daily SilkAir Boeing 737-800 service, so overall group capacity in early 2023 is still only around 62% of pre-pandemic levels.