German air carrier Lufthansa is introducing a new service to and from Singapore. It will be available five times a week with the most modern long-haul aircraft of the world, the Airbus A350-900.
Starting on 27 March 2018, Lufthansa will reintroduce the route between Singapore and Munich. In addition to increased capacity out of Singapore, the innovative new aircraft raises the benchmark on efficiency and travel comfort, reaffirming Lufthansa’s commitment to its customers. Singapore becomes the first destination in Southeast Asia to receive Lufthansa’s A350-900.
«I am really pleased with this development as we offer another possibility for our customers to fly to Europe via our five-star Munich hub with a premium aircraft. Singapore is one of our key gateways in Asia, especially connecting our customers from Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia,» said Heiko Brix, Senior Director Sales Lufthansa Group Southeast Asia and Pacific.
Arriving in Munich in the Early Morning
(Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich)
The new route will be operated five times weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The flights depart in Munich late in the evening and arrive in the afternoon of the next day at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The flights from Singapore leave late in the evening and arrive in Munich early the next morning.
Lufthansa ordered a total of 25 Airbus A350-900 and received three of them so far, which were deployed to Delhi, Boston and Mumbai. The Lufthansa A350-900 is the world's most modern and environmental friendly long-haul aircraft. In comparison with similar types of aircraft it consumes 25 percent less fuel and produces 25 percent fewer emissions. The noise footprint is up to 50 percent smaller than comparable aircraft types.
Personalized Playlist
The aircraft offers the highest level of comfort in all travel classes, with a wider cabin, new seats in Economy Class, bigger windows, large TV screens, innovative mood lighting, personalized playlist and much more. The Lufthansa A350-900 is configured to seat 293 passengers: 48 in Business Class, 21 in Premium Economy and 224 in Economy Class.
Lufthansa is the first airline worldwide to use a range of different settings for the on-board lighting of the A350-900 which are designed to fit with the day and night-time biorhythms of the passengers by providing the right type of light at the right time. Lighting effects will also be used to emulate a pleasant restaurant atmosphere on board during mealtimes. Altogether, the new A350-900 LED technology can provide around 24 different lighting settings.
