The carrier has 7 Boeing 747-400 freighters ready for the transportation of Covid vaccines, while its passenger aircraft fleet is also ready to be deployed to ramp up capacity.
Let alone schlepping to the airport and onto a parked plane for reheated food, there are people who can’t get enough of the aviation experience and are willing to shell out for it.
Pandemic-hit Singapore Airlines is trying novel ways to raise money, including using two A380 superjumbos parked at Changi Airport as temporary restaurants on 24 and 25 October.
A tour of the aircraft, parked at Changi Airport, will be available before lunch and customers will be able to watch the inflight entertainment channels during their meal.
Earlier this month, Singapore Airlines said it will cut about 4,300 jobs. The company had put staff on unpaid leave, and crew not flying stopped receiving flight allowances.
According to reports, the airline is planning flights that start and end at the same airport, and may offer staycations at Singapore's hotels, shopping vouchers & limousine rides.
Passenger traffic isn't expected to recover until 2024, which makes Singapore Airlines particularly vulnerable as it has no domestic market to fall back on.
A number of airlines, including Air India, British Airways, Lion Air and IndiGo have also suspended their flights as China struggles to contain the spread of the virus.
Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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