Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 business class SINGAPORE-DENPASAR (BALI)

BACKGROUND Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched Boeing 737 Max flights in late 2021. The event marked a milestone in the flag carrier's history, for it had not operated single-aisle, or narrowbody aircraft, for many decades. With passengers used to SIA's much larger long-haul configured aircraft, even on short hops across the region, the question was whether the airline could still deliver the same premium experience on the small 737 Max. We put the product to the test on the two-and-a-half-hour hop from Singapore to Denpasar on the SQ948 service, the last of six daily SIA flights to Bali. In the current winter schedule to March 30, 2024, SIA also has its 737 Max aircraft rostered to destinations including Male, Darwin, Cairns and Busan, with the latter two exceeding six hours’ flight…

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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, November - December 2023

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