Qatar Airways deploys A350-1000 on its Singapore route from 1 November 2018

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
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According to Qatar Airways on 28 August 2018, two of its Singapore’s triple-daily A350-900 services will gradually be replaced by its A350-1000 aircraft from 1 November 2018. The Doha - Singapore route is expected to be served entirely with the A350-1000 by April 2019 and Singapore is the first city in Asia to welcome A350-1000, for which Qatar Airways is the launch customer.

The A350-1000 flights to Singapore from Doha are operated according to the following schedules:-

From 1 November 2018, flight QR944 leaves Doha for Singapore at 8.15 am, touches down in Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 at 9.15 pm before leaving Singapore at 2 am on 2 November 2018 for Doha and arriving in Doha at 5.35 am local time under flight QR945.

From 1 December 2018 till end of March 2019, flight QR946 departs from Doha for Singapore at 1.55 am, lands in Singapore at 2.55 pm before leaving Singapore for Doha at 8.45 pm and touching down in Doha at 12.20 am on 2 December 2018 under flight QR947.

The A350-1000 aircraft offers 327 seats across two cabins – 46 Qatar Airways' Qsuite Business Class seats and 281 extra-wide 18-inch seats in Economy Class. Similar to the A350-900, for which Qatar Airways is also the global launch customer, the high-performance A350-1000 boasts an advanced airframe with extensive use of composite materials. Coupled with a fuselage innovatively built with carbon-fibre reinforced plastic, the jetliner burns lesser fuel, reducing harmful effects to the environment. In the cabin, LED mood lighting mimics the sunrise and sunset to reduce the effects of jet lag.

Business Class passengers on A350-1000 will enjoy Qatar Airways' Qsuite experience, featuring the industry’s first-ever double-bed in Business Class. Sliding panels allow passengers in adjoining seats to transform their space into private cabins so that office colleagues, families and friends can work, socialise and dine together during the flight. These revolutionary features enable Qatar Airways to win the ‘Best Business Class Seat’ and ‘Best Business Class’ awards at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards.