Starlux Airlines to deploy A330neo on Singapore route in February 2022

 Research, Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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Starlux Airlines launches its first commercial flight to Singapore from Taoyuan on 23 September 2021 with its A321neo jet. On that day, a marketing officer of Starlux Airlines at Changi Airport was interviewed on Starlux's plans after commencing return flight to Singapore.

The marketing officer revealed that Starlux Airlines plans to deploy its first A330neo jet on the Taoyuan=Singapore routes by February 2021 before deploying the aircraft on its planned routes to the U.S. in mid-2022. There may also be A330neo flights to Suvarnabhumi. Familiarization and test flights of the aircraft in Taiwan are expected to start by December 2021.

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On 20 October 2021, Starlux Airlines' first A330-900 jet was unveiled by Twitter netizen Europsot.  The dual-aisle A330neo aircraft will effectively complement the narrow-body aircraft fleet of Starlux Airlines' A321neo.

Starlux Airlines currently flies to 10 destinations in Asia including Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from Taoyuan, and has about 28 flights per week. The financial performance of the airline in the third quarter of 2021 will be significantly improved. The U.S. flight is expected to start in mid-2022.

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Starlux Airlines' branch office in Singapore is the airport station office at Changi Airport. Previously, the office unit 04-25 was occupied by Delta Airlines. Its GSA representative office in Singapore is located at Faber House and is not opened to the public due to the pandemic.