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    Product Rating 5/5

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    COVID-19 Star Rating Breakdown 7/7

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    Economy and Business Class

    • Operates in a two class configuration on both A320s and A319s
    • Full meal and beverage service in Economy; restaurant quality meals and beverages in Business Class; welcome drink offered
    • Shared cabin screens show silent films or passengers can stream tv shows and music to their personal laptops and handheld devices throughout the flight using the onboard Wi-Fi. Business Class Passengers on flights over two hours will be offered tablets with pre-loaded content
    • Seat pitch of 32 inch with standard recline in Economy; seat pitch of 40 inch with greater recline in Business Class in 2-2 layout
    • Newspapers and short stories offered
    • Blankets, pillows and eye shades available
    • Baggage allowance of 30kg in Economy; baggage allowance of 40kg in Business Class
    • Started in the mid 1970s and has become one of Asia Pacific’s leading regional carriers
    • Tradewinds Pte Ltd as it was originally called was formed as the tours and travel arm of Singapore Airlines in 1975
    • Exclusively marketed by Singapore Airlines holiday packages in the early 1980s
    • Tradewinds, the airline, was unveiled on February 21st 1989 catering to passengers holidaying in the region
    • Regional business destinations were added and on April 1st 1992 Tradewinds was renamed SilkAir
    • This change marked the carrier’s evolution from a holiday resort airline to a full-fledged regional carrier
    • Currently operates over 300 flights a week from Singapore to more than 40 destinations in 11 countries all within a 5 hour radius of Singapore
    • A319
    • A320
    • 737-800
    • 737-Max

    COVID-19 Compliance (7/7)

    – COVID-19 website information and instructions
    – Social distancing on boarding
    – Flight attendant Personal Protection Equipment
    – Face masks compulsory
    – Meal service modified
    – Passenger Sanitizer Kit
    – Deep clean of aircraft

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