Singapore Airlines is expanding flight capacity to the Maldives in preparation of the peak season since more passenger demand is expected.

Last night Singapore Airlines flight SQ438 to Velana International Airport was operated on the carriers. Airbus A350-900.

Selected Singapore Airlines flights to Velana International Airport will run in November and December on the Airbus A350, which has the brand-new Regional Business Class seats.

Airbus A350

Long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus is the A350.

The airliner comes in two models: the shorter A350-900, which can carry 300 to 350 passengers over a range of 15,000 kilometers (8,100 nautical miles), and the longer A350-1000, which can carry 350 to 410 passengers over a range of 16,100 kilometers (8,700 nmi).