Singapore Airlines won't ground planes to cut costs

Sify.com
30 Jul 2008

Singapore: Airlines that do not believe in grounding their planes in times of rising fuel prices and sombre economic trends are taking clever measures to coast through these tough times. Like luxury, economy too, is in the detail.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is looking at small changes that will hopefully add up to big savings such as having seats made of composite materials that make them 20-25 per cent lighter and by using new-age plastic glasses to sip champagne from.

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